Alexander Callo

Experience

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  NASA Langley Research Center Simulation Development and Analysis Branch Summer Intern

  Selected competitively for 4-week professional development program under an Employee Mentor. Outlined preliminary framework for Boeing 757 fire protection system replica for later development in advanced simulation use and future pilot training in the Langley Research Center’s Cockpit Motion Facility Simulator.

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  May 2020 - Jul 2020

  NASA L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy

  Selected competitively for a 12-week virtual professional workforce development program collaborating with virtually distributed teams to create Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for a self-designed NASA mission. Determined scientific objectives with a team and created 3D models and diagrams to demonstrate engineering processes and design evolution. Presented a comprehensive mission PDR document and professional team slideshow recording by a deadline.

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  Syracuse University

  Jun 2021 - now

  • Manufacture precision components on milling machines, lathes, and 3D printers• Develop technical CAD drawings for components• Guide and assist peers to produce precision machined pieces for student projects• Maintain a safe and hazard-free work environment Worked alongside graduate students under Amit Sanyal in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Lab at Syracuse University. Gathered experience and coded a ROS (Robot Operating System) Package to manipulate specific data stream message types for flight management.

  • Machine Shop Assistant

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Syracuse University Undergraduate Research (REU)

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

  NASA L’SPACE Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience (NPWEE) winning proposal team, competitively awarded $10,000 through NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate funding to proceed with project. Serving as a Mechanical Engineer on the NASA PROTECT Team, creating CAD models for metal 3D printing and future testing. 12-week professional workforce development programs collaborating on a virtually distributed team to create novel professional proposals to satisfy NASA Technology Taxonomy needs. Teams demonstrate document structure and research abilities, competing for funding provided by a $10,000 Space Technology Mission Directorate award to develop and deliver on their proposals.

  • NASA PROTECT (Plasma Rapid Oxidation Technique for Extending Component Tenability) Research Team

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2023

  • NASA L'Space Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience (NPWEE)

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
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  Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Performed data analysis of SARA TASA (acoustic radar) range and azimuth accuracy in Python• Designed handheld inclinometer utilizing RS485 Level Developments sensor and Arduino sensor interfacing in C++• Supported updating and testing Raytheon’s Skyler 3 Radar and assisted with portable radar tower maintenance

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  NASA Glenn Research Center

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  NASA OSTEM Engineering Intern

  Support NASA's European Service Module (ESM) Integration Office (EIO)• Successfully developed a software solution to integrate the existing MATLAB Heat and Mass Transfer (HMT) model of the Orion spacecraft and ESM into Python for analysis and post-flight studies and reports.• Created document tracking tools to aid the process of tracking version changes and exporting documents to the European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space (ADS).