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Northrop Grumman

Modeling and Simulation Intern, Advanced Weapons

Modeling and simulation work supporting advanced systems analysis, with a focus on building tooling that lets engineers explore a design space faster.

Rice Flight Club / AIAA

Aerodynamics Lead, American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics

Aircraft design, eVTOL optimization, CFD, fabrication, and AIAA conference leadership.

• Developed a Python MDO tool leveraging automatic differentiation to size eVTOL aircraft within stability bounds for SAE advanced competition; ~3,600× speedup (99.97% runtime reduction).
• Delivered aerodynamic performance reports (L/D, Cm–α, static margin) that informed team design decisions; modeled updated configurations in SolidWorks for integration with propulsion and structures teams.
• Created a scoring function to maximize lift/drag ratio, minimize stall speed, and reduce sink rate.
• Used ANSYS Fluent for CFD analysis of external payload and propeller downwash effects in a low Reynolds environment.
• Collaborated with the manufacturing team to prototype and fabricate carbon-fiber and resin structures; implemented laser-cut and 3D-printed components that reduced total airframe weight and accelerated assembly time.
• Student Leader for the 2026 AIAA Regional Conference, a 200-attendee event (Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico).

• Rice Mech. Engineering — 2026 AIAA Conference
• Rice AIAA website
• AIAA Conference Proceedings

Rice Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen

Lab Technician

Fabrication lab work across laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC, waterjet, and traditional machining.

• Built hands-on expertise with laser cutters, 3D printers (ABS & PLA), CNC milling, waterjet systems, traditional machining tools, and digital embroidery.
• Supported everyday laboratory use for classes, senior design projects, and extracurricular clubs.

Rutgers University

Undergraduate Research Intern under Prof. Stephen Tse

Optical hardware, U.S. Army-sponsored laser ablation research, and Python/HTML experiment tooling.

• Designed and 3D-printed optical-mount hardware to reconfigure a lab 3D printer for U.S. Army-sponsored femtosecond-laser ablation research.
• Enabled a reliable TiO₂ nanoparticle synthesis testbed and reduced swapover time.
• Built a lightweight Python/HTML interface to plan and run experiments.
• Migrated a data pipeline from pandas to polars, lowering runtime by 30% and automating file conversion.

Pfizer

Business Information Management Intern

Clinical-trial data migration, SOP streamlining, and Excel automation for the BIM team.

• Helped audit $21 million to migrate confidential clinical-trial data from acquisitions into Pfizer's internal database.
• Maintained accurate department-level metrics for actual and budgeted figures used by decision makers.
• Streamlined company-wide SOPs by reducing word count by 40%, accelerating roll-out for business teams.
• Used Excel to automate tracking of key scientists' clearances to protect intellectual property.

Private Pilot's License

Single Engine Piston, Visual Flight Rules

65 flight hours, Piper PA-28, ATC communication, weather briefings, and full systems knowledge.

• Accumulated 65 hours of flight time and 20 hours as Pilot in Command in a Piper PA-28.
• Managed ATC radio communication, weight & balance, METAR/TAF weather briefings, and flight plans.
• Learned hydraulic, surface, and electrical systems and completed emergency training for mechanical failures.
• One of the youngest pilot graduates in flight school history.