Tim Drake

Relevant Experience

Senior Design Project – St. Louis, MO August 2023 – Present
Project Manager

• Lead the design, build, test, and launch of airbrake control system
• Built closed loop controller that extends AIRBRAKEs based on real-time atmospheric data
• Oversee the testing of optimal AIRBRAKE shape and position using various CFD simulations
• Manage project deadlines and responsibilities

AirCRAFT Lab Flight Testing – St. Louis, MO June 2023 – Present
Student Worker

• Personally configured 20 desktop (80 nodes) Linux cluster enabling parallel processing of various CFD simulations
• Developed a user-friendly environment to simulate 3D models using OpenFOAM
• Published user guide documentation for cluster
• Train drone recognition from live video on an 80-node computer cluster
• Constructed modular drone obstacle course structures from blueprints
• Proficient use of machines such as a mill, water jet, and table saw
• Managed budget and specified supplies

Saint Louis University Rocket Propulsion Lab – St. Louis, MO April 2022 – Present
President

• Revived designing, researching, and building high power rocket for Spaceport America competition
• Spearheaded recruitment effort that increased student participation by 300%
• Manufactured custom carbon fiber rocket airframes in lab applying industry used winding techniques
• Educate members on basic rocketry concepts and hands-on rocket manufacture techniques
• Facilitated the construction and launch of Level 1 HPR rocket kits for all members of the Rocket Propulsion Lab
• Managed $7500 budget lab supplies and purchases
• Created a CFD environment to simulate the behavior of rockets in-flight

Specialized Skills

Conference Publications

American Society for Engineering Education (2024 Conference)

• Student Rocketry – Out of Class Learning Experiences from a Year-Long Capstone Project at University

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2024 Conference)

• Project RADARS Rocket Altitude Determination and Response System

Certificates and Affiliations