The Story & Achievements
As Treasurer for Villanova's CubeSat Satellite Team, I managed the financial infrastructure that enabled our projects to get off the ground—literally. Beyond the budget, I also took on an engineering leadership role, spearheading our data-gathering weather balloon project.
Leading the weather balloon initiative required cross-disciplinary collaboration. The balloon was designed to launch into the atmosphere to gather environmental data and capture POV imagery from high altitudes. I guided the team through designing the payload housing, ensuring our electronic data-gathering components were secured and operational during flight.
On the financial side, I managed the club's budget: projecting costs, balancing expenditures for specialized aerospace components, and planning expenses for events and launch logistics. Keeping the finances organized allowed both the weather balloon and the broader satellite development to progress without funding delays.
Key Financial & Engineering Roles
- Weather Balloon Lead: Directed the design, assembly, and launch of a high-altitude data-gathering weather balloon, capturing atmospheric data and aerial imagery.
- Financial Management & Budgeting: Served as Club Treasurer, planning costs, managing event expenses, and allocating budget for aerospace components to keep the team funded and operational.
- Design & Fabrication: Contributed to the physical builds using SolidWorks to model and 3D print structural prototypes, ensuring payload enclosures could withstand atmospheric conditions.
