Professional Resume

Test Technician III / Rocket Specialist

Kent, WA & Moses Lake, WA

• —Helped define hardware test requirements and supported Python/GitHub automation workflows to improve repeatability during injector and thruster test operations.
• —Designed and proofed custom pressure panels, test fixtures, and 3D-printed jigs using NX CAD to support repeatable hardware validation and controlled test execution.
• —Captured telemetry and reviewed diagnostic data, standardizing documentation and transitioning test procedures from OneNote to Boltline execution software.
• —Drove root-cause anomaly resolution by generating rapid issue tickets, ensuring stable sustaining test operations and minimizing test downtime.
• —Owned hardware preparation and test article installation across mechanical systems, maintaining strict hazard controls, standby helium purges, and double-block-and-bleed procedures across LOX, LH2, and GOX systems.

Integration Test Technician IV

Starbase, TX

• —Executed structured test procedures and system-level functional checkouts on end-to-end fluid systems and pneumatic actuators, completing strict WarpDrive final closeout and pass/fail documentation.
• —Analyzed hardware defects and flight-readiness risks; diagnosed a critical pre-valve design flaw where an extruded chamfer gap caused yielding, escalating photo-documented evidence to engineering.
• —Troubleshot complex system-level hardware anomalies, identifying an incorrectly clocked IMU prior to flight operations and driving corrective action through visual defect reporting.
• —Designed and deployed operation-specific tooling kits and reference guides that improved integration readiness and helped cross-functional technicians execute complex integration work.
• —Supported repeated Raptor engine installations, engine remove-and-replace (R&R), and subcomponent rework operations to maintain high-tempo Starship/Booster launch and integration campaigns.
• —Coordinated with NDT teams via engineering issue tickets to validate critical structural welds and flight vehicle hardware.

Heavy Weapons Team Leader | Airborne-qualified

Weslaco, TX

• —Led and supported field operations under pressure while maintaining accountability of personnel, weapons, vehicles, and sensitive equipment.
• —Built leadership, communication, safety, and risk-management discipline through infantry/heavy-weapons training, reconnaissance exercises, and team-level operations.
• —Recognized as Honor Graduate of the 11B10 MOS Transition Course; completed additional safety and military operations training.

Component-Level Robotics Prototype

• —Built a control prototype utilizing a Node.js dashboard and custom serial protocol to transmit precise control commands to an embedded ESP32 architecture.
• —Integrated NVIDIA edge compute for onboard computer vision inference, targeting real-time autonomous navigation and obstacle detection.
• —Executed embedded subsystem functional testing on ESC, servo, and DC motor control logic, validating critical firmware safety interlocks and multi-rail power architecture.
• —Documented bench-test steps to independently validate GPS/IMU diagnostic telemetry prior to final hardware integration.
• —Note: Final hardware integration, waterproofing, and aquatic field validation are currently pending.