professional service activities Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Instructor/ Teaching Assistant/ Research Assistant 1999 - 2002 Crosswalk Ministries, Hampton VA Curriculum Developer 1998 - 2000 NASA Langley Reseach Center Research Assitant 1996 - 1999
outreach and community service activities National Science Foundation - Small Business Innovation Research (NSF-SBIR) Panel Reviewer 2010 - National Science Foundation (NSF) Panel Reviewer 2009 - Iglesia del Calvario Board of Trustees 2006 - Iglesia del Calvario Christian Education Pastor 2004 - Aerospace Studies & Research Program Coordinator 2011 - 2013 Machine Science Committee member 2002 - 2013 Higher Education of Puerto Rico Evaluator - 2010 Aerospace Technology of PR, Representing UPRM member 2007 - 2009 Aerospace Studies & Research Program Coordinator 2003 - 2009 Finite Element Analisys Training, UTC Partnership in PR Trainer - 2009 College of Engineering Faculty Graduate Committee member 2005 - 2007 ME Graduate Program Coordinator 2004 - 2007 University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus Graduate Council member 2004 - 2007 Asociacion de Colegiales Evangelicos Faculty Advisor 2002 - 2007 Evaluator Committee for FOMENTO member - 2007
education and training Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Aerospace Engineering 2002 M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Mechanical Engineering 1999 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering 1996
awards and honors Senior Summer Research Faculty Fellow at Pax River by ONR, conferred by Office of Naval Research (ONR), 2012 Summer Research Faculty Fellow at Pax River by ONR, conferred by Office of Naval Research (ONR), 2011 Summer Research Faculty Fellow at Dahlgren VA by ONR, conferred by Office of Naval Research (ONR), 2007