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     </div>
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-    <h2>PROFILE</h2>
+    <h2>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE</h2>
-    <p>
-      Aerospace Simulation Software Engineer with a strong foundation in both
-      aerospace engineering and modern software development. Combines technical
-      proficiency with a passion for pushing the boundaries of space
-      exploration, contributing to humanity's multiplanetary future.
-    </p>
-    <h2>ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE</h2>
     <dl>
       <dt>
-        Aerospace Software Engineer | Blue Origin | Denver, CO | 2023 - Current
+        Aerospace Applications Software Engineer | Blue Origin | Denver, CO |
+        2023 - Current
       </dt>
       <dd>
         <ul>
           <li>
             Early hire for the Lunar Permanence Business unit, established to
-            fulfill a $3.4 billion NASA contract for the Artemis mission to
+            fulfill a $3.4 billion NASA contract for the Artemis mission
-            design a human-rated lunar lander.
+            human-rated lunar lander, where I served as a core member of the
+            simulation software team by bridging traditional aerospace
+            methodologies with modern software practices.
           </li>
           <li>
-            Core member of the software-in-the-loop (SIL) team developing a
+            Pathfinded hardware mocking capabilities in C++ that enabled a
-            cutting-edge simulation environment for flight software
+            completely software simulation environment for verification of
-            verification. Bridged traditional aerospace methodologies with
+            flight software and simulation algorithms.
-            modern software practices, reducing integration testing time by 30%.
           </li>
           <li>
-            Led development environment improvements for flight software teams,
+            Created bespoke test case management software for writing,
-            implementing Docker-based solutions that decreased setup time from
+            publishing and tracking of individual test cases to replace existing
-            days to hours and improved cross-team collaboration.
+            method of writing in Markdown tables with no automation. This
+            project was solely developed by me and leaned heavily on the idea of
+            fully automating processes, and working closely with stakeholders
+            to understand decisions that led to the initial implementation.
+            Final product led to an immediate 10x increase in productivity month
+            over month.
           </li>
           <li>
-            Collaborate closely with verification teams to ensure SIL
+            Led development environment standardization for flight software
-            capabilities meet test requirements, proactively developing features
+            teams, eliminating setup friction and reducing onboarding time from
-            that eliminated critical roadblocks in the verification process.
+            days to an hour, dramatically improving cross-team collaboration and
+            developer productivity.
           </li>
           <li>
-            Technologies used: Python, Pytest, Pandas, NumPy, C++, Docker
+            Split time working within verification teams to ensure simulation
-            Compose, Docker Dev Containers, GitLab CI/CD, NASA Trick
+            software capabilities meet test requirements, proactively developing
+            features to eliminate critical roadblocks in the verification
+            process.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <strong>Technologies used:</strong> Python, Pytest, Pandas, NumPy,
+            C++, Docker Compose, Docker Dev Containers, GitLab CI/CD, NASA
+            Trick, Kanban
           </li>
         </ul>
       </dd>
     </dl>
     <dl>
       <dt>
-        Software Engineer, Advanced Programs | United Launch Alliance | Denver,
+        Simulation Software Engineer, Advanced Programs | United Launch Alliance
-        CO | 2022
+        | Denver, CO | 2022
       </dt>
       <dd>
         <ul>
           <li>
-            Responsible for writing high fidelity simulation software for
+            Architected and delivered a cross-team simulation model for
-            verification of next-generation rocket.
+            Vulcan-Centaur rocket verification that was adopted company-wide and
+            recognized as one of United Launch Alliance's major technical
+            achievements of 2022.
           </li>
           <li>
-            Modernized a legacy monolithic codebase from the 1980s by compiling
+            Modernized a legacy monolithic codebase from the 1980s by replacing
-            and removing ~700k lines of unmaintainable FORTRAN and implementing
+            ~700k lines of unmaintainable FORTRAN with compiled artifacts. This
-            automated linting/analysis.
+            change massively improved compilation performance of codebase, and
+            allowing streamlined tooling to increase developer productivity.
