Work Experience

Lyft Level 5, Autonomous Vehicles Division

In an effort to revolutionize the transportation industry, Lyft is working towards building the leading self-driving system for ride-sharing.

Serving as a Mechanical Engineering on the Harness Design Team, I use CATIA V5 to design the routing for wire harnesses and cables for the LIDAR sensors of the car and I work with engineering stakeholders to establish and industrialize standard parts and material libraries for product development and production usage.

UC San Diego Summer CubeSat Development Program

Funded by NASA’s California Space Grant Consortium, this 3 month internship was launched in July 2018 with the mission of making UC San Diego a serious contender in building the next generation of Nano-Satellite Technology.

I was one of 10 students chosen to establish an organization at UC San Diego whose goals were to set up a working ground station, design 1U and 2U cubesats, conduct near space launches, and lastly, develop proposals that fall in line with NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative.

After the summer program concluded and the organization (titled TritonCubed) was recognized by UCSD’s Jacob’s School of Engineering, I was voted to serve as the President for the remainder of the school year till I graduated in June 2019. I simultaneously took on the role of Operations Lead, and was put in charge of launching test payloads in near space. I earned my Amateur Radio License from the FCC for this purpose.

During my tenure, TritonCubed conducted 2 high-altitude balloon launches, 2 duration balloon launches and submitted a CubeSat design proposal to NASA’s CSLI and NGA’s MagQuest.

The payloads that were launched were 1500 grams and equipped with a GoPro camera and sensors for temperature, altitude, pressure, ozone and GPS coordinates. The APRS radio system was used for transmitting data back to the ground station. They travelled 100,000 feet in the air.

Through this internship I learned a lot about dedication, teamwork, and leadership. It challenged me to quickly become well-versed in satellite communications, due to some failed launches I now know how to handle setbacks, and being the woman in charge taught me the importance of strong and effective communication. I will forever treasure this experience and this team.

State of California - Department of General Services

I started working at the California State Department of General Services (DGS) in December 2015 till December 2016 as a Mechanical Engineering Intern.

As part of the state government, DGS was responsible for the construction of government buildings and offices in the entire state of California. Those projects include places like DMVs, Public Schools, State Offices, and Fire Stations.

For my job, I worked under Supervising Mechanical Engineer, Mr. Paul Wilburn, and was tasked with using AutoCad to design, restore and renovate the HVAC units and ventilation systems for a couple dozen buildings. My job also involved joining the main engineers on site visits and inspections throughout the state.

Some of the buildings that I worked on include:

San Francisco Civic Center: Edmund G. Brown State Office Building

  1. Restored decade’s old handwritten original building floor plans using AutoCad.
  2. Redesigned the HVAC system for all 5 floors of the building referencing the California Building Code.
  3. Used specialized Energy Management Software to develop simulations of airflow and determine the minimum and maximum air capacity and temperature for each floor.

Eli Hu Harris State Building, Oakland, California

  1. Worked under Senior Mechanical Engineer Alex Harp to rectify the problem with the building’s heating and cooling unit and return it back to functionality.
  2. Inspected the building on-site to monitor the machines and record the readings of rate of air flow exchange.

Ione Fire Department, Ione, California

  1. Drafted the mechanical framework for the dormitories and training stations.
  2. Designed the HVAC system for dorm rooms and offices.