Head of Technical Projects
Jan 2023 - Present
MAero UIUC (Minorities in Aerospace at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Attempting to build the next generation of Student-led Engineering Projects.
- Planning, advising, and recruiting engineering students for any technical initiative MAero takes on as an organization.
- Leading 3 technical project teams to design & build a High-Altitude Rocket, RC Airplane, and 3D-Printed Modular Drone.
- Spearheading brainstorming sessions to create design options, plan budget, and technical parts lists for projects.
- Presenting engineering progress and future goals to potential sponsors and advisors to gain monetary & advisory support.
- Secured $2,500 of funding from Blue Origin in my first semester & organized a research event with 5+ professors.
Project Systems Engineer
Sept 2023 - Nov 2023
Department of Defense S.T.E.M. Vertically Landed Rocket Challenge
- Built a lander that, under free fall, used a solid rocket motor to reorient and land itself from an altitude of 30m.
- Utilized UIUC's VLR parts resource & online avionics programming library to optimize our model & simulate landings.
- Achieved successful burn and recorded avionics data from an unsuccessful landing to improve design in the future.
Avionics Team Lead & Avionics Engineer
Mar 2021 - Jun 2021
International Planetary Aerial Systems Challenge, Mars Society South Asia
- Prepared an engineering design report for an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of carrying out missions on Mars.
- Led the Avionics & GNC Sub-team of 14 individuals. Youngest leader in a team of 50+ college students.
- Wrote & edited the Avionics/Algorithms section of the engineering design report. Team ranked 4th out of 26 internationally.