           </li>
           <li>
-            Technologies used: C++, gTest, Matlab, FORTRAN, Python, Atlassian
+            Pioneered the team's first CI/CD pipeline to drive code quality
-            Suite, Redhat Linux, Agile
+            improvement by implementing automated format and lint checks, which
+            prevented reviewers from using surface-level feedback as a
+            substitute for meaningful architectural and logical review.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <strong>Technologies used:</strong> C++, gTest, Matlab, FORTRAN,
+            Simulink, Python, Atlassian Suite, Redhat Linux, Agile
           </li>
         </ul>
       </dd>
     </dl>
+    <h2>PROJECT LEADERSHIP</h2>
     <dl>
-      <dt>
+      <dt>Creator | Simple Stock Bots | Phoenix, AZ | 2018 - 2024</dt>
-        Technical Lead | Capstone: Spacecraft Detail Design | Prescott, AZ |
-        2021
-      </dt>
       <dd>
         <ul>
           <li>
-            Developed a fully dynamic 6 degree of freedom simulation of a rocket
+            Developed a stock market bot using Python that delivers real-time
-            from to simulate a propulsive landing to verify real design.
+            data and analysis to group chats with tens of thousands of monthly
-            Demonstrated design with test stand using a real thrust vector
+            active users. Developed an abstracted asset API to manage multiple
-            control mechanism and a solid rocket motor.
+            asset classes from various data sources.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Used CI/CD to automatically build, publish, and deploy latest
+            commits to a Kubernetes Cluster. Canary and stable releases were
+            automatically managed and rolled out.
           </li>
         </ul>
       </dd>
@@ -169,24 +189,21 @@
             Implemented advanced dimensionality reduction techniques from
             scratch in Rust that improved classification accuracy and speed by
             magnitudes over MATLAB builtin functions, resulting in more precise
-            characterization of orbital debris fragments.
+            characterization of 3D orbital debris fragment point cloud scans.
           </li>
         </ul>
       </dd>
-
+      <dt>
-      <dt>Creator | Simple Stock Bots | Phoenix, AZ | 2018 - 2024</dt>
+        Technical Lead | Capstone: Spacecraft Detail Design | Prescott, AZ |
+        2021
+      </dt>
       <dd>
         <ul>
           <li>
-            Developed a stock market bot using Python that delivers information
+            Developed a fully dynamic 6 degree of freedom simulation of a rocket
-            and analysis to group chats with tens of thousands of monthly active
+            landing that was verified with real hardware. Demonstrated design
-            users. Developed an abstracted asset API to manage multiple types of
+            with test stand using a real thrust vector control mechanism and a
-            assets from various data sources.
+            solid rocket motor.
-          </li>
-          <li>
-            Used CI/CD to automatically build, publish, and deploy latest
-            commits to a Kubernetes Cluster. Canary and stable releases were
-            automatically managed and deployed to users automatically.
           </li>
         </ul>
       </dd>
@@ -201,7 +218,8 @@
         Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics
         Concentration) with a minor in Computer Science
       </dd>
-      <dd>Summer Study Abroad for Mathematics in Iceland, 2018</dd>
+      <dd>1 Year Data Science Directed Study</dd>
+      <dd>Summer Study Abroad for Mathematics in Iceland</dd>
     </dl>
     <h2>SKILLS AND TOOLS</h2>
     <dl>
@@ -210,13 +228,18 @@
         Python, C++, Julia, Rust, MATLAB, Simulink, FORTRAN, LaTeX, Regex,
         Shell, Markdown, Mermaid, Linux, WSL, Docker, Docker Compose,
         Development Containers, Kubernetes, Serverless, GitLab CI/CD, DataDog,
-        NASA Trick, DDS, MQTT
+        NASA Trick, DDS, MQTT, Jira
       </dd>
       <dt>Python Libraries</dt>
       <dd>
         Pytest, Plotly, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter, SymPy, Pip,
         Requests, Serverless, DASK, CUDA, MkDocs, Sphinx
       </dd>
+      <dt>Project & Product Management</dt>
+      <dd>
+        Stakeholder communication, requirement gathering, user research, product
+        roadmapping, cross-functional team leadership
+      </dd>
     </dl>
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