Experience

Instructor of Record — CVEN 3023 (Construction & Building Materials)

Louisiana Tech University

Independently developed and delivered the undergraduate Construction & Building Materials course across six terms (259 students) — paired lecture and ASTM-standard laboratory sections, through student assessment. Authored course assessment data supporting ABET 2026 accreditation for the Civil Engineering (CVEN) and Construction Engineering Technology (CET) programs.

Instructor of Record — ENGR 1222 (Engineering Problem Solving III)

Louisiana Tech University

Delivered lecture and lab instruction to two sections (49 students) in electromechanical systems, engineering design, Arduino fabrication, SolidWorks/Mathcad, technical communication, and engineering economics.

Graduate Research Assistant

Louisiana Tech University — College of Engineering & Science

Designed and built a prototype ohmic-curing 3D printer for Class F fly-ash geopolymer; performed SEM/XRF characterization and ASTM mechanical testing; developed a geopolymer alkali battery for self-sensing infrastructure; and measured rheology and electrical conductivity of fresh mixes. Sole presenter at NASTT No-Dig (2022–2024), World of Coal Ash (2024), and the International Net-Zero Future Conference, Oslo (2024).

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Louisiana Tech University

Supported ENGT 2202 (Applied Engineering Mechanics), CVEN 3023 (Construction & Building Materials), and CVTE 4753 (Soils in Construction): lectures, laboratories, mentoring, and grading.

Education

Ph.D. Engineering — Materials & Infrastructure Systems

Louisiana Tech University

Dissertation: Additive Manufacturing Using Fly-Ash-Based Geopolymer Cement Cured by Ohmic Heating. Advisor & Committee Chair: Dr. Shaurav Alam. Graduate GPA: 3.95.

M.S. Engineering — Electrical Engineering

Louisiana Tech University

Coursework spanning electrical characterization, materials science, mechanics, and computational methods. Committee Chair: Dr. Matthew J. Hartmann.

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics

Louisiana Tech University

Focus on power systems, control systems, and analog/digital circuit design.
Skills & Hobbies
Programming & Computing
Python (data, automation, machine vision)
MATLAB (signal/image processing, neural nets)
VHDL / C / 6502 Assembly
Linux administration & containerization
Modeling & Simulation
Finite element analysis (thermal & structural)
Arena discrete-event simulation
Numerical PDE methods
MATLAB image processing (porosity, object counting)
Engineering Software & CAD
SolidWorks (incl. FEA)
Autodesk Fusion 360 / Blender
LTspice / EAGLE CAD
Mathcad / Inkscape
Laboratory & Materials Testing
Geopolymer synthesis & characterization
ASTM mechanical testing (C39/C78/C496, D638/D790/D256)
FESEM / EDS / EDXRF / optical microscopy
Rheological, electrical & ohmic characterization
NI-DAQ acquisition / PCB design & fabrication
Additive Manufacturing
FDM & SLA operation, maintenance, custom builds
Geopolymer extrusion system design
Slicing (Cura, ChituBox, PrusaSlicer, MakerBot)
Web / Systems / IT
Linux / Docker / Nginx reverse proxy
Cloudflare DNS / SSL / HTTPS / SMTP
HTML/CSS / CMS administration
Machine Learning & AI
Self-hosted offline LLM deployment (Unraid)
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
Text-embedding & inference pipelines
Certifications & Licensure
Engineer in Training (EIT) — Louisiana (2022)
NCEES FE Exam — Electrical & Computer Engineering (2021)
FCC Technician Class Amateur Radio — KG5RLJ (active)
Awards
Third Place — Graduate Research Symposium Poster Competition
Louisiana Tech University ∙ January 2024
First Place — 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Louisiana Tech University ∙ January 2023
University-wide research communication competition.
Argent Memorial Scholarship
North American Society for Trenchless Technology ∙ January 2023
Competitive merit scholarship in trenchless technology and infrastructure rehabilitation.
South Central NASTT Student Scholarship
South Central Chapter of NASTT (SC-NASTT) ∙ January 2023
NASTT Student Poster Competition — 1st (2022), 3rd (2023, 2024)
North American Society for Trenchless Technology ∙ January 2022
Dean’s List
East Texas Baptist University & Louisiana Tech University ∙ January 2020
“Shoot for the Moon” Award
Engineering Freshman Design Expo ∙ Present
Languages
100%
English Native