Director of Space
tbd
Materials Engineer
2023 - 2024
• Sustainable materials selection for devices.
• Digital Image Correlation for characterizing plastics & adhesives.
• Thin film coating design for AR devices.
Optical Engineer
2021 - 2023
• Opto-mechanical systems for automated inspection of displays.
• Image processing pipeline for characterization of MEMS laser firmware.
• Production level test suites for export regulated factories.
Senior Research Specialist
2019 - 2020
• Panoramic algorithms for LG’s free-form, injection molded lens array.
• A handbook of the Large Binocular Telescope’s active alignment systems.
Optical Engineer Intern
2018 - 2019
• New triangulation methods for characterizing Samsung’s Galaxy curved screens.
• Infrared inspection of KIA’s pressed steel automotive parts.
Graduate Research Assistant
2017 - 2019
• An inflatable space mirror for NASA’s OASIS mission.
• Automated optical inspection of silicon wafers.
• Large angle and high resolution beam steering for lidar.
Optical Engineer
2024 - 2025
• Demura procedural loop for panel uniformity.
• FPGA design for silicon architecture.
• DFx suites for ITAR controlled facilities.
Senior Optical Engineer
2025 - present
• Microlens array design for wearable displays.
California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Applied Physics
TBD
Certificate in Financial Planning
University of California, Berkeley
2023 - 2024
M.S. in Optical Sciences
University of Arizona
2017 - 2019
B.S. in Physics
San Jose State University
Minor in mathematics & astronomy
2011 - 2016
2018 - 2019: UA, Wyant College of Optical Sciences
2017 - 2018: C.A.T.S. Academics
2016 - 2017: Wyzant
2014 - 2016: SJSU, Department of Physics
Tutor
Teaching Assistant
2017-2018: UA, Wyant College of Optical Sciences
2015-2016: SJSU, Department of Physics
2017: River Dales after school program
2011: Irvington high school
Science Teacher