EDUCATION

2007 – May 2009            University of Texas at Austin- Aerospace Engineering Major; Graduated Spring ’09; Current GPA: 3.35;  Awarded Dow UT Alumni Endowed Scholarship in Engineering in Spring ‘08

2004 -- 2006                         Texas A&M College Station – Aerospace Engineering major. Overall GPA: 3.65; Dean’s Distinguished Student Fall 2004; Member Honors Program Fall 2004 till transfer; Engineering Scholars Program Fall 2004 till transfer

2000 -- 2004                         Brazoswood High School – Salutatorian in class of 537; Honors Merit Awards in World Geography, Chemistry, Spanish 3 and Pre-Calculus; Advanced Placement Scholar with honors; National Honor Society (1 year) and Spanish National Honor Society (3 years); awarded highest combined Social Studies average for four years

WORK EXPERIENCE

Summer ’08                         Odyssey Space Research Group – Intern.  Lead landing stability analysis for Odyssey’s proposed

three and four legged lunar landers for NASA’s Altair program(Phase A). Lead research for aerospike engine trade study for Altair redesign; Presented findings to NASA’s Altair project leaders during final Altair Phase A meeting.

Fall ‘06, Summer ‘07        Orbital Sciences Corporation -- Engineering Co-op.  Served on a team of engineers that developed and managed sensors and ground support equipment for geosynchronous satellites.  Supported performance analysis for Attitude Control Systems group. Personally wrote test procedures, designed cables, was the cognizant engineer for the earth sensor assembly ground support equipment, functioned as an on-site representative for the repair of reaction wheels at Honeywell (Arizona), and observed the everyday goings on of the team.

Spring 2007                         Taos Co-operative – Head Wednesday Night Chef – Led two teams of three, one preparation crew, and one cooking crew, in order to prepare two distinct meals for 115 people within a four hour completion deadline.  As team leader, identified and executed critical path tasks; communicated and delegated remainder of work to the two teams.  Faulty recipes and inadequate supplies demanded improvisation and adaptation for all meals.

Summer 2006                      Protherm Inc. – Industrial Painter’s Assistant.  Cleaned, sandblasted, and painted various pipe racks and assemblies at DOW Chemical, Freeport Division

Summers 2004/5                Self-Employed – Project and Maintenance Worker.  Secured various projects such as retail bookstore remodeling and furniture moving; removed hazardous plant growth and building materials from private property; maintained lawns and stabilized pool chemistry

Academic Year 2003/4     Brazoswood High School – Lab Manager.  Organized and inventoried supplies for chemistry lab; created solutions for all high school classes; maintained lab cleanliness; reported to chemistry teacher

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point; MatLab; AutoCAD; SolidWorks; Fortran; basic Linux.  Able to use both PC and  Mac

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

2007-- 2009                          Longhorn Rocket Association – Head Safety Officer 2007-2008; weekly meetings and builds

2005 – 2006                         Texas A&M Kendo Club – Member; attended classes weekly

2003 – 2004                         Habitat for Humanity – Construction volunteer. Maintained clean work area and removed debris to create a safe workplace

2001 – 2004                         Music Awards – Three gold medals UIL Orchestra Solo and Ensemble; first chair bassist Brazoswood Varsity Symphony Orchestra; bassist in Region Orchestra

REFERENCES              Available upon request