EDUCATION

ABB Robot Programming

ABB Robot Programming

Testing a new program routine for a tubine blade grit blaster.

Athletics

Athletics

When I am not engineering, I play rugby for the UCF Men's Rugby Team.

Astronaught Jack

Astronaught Jack

I may not be going to space in this picture, but I want to help build the propulsion systems to get there!

Lineout

Lineout

Here I am being lifted 5 feet in the air to compete for the ball during a routine rugby play.

Combustor Assembly

Combustor Assembly

Pictured is the FAR 2023-2024 combustor fit test after being machined.

- In Progress: B.S. Mechanical Engineering; Grad 2026
- Accelerated Master Program; Grad 2027

Welcome to my portfolio! Throughout schooling I have been involved in a variety of activities designed to teach myself the fundamentals of rocket propulsion, including combustion and detonation modeling, active cooling design, feed system ​architecture, and flight hardware design.

I am an Honors Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of Central Florida, majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and currently enrolled in the accelerated B.S. to M.S. accelerated masters program. 

PUBLICATIONS

MODELING AND SIMULATIONS

1. J. Koller, S. Smith, M. Rosolen, A. Kotler, K. Ahmed

    “Thermomechanical Modeling of Actively Cooled Nozzles for Ground Test” (Presenting: 2026 AIAA SciTech)


MACH 10 OBLIQUE DETONATION FLIGHT PROGRAM

2. J. Koller, A. Shack, A. Kotler, S. Smith, Y. Fuentes, G. Gonzales, P. DeHart, K. Ahmed

    “MXOD Flight 1: Feed System, Electronics, and Instrumentation Architecture” (Presenting: 2026 AIAA SciTech)

3. S. Smith, A. Kotler, J. Sprunger, S. Keene, A. Shack, J. Koller, K. Ahmed

    “MXOD Flight 1: Program & Experiment Overview” (Publishing: 2026 AIAA SciTech)

EXPERIENCE

PERL
Research Assistant
05/2024 – Present

MathWorks
MATLAB Student Ambassador
02/2025 – Present

Knights Experimental Rocketry
Chief Engineer | Liquid Development Program
8/2023 – ​Present

Mitsubishi Power Americas
Manufacturing Engineering Associate
2/2024 – ​8/2024

UCF Department of ​Mathematics
MAC2311 Undergraduate Learning Assistant
1/2023 – 2/2024

Indian Rocks Beach Chair Rental
Manger
5/2020 – ​5/2023

CERTIFICATIONS

MATLAB Onramp
Simulink Onramp

SolidWorks CAD Design Professional
Credential ID C-5BRFSK27MZ

Level-1 High Power Rocketry
Credential ID L1 Approver - 07076 West

Inventor Professional for Mechanical Design
AutoCAD Certified User