alejandro d. rincón
Operations Analysis Intern at The Aerospace Corporation
incoming summer 2022 intern nasa jpl
lifelong learner passion impacting others , currently senior university texas austin pursuing bachelor 's degree aerospace engineering ( space track ) . finding truth , beauty , goodness every task undertake something strive , impacting others meaningful way element hope carry future career . strike conversation percussive art , fútbol , ornithology !
The Aerospace Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-aerospace-corporation
Operations Analysis Intern
•Created orbital debris visualizations for a presentation to the U.S. Department of Commerce and discovered errors in provided two-line element sets
•Maintained clear communication with customer throughout quick-turn edits and updates
•Was exposed to collision avoidance and orbital debris analysis programs
•Received an “Exceeded Expectations” qualification from manager during Performance Review
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The University of Texas at Austin
https://www.linkedin.com/company/theuniversityoftexasataustin-
Undergraduate Student Researcher
•Worked on aerospace engineering project involving spherical harmonics, gravity fields, and Hilbert curves on the MATLAB platform under space environmentalist Dr. Moriba Jah
•Designated as a JUMP URI Scholar under the Semiconductor Research Company
Texas Research Experience (TREX) Program
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Texas Rocket Engineering Lab
https://www.linkedin.com/company/texas-rocket-engineering-lab
Recovery Systems Engineer
•Collaborated with a team to design and analyze a rocket nosecone and recovery systems for the Texas Rocket Engineering Lab’s current project, a 30ft tall rocket to reach the Kármán Line
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Longhorn Rocketry Association
https://www.linkedin.com/company/longhorn-rocketry-association
Certification Group Build Lead
•Teaches High Power Rocket fabrication to incoming students for L1 Certification through the Tripoli Rocketry Association
•Constructed own fiberglass I Range Motor Rocket for Level 1 Certification with apogee estimated at 2000 feet
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Chick-fil-A-Franchise
https://www.linkedin.com/company/chick-fil-a-franchise
Team Member
•Instant hire at interview
•Asks questions in order to fulfill tasks correctly and efficiently
•Handles high stress multitasking and during store-record setting hours
•Average about 20 hours per week
503 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701
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Chick-fil-A-Franchise
https://www.linkedin.com/company/chick-fil-a-franchise
Team Member
•Instant hire after interview
•Part time summer job averaging about 25 hours per week
6895 Highway 6 S Houston, Texas 77083
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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nasa
Project Manager, Lucy Student Pipeline and Accelerator Competency Enabler (LSPACE) Academy
•Submitted a 7 page Proposal focusing on defining an approach to better understand shape memory alloy actuator hysteresis for active mechanical-counter-pressure compression garments
•Received weekly direct professional development from Arizona State University Staff and NASA Marshal Chief Technologist John Dankanich and learned about NASA Technology Roadmaps and the proposal review process
•Worked in a 100% virtual and multi-collegiate team and organized/delegated tasks as part of a leadership core
•Took on a Primary Reviewer role in a 5 hour session with a NASA Scientist to evaluate other teams’ proposals
Proposal Academy
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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nasa
Manufacturing/Design Lead, Lucy Student Pipeline and Accelerator Competency Enabler (LSPACE) Academy
•Designed a self-up righting lander that could enable Carbon-13 isotope analysis via an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer on the Martian surface under dimension and budget requirements
•Created a 39 page Preliminary Design Review about the project’s evolution, design, activity plan, and scientific objectives to turn into for evaluation to the NASA Lucy Team.
•Remained on a three person virtual and cross-discipline team and completed the necessary work for a team of nine
Mission Concept Academy
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Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Bachelor of Science
The University of Texas at Austin
https://www.linkedin.com/school/theuniversityoftexasataustin-/
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Texas Core Curriculum, Summer Classes
Houston Community College
https://www.linkedin.com/school/houston-community-college/
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STEM Endorsments
High School Diploma
William B Travis High School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/william-b-travis-high-school/
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics National Member
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Tripoli Rocketry Association
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Campus Based Family Life
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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers National Member
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JUMP Undergraduate Research Initiative Scholar
Texas Research Experience (TREX) Program / Semiconductor Research Corporation
•Awarded through the Texas Research Experience (TREX) program at The University of Texas at Austin's Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program for participating in research the 2020-2021 school year
Texas Space Grant Consortium STEM Scholarship
Texas Space Grant Consortium / NASA
•1 of 21 awards from a state-wide pool of applicants
•Awarded for exhibiting leadership qualities, excellence in academics, and participation STEM Projects
Millennium Engineering and Integration Company Scholarship
UT Austin Equal Opportunity in Engineering
•Awarded to support travel abroad with participation in the EOE Career Development and Leadership Seminars
Dr. Hans M. Mark Scholar; Endowment in Engineering Honors
Cockrell School of Engineering
•Highest award possible from UT Aerospace Department; given to only 2 students for each incoming Aerospace Engineering class
2017-18 National Hispanic Scholar
College Board
•Awarded to approximately the top 2% of Hispanic/Latino juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT across the United States per year for extraordinary academic achievement
SHPE Graduating High School Senior Scholarship Recipient
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
•1 of 22 from national pool of applicants
HSF Scholar
Hispanic Scholarship Foundation
•Merit-based distinction from a national pool of applicants
Longhorn Awakening
Executive Director
•Figureheads and coordinates a 250 person program composing of 8 separate teams
•Communicates and implements program vision, values, and mission
•Delegates roles and responsibilities down a hierarchical leadership structure
•Prepares a speaker team to give 8 separate keynote talks after having already delivered own
STRONG Retreat Team
Vice President
•Leads a 30 member cohort that puts on high school retreats in the Austin, TX
L1 High Power Rocketry Certification
Tripoli Rocketry Association
Ethics in Ministry Certifications
Archdiocese of Austin, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-saenz
Nicolas Saenz
Systems Integration and Test Engineer at Lockheed Martin
San Diego, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-salinas-341011224
Jennifer Salinas
Student at The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julissa-moreno-b4a637181
Julissa Moreno
Human Development and Family Sciences student at the University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fehintola-mom-6462178
Fehintola Mom
Professor at UT austin
Austin, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frances-cisneros-1729841a5
Frances Cisneros
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Austin, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-low-11ab35144
Sarah Low
Undergraduate Tutor at The University of Texas at Austin
Coppell, TX
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Blanca Esther Espinoza Beltrán
Student at Del Valle High School
Del Valle, TX
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Seth Mchenry
student at Del Valle High School
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlene-villanueva-371635173
Marlene Villanueva
Student at Del Valle High School
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bianca-bailon-653943203
Bianca Bailon
Customer Service Representative at Empire Today
El Paso, TX
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Hank Freeman
Sales Process Specialist
Austin, TX
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Alexis Verastegui
Student at Del Valle High School
Austin, TX
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Josue Contreras
Customer Service Representative at Family Dollar
El Paso, TX
https://au.linkedin.com/in/sally-carter-343143171
Sally Carter
Owner at Unlock Your Limits
Greater Sydney Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/collin-mccullough
Collin McCullough
Student Technician at Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaiprasadh
Jai Prasadh
Tutor at The University of Texas
Austin, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-marmolejo-16a40a147
Magdalena marmolejo
Student at Del Valle High School
Del Valle, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinafu1
Christina Fu
Recent Mechanical Engineering Graduate
Houston, TX
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University Catholic Center Alumni
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12450606
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L'SPACE Academy Alumni
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UT Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
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Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program
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