Peter Myers

Experience

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  Texas A&M University College of Engineering

  Jan 2019 - May 2022

  Student Technician

  -Employee at the LASR (Land, Air, and Space Robotics) Lab at Texas A&M under the direction of Dr. Manoranjan Majji-Experience in 3D modeling and hands-on tinkering with machine tools to develop custom in-house solutions to varied technical problems encountered in the design and assembly of robots-Worked to develop, build, and implement a dual control mode (autonomous & remote controlled) agriculture research robot from scratch for use in CO2 sensing on pecan fields and other varied agricultural applications. Fully built prototype rover and began implementation of control software using ArduPilot. Show less

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  Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)

  Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Design Team Lead

  -Served as the Design Team Lead for a group of 4 engineers while developing a lunar rover concept for entry into NASA's 2020 RASC-AL competition as part of a larger team from Texas A&M SEDS comprising ~25 other engineers-Spearheaded the ground-up development of a feasible lunar rover concept model given multiple design constraints from NASA -Delivered a full design proposal to NASA after significant personal contributions to its content and review-Learned valuable interpersonal and project management skills from coordinating my team's work and interacting with them consistently over a 4-month period Show less

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  Student Engineers'​ Council at Texas A&M University

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  SEC Directed Internship

  -Served as the Project Manager for a team of 5 fellow interns developing an iOS application for Senseye to assist our target market of college students with stress mitigation and to research on optical patterns-Successfully learned and used the Agile Project Management strategy to lead and coordinate the development of an app MVP as well as marketing materials and an adoption plan to hand off to Senseye-Learned valuable marketing, business, and communication skills as they relate to technical fields and how to apply them to relevant engineering work-Received hands-on experience with the product development and product management, from earliest idea inception to near-product release-Became proficient in the use of software and CS industry tools including GitHub, JavaScript, Expo, and Firebase during app development -Was mentored by multiple industry professionals from the following companies: Texas A&M Engineering Department, Senseye, and Cyient, with significant weekly interaction Show less

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  Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Test & Evaluation Engineering Intern

  -Interned in the T&E (Test and Evaluation) department of the Directed Energy Project Office (DEPO) within the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)-Assisted in the development and authoring of test plans for prototype directed energy weapon systems-Collaborated with other interns and employees from various private contracting companies to ensure laser systems will be safe, effective, and able to be fielded to soldiers in combat zones rapidly-Learned about the Defense Acquisition Process and began taking courses through DAU (Defense Acquisition University) Show less

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  Texas A&M University Department of Aerospace Engineering

  Nov 2021 - May 2022

  Fabrication/Prototyping Lead for AERO 401/402 Senior Design Capstone

  -Member of 6-person senior design team which fully designed, and fabricated, and flight-tested a mid-sized (12 ft wingspan) electric UAV for aerial research use by the Texas A&M Department of Aerospace Engineering Vehicle Systems and Controls Laboratory (VSCL)-Primarily worked as fabrication & prototyping lead throughout the process, focusing on wing design and fabrication and nosecone full-lifecycle design. -Served as overall team lead for two separate weeks (rotated team leader quasi-weekly), coordinating efforts in presenting reports to Aerospace Department leadership and in design/production efforts-Coordinated writing, technical data compiling, and presentation to AERO department leadership of atechnical report detailing propulsion, aerodynamic, and structural details for design-Facilitated successful flight testing of UAV at RELLIS campus of TAMU in April of 2022-Providing continual advisory and technical support for AERO seniors in Fall 2022-Spring 2023 using our UAV platform for avionics/lift surface updates Show less

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  MAESTRO Research lab

  Jul 2022 - May 2023

  Structural Engineering Researcher

  Involved in research for the Multifunctional Materials and Aerospace Structures Optimization Lab (M²AESTRO) within the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M University.-Working on a US Army funded project with 3 other graduate students to develop a UAV gripper for field recharging applications-Primarily developing a design through Abaqus and Python scripting and simulating full-mission-cycle dynamic loads and motion on the gripper structure-Optimizing the structure through DOE (Design of Experiment) to determine relevant variables to then run through an optimization script -Interfacing with US Army personnel weekly to present updates and pitch our research team's best design for future development funding Show less

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  Figure Engineering

  May 2023 - Sept 2023

  Mechanical Engineer
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  United States Marine Corps

  Nov 2023 - now

  Second Lieutenant

  Graduated The Basic School with Bravo Company 2-24 in June 2024