2020 Aerospace Engineer Graduate

Monica Choiniere

B.S. Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics), August 2020

www.linkedin.com/in/monica-choiniere ********@**.****.*** 757-***-**** US Citizen EDUCATION

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ)

• B.S. Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics concentration), August 2020, GPA 3.20

• Relevant Coursework: Space Systems Engineering, Experimental Space Systems with lab, Space Structures & Instrumentation with lab, Project Engineering, Optimization, Aerospace Structures I & II, Materials Science with lab, Space Mechanics, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Controls ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Systems Engineering Intern, The Boeing Company Oklahoma City, OK; May 2019 – Aug 2019

• Produced weekly earned value measurements (EVM) metrics, Sherlock peer review metrics, program task status inputs, PERT chart updates, and monitoring chargeline reports and standards

• Increased PM’s productivity by building Excel macros to quickly generate EVM and metrics plots

• Developed instructions for documenting action items and for constructing/using Excel macros

• Enrolled in a course on DOORS and aided in linking test directives and verification requirements while ensuring timeliness of testing

Machine Shop Monitor, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ) Sept 2018 – May 2020

• Provided guidance on design decisions as CAD expert for student and professor commissions

• Fabricated commissions on time, including senior capstone projects for advanced machines

• Trained on CNC mills, manual mill, water jet, drills, saws, and common handheld tools

• Monitored all activity in the shop for safe practices and completed weekly machine maintenance

• Designated to manage filing and digitization of student agreements and safety datasheets Product Development/Gas Intern, Volvo Penta Chesapeake, VA; May 2017 – Aug 2017

• Corrected CAD models and drawings in accordance to GD&T and for modernization, and modeled new/undocumented part models in Creo Parametric

• Launched a personal product project to reduce purchasing costs through contractor manufacturing and consulted with injection molding contractor on meeting fabrication criteria

• Initiated partner company collaboration by correcting their wire diagram with our electrical engineer PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Orbital Debris Retrieval Mission, Integration Lead, Capstone Project Aug 2019 – May 2020 The project was a 12-member senior design project designed as a space analog mission. The course followed the entire NASA systems engineering V-model. My role served the subteams and the project manager alike.

• Responsible for modeling the entire system of systems via SolidWorks and reviewed/tracked all member-suggested edits iterations

• Offered design ideas to members with expertise in manufacturability and assembling

• Supervised design, testing, and numerical analysis for accordance with requirements and validation

• Framed the systems architecture structure tree and engineering bill of materials while generating and editing fabrication and assembly plans

• Provided status updates to Project Manager through configuration management handling and devising/executing risk management tactics

Short Surface Stay Mars Mission, Team Lead, NASA RASC-AL Team Sept 2019 – Mar 2020 The team was comprised of 31 undergraduate/graduate students across the 3 Embry Riddle campuses. This project was submitted to the RASC-AL competition (year 2019-20) as a 10-page paper and animation.

• Ensured all project changes were kept in project scope

• Guided top-level requirement elicitation and definition to facilitate mission conceptualization

• Supervised all project changes for scope control and quality of research

• Validated mission feasibility through cost and mass analysis of all intended instrumentation

• Promoted mentorship between members and team advisors for industry expertise

• Visualized concept of operations via a video with animations on Adobe Premiere Pro Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics MATLAB Simulation Feb – May 2019 A half-course long project for the course Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control that was split into modules to enforce learning for each aspect of the model.

• Built a 6-DOF satellite simulation on MATLAB that also models various environmental perturbations

• Created various controllers to demonstrate the spacecraft’s ability to return to an instructed attitude after being induced with an external disturbance torque EXTRACURRICULAR AND LEADERSHIP

Women’s Ambassador Program, Treasurer (Fall 2017- May 2020) Apr 2017 – May 2020 Embry Riddle’s Department of Admissions organization of excellent women that holds K-12 events for girls, connects students on campus, and promotes professional development of female undergraduates.

• Established the organization’s first recorded semester and yearly budget plans, handling $30,000

• Standardized funding allocation for events, scholarships, member polos, and jackets

• Kickstarted a Preview Day shadowing program for prospective female high school students and various scholarships for the current female student body

• Traveled with Admissions to hold open houses in different states to present about Embry Riddle to prospective high school students

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Twitch Affiliate, Twitch Dec 2020 - Present

Dogwalker, Bones N Belly Rubs Virginia Beach, VA; Dec 2020 – Present In-Shop & Delivery Driver, Jimmy John’s Chesapeake, VA; Dec 2020 - Present Planetarium Usher, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ) Sept 2018 – May 2020 Machining Helper, Summer Youth Employment Program – STIHL Inc. May – Aug 2016 SKILLS

Certifications: OSHA 10-Hour Card, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk AutoCAD Programming: MATLAB, Excel VBA, Java

Software: Creo Parametric, CATIA V5, Autodesk Fusion 360, Adobe Premiere Pro, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

Hardware: 3D printing, water jet, CNC mills; various saws, drills, and handheld tools; woodworking, composites layup, Charpy impact test, tension testers, soldering Awards: 7th/50th place in 3D CAD (2016 TSA Nationals), 2nd place in CAD (2016 GCC regionals)

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