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Research Assistant

Texas A&M University

• Develops Phasor & EMT models to accelerate the integration of renewables in modern transmission systems.
• Performs novel research on the impact of Geomagnetic Disturbances on the nations electric grid.
• Applies modern mathematics to solve open problems in energy and power research.

High Voltage Intern

SpaceX

• Switchgear & transformer installation, design, and coordination for mission-critical loads (5kV & 35kV)
• Responsible for differential and over-current protection on critical feeder lines to production and launch-pad.
• Designed & implemented 500 kW feeder and building distribution to a new production building in 4 weeks.
• Co-designed the microgrid controller functionality with Tesla Engineers. Functionality allowed our Mega-Packs (smart battery storage) to create seamless transitions from the Utility to isolated island operation.

Power Systems Cooperative Education

SpaceX

• Coordinated with other SpaceX production and launch sites to create a standardized SCADA system. Performed transient analysis of synchronization anomalies to discover coordination errors.
• Introduced solar panel expansion to decrease diesel use, turning Starbase into a 50% green energy site.
• Designed a site-wide SCADA system to monitor and automate the site microgrid using Ignition as the front end.

SCADA Intern

SpaceX

• Automated various power distribution tasks such as load-shedding, interactive fuel-consumption projector, and predictive site-load calculator that is still utilized during launch operations.
• Deployed numerous PLCs, control panels, and sensors to increase grid visibility and control using Allen Bradley, Siemens, and SEL hardware. Communication protocols used: MQTT, DNP, Modbus, Profinet, GOOSE.

Control Systems Intern II

ICS Texas

• Designed and implemented control systems for numerous applications including natural gas sites, boiler systems, and production facilities. Primarily completed with Allen Bradley PLC hardware.

Control Systems Intern I

ICS Texas

• Mastered AutoCAD for the design of control panels that were manufactured in-house. Developed an automated AutoCAD program in LISP to synthesize to accelerate manufacturing.

PhD

Texas A&M University

Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science

Texas A&M University

Electrical Engineering

Senator

Graduate and Professional Student Government

Student Senator for the ECEN Graduate Department

• Draft legislation that upholds university values and improves the Aggie experience.
• Vote and represent the Department of Electrical Engineering on University policies and procedures.

Graduate Speaker

ECEN Townhall

Graduate Speaker

ECEN Fellowship Banquet

Speaker

Modern Methods in Electromagnetic Transient Simulations

Speaker

Voltage Stability in Non-Uniform Geomagnetic Disturbances

Best Paper

59th Hawaii International Conference on System Science

Best Paper in Electric Energy Systems Track

Department Poster Award

Texas A&M University

2nd Place in Department Poster Event

Michael Powell Graduate Fellowship

Texas A&M University

Thomas Powell 1962 Fellowship

Texas A&M University

Blackout USA

An educational tool for all backgrounds to understand the challenges of operating the electric grid.