Open to finance and data analyst roles · January 2027
Civilian accounting clerk for the Department of the Air Force, finishing a B.S. in Financial Technology at NJIT in December 2026.
My work is checking that transactions match their paperwork. Alongside it I am learning data, security and software. What I most want to understand is how government runs its largest systems, and space operations above all: GPS, satellite communications and launch.
What I do
As a civilian accounting clerk for the Department of the Air Force, I check that transactions match their paperwork, and trace the ones that do not back to the cause.
What I’m learning
I use Python in Anaconda and SQL in MySQL for coursework. Cybersecurity, AI and software are areas I am still learning.
What interests me
GPS, satellite communications and launch are many parts working as one system, paid for with public money. That is why systems engineering interests me.
What I’ve built
Each is live, with its source public and a write-up that covers how it works and where it falls short.
Day to day
In progress
# How long does a GPS satellite take to circle the Earth?import numpy as np MU = 398_600.4418 # Earth’s gravitational parameter, km³/s²a = 26_560 # orbit radius from Earth’s center, km period = 2 * np.pi * np.sqrt(a**3 / MU)print(f"{period / 3600:.2f} hours")11.97 hours-- Which orbits hold the most active satellites?SELECT orbit_class, COUNT(*) AS satellitesFROM satellitesWHERE status = 'active'GROUP BY orbit_classORDER BY satellites DESC;
What interests me
GPS, satellite communications and launch each depend on spacecraft, ground stations, software and people working together, and each is paid for through public budgets. Those are the systems I want to understand.
The Midwestern United States at night, from the International Space Station. Photo: NASA
Why systems engineering
GPS is the clearest example of what interests me. A phone can find its position only because satellites, ground stations and receivers all do their part.
Figures from GPS.gov and the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center.
Drawn to scale: the orbit is about 4.2 times the Earth’s radius.
The satellites, each broadcasting its position and the time.
Pictured: a NASA relay satellite after release from the Space Shuttle, 1991. Photo: NASA
Ground stations that track the satellites and send up corrections.
Pictured: a NASA Deep Space Network antenna in Spain. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
# How long does a GPS satellite take to circle the Earth?import numpy as np MU = 398_600.4418 # Earth’s gravitational parameter, km³/s²a = 26_560 # orbit radius from Earth’s center, km period = 2 * np.pi * np.sqrt(a**3 / MU)print(f"{period / 3600:.2f} hours")11.97 hoursReceivers, and the software that turns four signals into a position.
Pictured: an illustration in Python, working out how long one GPS orbit takes.
Four web applications I built to practice. Pick one to read how it works.
Available January 2027
I am most interested in government, defense and aerospace. New York or New Jersey is my preference, and I am open to relocation.
A night launch from Kennedy Space Center, January 2025. Photo: NASA/Frank Michaux
