PERSONAL STATEMENT
The space industry is an ever growing beast that is developing faster and faster every year. New companies are coming up from the ground and innovating the processes that NASA and many other entities have been following for years. I believe in a future where spaceflight is an attainable feat for even your average person. I also believe in companies having the ability to flourish in the space industry by bringing the outside perspective in to this new area. I am excited to see what the industry provides in the years to come as we continue to aim to the stars because the sky just isn't high enough.
About Me
I currently possess a B.S. in Commercial Space Operations and a B.S. in Human Factors, both from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Now I am pursuing a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering also from Embry-Riddle.
Originally from New York City, I was always told that I was thinking too big when I said I wanted to be an astronaut. If it wasn't for people like Werner Von Braun, Robert Goddard, and even Neil Armstrong who thought "too big", we wouldn't be where we are today. There is a footprint on the moon today because we knew that there was no such thing as thinking too big. Instead, we think bigger and bigger everyday until the next foot makes its mark. My time to make my own footprint has come.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LAUNCH RANGE PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP, NASA
June 2016 - August 2016
Assisted in the overseeing, planning, and execution of 4 projects conducted at Wallops Flight Facility. Projects included RockOn/41.116 Koehler and RockSat-X sounding rocket missions, Orbital ATK’s Antares – 5 (OA-5) commercial resupply mission, and Range Control Center Upgrade. Constructed documents such as the Mission Operations Directive and attended review milestones along the project timeline. Shadowed Test Director on launch days and assisted in launch preparations.
INTERN, COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
June 2014 - June 2015
Researched & Analyzed information pertaining to spaceports and commercial space business interests to construct a “Master Spaceport Guide”. Presented the current standing research at the bi-annual gathering of COMSTAC in Washington D.C. to establish whether the Operations Working Group would continue to pursue the final product. Motion passed without dissent on 04/01/2015.
PLANETARIUM EDUCATOR, MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
August 2014 - Present
Introduce the general public to astronomy and space transportation utilizing the most advanced planetarium software in state of the art facilities. Learned about constellations, black holes, planets, human spaceflight, and the universe as a whole.
EDUCATION
B.S. COMMERCIAL SPACE OPERATIONS,
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
2013 - Present
The Bachelor of Science in Commercial Space Operations program opens a doorway into one of the newest and most innovative fields in the aerospace industry. This unique program focuses on policy, operations, safety, training, human factors, and planning elements of commercial and private space operations.
B.S. HUMAN FACTORS,
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
2013 - 2017
In this program, students learn how to integrate an understanding of human psychology with systems design to help create technologies that are more intuitive to use and make people more effective. Thus graduates enter the workplace as human factors specialists prepared to help make this increasingly technology-driven world more human-friendly.
"I guess you could call it a failure, but I prefer the term learning experience"
Mark Watney (Andy Weir's "The Martian")
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