I am a plasma-physicist trained engineer who loves building, fixing, and figuring out how the world works. I strongly believe that the best way tackle problems is through out-of-the-box thinking combined with simple engineering solutions.

(The above photo was taken while tightening a particularly hard to reach electrical feedthrough on the aft bulkhead of the Perlan 2 pressure vessel.)

Manufacturing

• GD&T/ASME Y14.5

• CAD/CAM (Fusion 360, KICad and Solidworks PDM)

• CNC Machining (VMC, Lathe, Laser Cutting, Waterjet)

• Manual Machining (Lathe, Knee Mill, Drill Press, Sheet metal tools) 

• Wet layup (fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar)

• 3D Printing (FDM, MSLA)

• Soldering

Software/Data Analysis

• Python (Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, Numpyro)

• Matlab/Simulink

• Microsoft Excel

• Git/GitHub/GitLab

• LaTeX

Laboratory Equipment

• Osciloscopes

• Multimeters

• Microcontrollers (Arduino, ESP32)

• Vacuum systems 

  • Roughing pumps

  • High vacuum systems

    • Turbo pumps

    • Cryo pumps

• High precision (~100 uN resolution) force balances

Plasma/Nuclear Diagnostics

• UV-VIS Line-Radiation Spectroscopy

  • Doppler broadening/shift

  • Zeeman splitting

  • Line/doublet/triplet identification

• Chord-integrated radial deconvolution analysis

• Scintillating photo-multiplier tubes (SPMTs)

• Neutron Activation Detectors

• Retarding Potential Analyzers (RPAs)

Certifications

• Private Pilot - Glider

• Part 107 sUAS