P.O.Patrick O’Leary

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Resume.

Mechanical design, simulation, and manufacturing.

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RESEARCH & ENGINEERING

Aug 2025 – Present

STAR Lab

Mechanical Design Research Assistant

Developing a spacecraft attitude-control testbed and integrating mechanical and electrical hardware.

Aug 2026 – Present

Solar Gators

CFD Analyst | Battery Thermal Management

Modeling battery-pack airflow and heat transfer to evaluate cooling performance and identify hot spots.

Sep 2026 – Present

Florida Rocket Lab

Vehicle Engineer

Designing rocket structures in SolidWorks, modeling 10,000-ft-class flight performance, and evaluating airbrake and recovery concepts.

Sep 2026 – Present

AIAA Student Conference Research

Undergraduate Researcher

Comparing straight-inlet, plenum, and Y-split cooling configurations with Dr. Siddharth S. Thakur.

Jan 2026 – May 2026

Design & Manufacturing Laboratory

Mechanical Design & Manufacturing Project

Designed an air-powered food slicer, created toleranced drawings, and machined and inspected air-engine components.

Jan 2026 – May 2026

Swamp Launch

Propulsion Design Engineer

Designed propellant-processing hardware in Fusion 360 with manufacturing and assembly constraints.

Sep 2022 – Mar 2023

Florida Atlantic University / OURI

Grant Researcher

Built an underwater ROV with camera hardware and an AI coral-classification system; awarded a $1,200 research grant.