At Vast Space systems, I worked as the responsible engineer for the COPV (Carbon Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) mounting to the Haven-1 primary structure. This included designing a custom mounting solution that was minimally constrained as to not drive induced stresses into the COPVs or the primary structure. Leveraging first principle hand calculations, FEA (Ansys/FEMAP) software, and rapid prototyping, I was able to quickly reduce the risk of the project with statically equivalent Instron testing. In addition the mounting hardware was delivered to the propulsion supplier to qualify the COPVs themselves. Lastly the highly loaded and numerous COPV mounts acted as a primary load input for qualifying the Haven-1 primary structure. Haven-1 is slated for launch in 2025 with the ability to host 4 week long commercial astronaut missions.

• NX: 50+ Unique parts designed and released

• NX: 10+ Unique assemblies released

• ANSYS: 10+ Unique FEA models created to validate structural capability