I grew up in central Ohio. I went The Ohio State University for my undergraduate and Master's Degree in the area of Aerospace Engineering. My Master dissertation was on the topic of robust controls with respect to gas turbine engine control. I starting working for the NASA Glenn Research Center as an intern in 2011 while I was an undergraduate. I continued working there each summer through my graduate school graduation at which point I transitioned to a full time employee at the NASA Glenn Research Center. I work within the Intelligent Controls and Autonomy Branch. My experience includes modeling and simulation of aero-propulsion systems. This includes gas turbine engines and hybrid-electric propulsion system concepts that include electrical components such as motors/generators. My work also involves control development and operability analysis. My interests are aircraft propulsion, turbomachinery, hybrid-electric propulsion, propulsion system operability and controls, and control strategies/techniques among other topics of research.
I've been an AIAA member since I was an undergraduate at The Ohio State University. I got involved with the AIAA Northern Ohio Section Council in 2018 and became the sections STEM K-12 Outreach Chair in 2019. I became a member of the AIAA Gas Turbine Engine (GTE) Technical Committee in 2020.