CAREER
Professional Journey
WORK
EXPERIENCE
2023 - Present
LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK WORKS
LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK WORKS
Fort Worth, TX & Marietta, GA
Overview
Systems Engineer on the F-22 Raptor lifecycle management team at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, supporting the sustainment and evolution of the F-22 fleet.
Responsibilities
- Lifecycle Management — Supporting F-22 fleet sustainment activities
- SSOW Governance — System Safety Order of Work oversight
- Systems Engineering — Cross-functional coordination from component to aircraft level
Journey
I joined Skunk Works as a structural designer and have since transitioned into systems engineering, working across the full aircraft rather than individual components.
Summer 2022
SPACEX
SPACEX
Cape Canaveral, FL
Overview
Managed facilities projects supporting Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch operations at SpaceX’s Cape Canaveral launch site, including the historic LC-39A pad.
Key Achievements
- $1M+ Projects — Managed multiple facilities projects totaling over $1 million
- LC-39A Support — Worked at the historic pad that launched Apollo 11 and now supports SpaceX missions
- Starbase Visit — Witnessed Starship development firsthand at Boca Chica, Texas
Impact
I got to see rockets launch that I helped support—from managing the facilities that keep launch operations running to witnessing Starship development firsthand at Starbase.
2021 - 2022
TESLA
TESLA
Austin, TX
Overview
Coordinated engineering and construction on manufacturing projects at Gigafactory Texas during the buildout of Tesla’s newest American facility.
Key Achievements
- $19M+ Program Coordination — Managed coordination across multiple large-scale programs
- Cross-functional Coordination — Worked between engineering and construction teams
- Cyber Rodeo — Attended the historic opening event, witnessing the Cybertruck prototype unveiling
Impact
Coordinating multi-million dollar programs across a factory being built in real time was a crash course in managing complexity at scale.
Academic Foundation
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
#1 Public Aerospace Engineering Program
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Dual Enrollment
Collin College
Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
High School Diploma
Wakeland High School
Project Lead The Way Engineering Program
Technical Expertise
SKILLS
Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Structural Design
- Orbital Mechanics
- Aerodynamics
- CFD Analysis
- Lifecycle Management
Software
- MATLAB / Simulink
- Python
- SolidWorks / CAD
- ANSYS
- Docker
- STK (AGI)
Professional
- Project Management
- Technical Writing
- Cross-functional Coordination
- Requirements Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- STEM Outreach