Passionate about engineering design.

Education

University Master in Design Engineering | Sept. 2023 - July 2024 (expected)

Universitat Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering | 2017 - 2022

Bachelors of Science in Astronomy | 2018 - 2022

Citation in the Environment, Technology, Economy Scholars Program

GPA 3.46 | University of Maryland, College Park 

Work experience

Optomechanical Engineering Design Intern | June 2023 – August 2023

Mettler-Toledo Autochem

·   Created a calibration system for an interferometer used to measure particle size in chemical reactions

·   Redesigned a heated chemical flow cell to improve assembly and production costs

Private math tutor | Jan 2023 – Current

Self-employed at wyzant.com

·   Taught high school and college level math, engineering and science, including Solidworks, Mechanical Engineering courses, SAT math, Astronomy, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, Geometry, Algebra, AP physics, etc.

·   Website creation, ad running and management, customer service and other business skills

Thermal Engineering Intern | May 2021 – July 2021

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

·   Simulated CO2 gas warming in the MOXIE system using Thermal Desktop, MATLAB and AutoCAD

·   Simulated model results closely matched previous data sets within a 10% margin for error

CFD Research Intern | May 2020 – May 2021

MIT Haystack Observatory

·   Created analytic and computational fluid dynamic models using MATLAB and COMSOL to predict dust loading rate for the MOXIE Filter, as well as Python coding and MOXIE data analysis

·   Kohn, G., Hecht, M., Hoffman, J., McClean, J. 2021. Modeling the Dust Particle Impact Rate on the MOXIE Filter, 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems. ICES-2021-149.

Senior Lab Manager | Sept. 2018 – Mar. 2020, Sept. 2021 – Dec. 2021

Terrapin Works

·   Fabricated metal and plastic parts for researchers, companies, and customers

·   Trained new employees in 3D printing and laser sintering technologies

Head Astronomy Tutor | Sept. 2020 – Dec. 2021

UMD Astronomy Dept.

·   Taught new Astronomy students matrix data analysis using MATLAB

·   Managed and coordinated peer tutors for introductory astrophysics course in Fall 2021

Skills

Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Simulation: SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, COMSOL Multiphysics, Thermal Desktop, Creo Parametric Design, Autodesk 360 Fusion, AutoCAD, Siemens NX

CODE: MATLAB, Python, Arduino, C++, Processing IDE, Excel, MS Office Suite

Leadership: UMD Engineering Senator, CAD Subteam Lead for Engineers Without Borders - UMD Nicaragua, Senior Lab Manager/Trainer at Terrapin Works

Languages: Native English speaker, Advanced Spanish (B2/C1)

Achievements

First Author, Presenter at the International Conference on Environmental Systems (June 2021)

NCEES FE Exam Passed (Sept. 2022): https://account.ncees.org/rn/2313531-1548315-8be544d

AutoCAD Certified User Exam Passed (Jan 2023): ID 84001058

C1 Spanish from the University of Valencia