Design Engineer

Riley Jasperson

Design Engineer

Phone: 909-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

EDUCATION

California Polytechnic University Pomona September 2016 – May 2019 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering

Elective Classes: Rocket propulsions, Composite Materials, Space environment, Chemistry, Physics CAREER EXPERIENCE

HiRel Connectors – Claremont, CA July 2018 – Present

- Designed/3D Modeled high quality connectors to be manufactured

- Created tooling and drawings

- Performed stress test simulation on failed parts, determined weak points and increased overall strength

- Managed 3D printer, printing, schedule and maintenance

- Reverse engineered parts

- Designed an extreme high temp hermetically sealed connector

- Comprehends a variety of material and plating choices

- Works closely with fabrication vendors

- Perform GD&T analysis

INTERNSHIP

NASA Armstrong – Edwards AFB, CA June 2016 – August 2016

- Organized and lead a new team in the planning and construction of the project

- Designed and built a functioning rover that tested soil density and mapped out a drivable path

- Formally presented the design to NASA officials and students PROJECTS

NASA Student Launch (NSL) January 2019 – May 2019

- Safety Officer: Oversaw the general wellbeing of members and ensured the safe construction of the rocket

- Instructed others in the safe handling and usage of fiberglass, epoxy, hand tools, explosives, etc.

- Assisted sub teams build fins, nose cone, couplers, recovery bay

- Troubleshooted, designed, and built a compact, self-righting payload bus

- Presented the project to NASA officials

Regenerative Aerospace January 2019 – May 2019

- Assisted in 3D printing and designing composite parts for an aeroelastic wing

- Built and designed a power generator inside of a pod Space Vehicle Design August 2018 – June 2019

- Thoroughly designed a mission to retrieve samples from Mars

- Calculated structure mass, energy consumption, propellants, thermal properties

- Designed and modeled a preliminary spacecraft

Labs August 2016 – December 2019

- Performed various tests and analysis in low and high-speed wind tunnels

- Observed and analyzed Mach cones, boundary layers, wing oscillations, and flow properties

- Performed tests concerning tensile strength, bending moments, shear stress, etc. on different materials

- Team Lead: Constructed a model airplane for testing and performed low speed tests

- Analyzed the motor and descent characteristics of model rockets

- Analyzed an F22 chine using a water tunnel and wind tunnel

- Manufactured composite materials

AWARDS/HONORS

- Eagle Scout – Received for completing requirements and leading a team to build the school quad. (2010)

- Mahaylo Scholarship – Received for being an outstanding student and community member. (2011)

- Team Captain – Ultimate Frisbee (2017 – 2018)

WORK HISTORY

- ComAv – Airplane disassembly facility (Summer 2016)

- Dynasty – Waiter (2016 – 2018)

- SBCSS – Substitute teaching aid (August 2015 – July 2016)

- Guatemalan Service Mission – Missionary (July 2012 – July 2014) SKILLS

SolidWorks, 3D Modeling, MATLAB, MS-Office suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Drafting, 3D Printing, Arduino, Python, Fluent in Spanish, CNC Milling, Prototyping, Vibration Testing, High/Low speed Wind Tunnel Testing, Electrical Testing, 3DS MAX, Simulations for shock, stress, temperature, fatigue, NX 10.

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