Starfleet Academy

Seattle, WA (Graduation: Spring 2025) Major: Aerospace Engineering (BSE)

Flight Test Engineer

• Plan, execute, and analyze flight and ground test activities for prototype and production aircraft
• Develop detailed test plans, procedures, and instrumentation requirements based on program objectives
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and certification teams to ensure test readiness and safety compliance
• Review telemetry and onboard data to verify system performance and identify anomalies
• Apply knowledge of FAA and company flight test procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory and safety standards

Flight Test Engineer Intern

• Shadowed aerospace engineering and mechanical teams and helped prepare flight and advance fabrication reports, weight and balance forms and flight test safety checklists for new aircraft
• Participated in test coordination meetings, on-aircraft ground testing and instrumentation installs
• Increased knowledge of aircraft systems, flight test program procedures, documentation and regulatory requirements.
• Served on team that conducted flight readiness reviews for new aircraft. Helped perform ground/electromagnetic interference tests, fit checks and remote site test preparations.

Research Assistant

• Assisted Professor Susan Jones in her study of flight acoustics and the suppression of noise for Boeing 737 commercial aircraft using the university’s state-of-the-art flight-simulator facilities
• Participated in planning meetings and data analysis for paper that is under review for publication in the Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Chi Epsilon Member

Aerspace Engineering Club President

• Led and organized team projects, including a high-altitude space launch