Summary
Electrical engineer and spacecraft operator with experience in satellite operations, TT&C, telemetry, RF communications, and UAV systems. Comfortable in mission-critical environments — spacecraft commanding, anomaly response, ground-station operations, and mission rehearsals. FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot with leadership experience in Civil Air Patrol air operations and incident management.
Education
Experience
Primary Flight Operator for Xona's satellite constellation — real-time commanding, telemetry monitoring, and contingency response.
Technical guidance to engineers building autonomous planetary rover systems and a lunar lander simulator, focused on GNC, navigation, communications, sensing, and mission operations.
Led development of a UAV-based SDR system that detects and localizes 121.5 / 121.775 MHz emergency locator transmitters for search and rescue. Built the RSSI direction-finding pipeline and designed the airborne RF front-end and link budget. In collaboration with Civil Air Patrol.
Lead air and ground emergency services and disaster relief missions supporting USAF and Cal OES taskings. Serve as Planning Section Chief, Air Operations Branch Director, and Flight Release Officer.
Co-led early design of a terrain-adaptable aircraft tug and produced CAD models for aircraft support equipment.
Programmed the EnduroSat on-board computer in C and Python, and supported RF design and end-to-end telemetry between the satellite and the Sonoma State ground station. The mission has since launched and is operating on-orbit.
AutoCAD drawings and EnergyPro documentation for MEP systems, supporting California Title 24 energy compliance.
Supported public safety operations and taught FEMA ICS and radio communications to police student interns.
Volunteer Service
- ASWBPL Logistics, Travis AFB — blood product handling for time-critical transport missions supporting INDOPACOM and SOUTHCOM (2026–present)
- Disaster Service Worker — California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (2024–present)
- Auxiliary Communications Volunteer — Sonoma County Emergency Management (2025)
Technical Skills
Certifications
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot · FAA TRUST
- FCC Amateur Radio Technician (KO6FAK) · GMRS (WROS938)
- FEMA ICS — IS-100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, SEMS G606
- Civil Air Patrol Emergency Services Aircrew & Groundcrew ratings
- Certified Open Source Intelligence (C|OSINT) — candidate
- Autodesk AutoCAD & Fusion 360
Flight Hours
- Cessna 182-T — 8 hrs mission observer, 20 hrs mission scanner
- DJI Mini SE & 2 — 300+ hrs · Skydio X2D — 11.5 hrs
- Amateur RC aircraft — 100+ hrs
Selected Recognition
- Find Ribbon (4×) — Civil Air Patrol, for search and rescue finds
- Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition — Rep. Mike Thompson, 2025
- California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition, 2025
- Certificate of Honor — Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, 2025
- Lt. Col. David J. Reber Emergency Services Officer of the Year, 2024
- Employee of the Year — Sonoma State University Police Department, 2024
- Public Safety Professional of the Year — Rohnert Park–Cotati Rotary Club, 2024
- 2025 Face of SSU — Sonoma State University
Languages
English · Tagalog · Elementary Spanish