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Experience

GI Data Communication Engineer I
July 2023 – Present
Dominion Energy, Richmond,VA

  • Experience with Solar Integration working on transmission and distribution level solar sites.
  • Understanding of system protection philosophies and applications
  • Developed HMI for transmission level sites and created templates to assist in standardization
  • Assisted in software-defined networking (SDN) deployment by testing configurations in lab
  • Programmed using SSNET and created device configurations for ESNET and Power Systems Center
  • Worked with SEL Devices (SEL-3530, SEL-3332, SEL-3354, SEL-3355, SEL-3555)
  • Configured Firewall rules to allow TCP/UDP and other protocol traffic to transverse from the substations WAN to the LAN and back

R&D Design Engineer
April 2022 – Present
Self-Employed(Part Time), Richmond, VA

  • Visited site to determine client needs and project scope
  • Used Fusion 360 to develop x-y gantry with drag chain wire management system and a light tight enclosure for a prototype luminometer
  • Built prototype parts and refined physical design by manufacturing parts using 3D printers
  • Selected electrical components to control x-y gantry and wrote low level script for gantry movement path
  • Advised on SiPM sensor design and testing and designed test bed enclosure
  • Developed BOM and documentation
  • Performed Research for component selection, on manufacturing process, sensor design, and function luminometer
  • Troubleshooted and upgraded 3D printers and more

Sales Application Engineer
June 2021 – March 2022
Kollmorgen Radford, VA

  • Assisted distributor accounts valued at multi-million dollars with application sizing and selection of AC Servo, DC, direct drive motors feedback devices (encoders), servo drives, industrial computers and more
  • Helped manage customer relationships by answering technical questions via the phone or over email
  • Analyzed and explored methods to optimize standard work processes to improve the customer experience by identifying where there was friction in the process using a root cause analysis
  • Enhanced customer product knowledge by teaching them how to use Motioneering and Performance Curve Generators for initial motor sizing

Assistant Instructor for Introduction to Engineering Design
January 2020 – May 2021
Washington University in St. Louis

  • Assisted in the running of office hours and support lab hours by answering students’ questions and guiding them through difficult tasks
  • Repaired and tested PiCars

Grader for Operations Research
August 2020 – January 2021
Washington University in St. Louis

  • Reviewed solution sets
  • Assisted in grading weekly assignments for a class of over 50 students

Education

BS, System Science and Engineering

    Washington University in St.Louis
    May, 2021
    Awards and Honors
    The David H. Levy Award for Distinguished Service (2021), Outstanding Junior Award (2020), GPA 3.8/4.0, Dean’s List: 2021, 2020

BS, Physics with Minors in Mathematics and History

    Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA
    May, 2019
    Awards and Honors
    Physics & Engineering Senior Major Award (2019), Outstanding Engineer Award (2016), GPA 3.6/4.0,Dean’s List: 2019, 2018, SUPER Program (2019), Sigma Xi (Research, 2019), Phi Alpha Theta (History, 2017), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics, 2016)

Coursework & Training:

  • Signals & System
  • MATLAB & LabView
  • Mathematical Methods
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Controls Systems, Systems Lab
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Optimization
  • Machine Learning
  • Robotics Lab
  • Robotic Dynamics
  • Sensors & Actuators
  • Statics
  • Dynamics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Advanced Physics Lab
  • one year of Physics and Chemistry plus labs
  • Electronics Lab
  • OSHA 10
  • Eagle Scout

Clubs, Volunteering, and Leadership Experience

Student Chair of SciFest & President of Society of Physics Students
Academic Year of 2016-2017
Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA

  • Led the organization of a science outreach program that drew over 3000+ local residents to a multi-day educational tour of science demonstrations, interactive exhibits, local business, and a makers fair
  • Held weekly team meetings with 7+ interdisciplinary student volunteers to delegate tasks and ensure projects were being completed by deadlines and that the overall timeline of the event was met
  • Volunteer positions included child safety, event set up, attendance coordination, local business outreach, vendor scheduling, social media outreach and local permitting
  • Periodically, meet with local makerspace to coordinate needs for the maker fair that took place on the last day of the event
  • Scheduled and delivered training sessions to 150+ volunteers on child safety, what systems were in place, specific softwares to use and who to talk to if unexpected issues arose
  • Performed on-site management and admin to ensure that the 150+ volunteers were following their training, answering questions that volunteers, parents, or local authorities had about the events of the day,managed volunteer attendance and scheduling, and the logistic of event setup and tear down

Build Master of Society of Physics Students
Academic Year of 2015-2016
Randolph College,Lynchburg, VA

  • Established Workshop
  • Worked with the head of physics department to find location which was the basement of the Observatory
  • Cleaned basement and created list of needed tools and materials
  • Wrote RISE grant for purchase of metal lathe and mill
  • Led build days to set up workshop
  • Led safety training sessions
    Omnidirectional Robot
  • Wrote a RISE Grant grant to fund purchase of parts and equipment
  • Led designing and construction of the frame and electrical component layout and, then lead assembly and assisted in PID controller tuning