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ALEX DROZDA

Bellwood,NE

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanical Engineer

Cislune
Alhambra, CA
10.2022 - Current
  • Pursued leads and developed technological groundwork for a new commercialization opportunity
  • Led mechanical design on a novel lunar mining technology
  • Developed initial model to simulate lunar operations, in collaboration with a number of university researchers as part of a NASA STTR grant

SGAC Events Volunteer

Space Generation Advisory Council
Vienna, Austria
01.2019 - Current
  • Led breakout sessions and completed summaries of proceedings to be sent to executive members for SGFF 2023 and 2024 while part of Delegates and Logistics teams, respectively
  • Led comms program for 2020 End-Of-Year Party, as well as SGFF 2020
  • Led on-site management for the 2019 SGAC Young Professionals Workshop at ISS-R&D

Project Engineer

Breeza Industrial
Utica, NE
04.2022 - 09.2023
  • Designed, estimated, and delivered orders for custom products and devices
  • Developed an automated system in Visual Basic for automating the estimation and quoting process, reducing turnaround time by 30%
  • Connected with a new customer base in an untapped industry sector with $1M contract opportunities; significantly higher than the company's average contracts

Teacher/House Father

St. Martin's Academy
Fort Scott, KS
09.2020 - 12.2021
  • Developed a new outdoor learning program and planned and implemented improvements to facilities, while teaching and connecting with and preparing students for college

R&D Project Manager

BSE-PIE Laboratory
Lincoln, NE
08.2018 - 08.2020
  • Managed a lab as a pseudo-startup, taking it from one project and two student employees, to seven projects, eleven student employees, and financially self-sustaining
  • Advertised and pursued potential leads, working with customers to understand needs and develop appropriate solutions, finding solutions to legal challenges related to university development of novel solutions

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Masten Space Systems, Inc.
Mojave, CA
09.2016 - 12.2016
  • Developed an inexpensive apparatus for testing the fluid flow rates in liquid bi-propellant igniter plumbing, worked as ground crew during flight and engine testing

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Robotics

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
05.2016

Associate of Science - Mathematics and Physics

Central Community College
2011

Skills

  • Proficient with Solidworks; have used AutoCAD, ANSYS, Altium, and Project Chrono
  • Experience with C++, Python, Arduino, VBA, and some ROS
  • Adept at informal project management and systems engineering
  • Experienced in networking and team building

Affiliations

- Member of SGAC Delegation to 66th Session of UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

- EdX Online Courses- Current: Engineering Simulations and Space Mission Design, Completed: 2014 Solar Energy, 2022 Model-Based Systems Engineering

Timeline

Mechanical Engineer

Cislune
10.2022 - Current

Project Engineer

Breeza Industrial
04.2022 - 09.2023

Teacher/House Father

St. Martin's Academy
09.2020 - 12.2021

SGAC Events Volunteer

Space Generation Advisory Council
01.2019 - Current

R&D Project Manager

BSE-PIE Laboratory
08.2018 - 08.2020

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Masten Space Systems, Inc.
09.2016 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Robotics

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Associate of Science - Mathematics and Physics

Central Community College

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