James Mavo

Engineer, Designer, Artist.

San Francisco, CA.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

Present

Master of Science in Computer Science (Concentration: Human Computer Interaction)

Human-Computer InteractionMachine Learning for TradingCognitive ScienceKnowledge-Based AI-Cognitive SystemsDesigning and Building User InterfacesSoftware Development ProcessMobile and Ubiquitous ComputingComputer GraphicsComputer AnimationVideo Game DesignHealth Informatics

Florida Polytechnic University

2014 - 2019

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Unique Nanoscale Phenomena and InterfacesThermodynamicsCircuitsMechanics of MaterialsStructure and Properties of MaterialsMechatronicsProbability and StatisticsFEAInstrumentation and CharacterizationEngineering & Technology Project ManagementStaticsFluid MechanicsDynamicsDifferential EquationsHeat TransferOperations ResearchDesign and Analysis of Machine Components Design 1 & 2Programming 1 & 2

Experience

Materials Engineer

Present

Materials and Processing Laboratory

Currently working on the development of Nondestructive Evaluation and Damage Tolerance technologies for Additive Manufacturing methods.

3D Printing3D CADMachine LearningIn-Situ MonitoringComputed Tomography (CT)X-RayUltrasoundThermographyProject ManagementImage Analysis

Materials Engineer

2019 - 2021

Materials and Processing Laborartory

Member of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, collaborating with spaceflight partners to assess fracture control risks for crewed missions to the ISS. Conducted mechanical testing and Nondestructive Evaluation on materials systems in support of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). Served as lead and team member for Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews of various SLS elements.

Material FabricationSystems EngineeringMechanical TestingMicroscopyMetallographyStatistical AnalysisFracture Mechanics

Design Engineer Intern

2019

Human Factors Engineering Team

Designed and prototyped interfaces for missions beyond low Earth orbit in Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) Deep Space Habitat mockup. Responsible for the design and fabrication of the main deck portside of the habitat, which included four independent laboratories and a window viewing area. Created technical drawings and CAD models in SolidWorks and CREO and fabricated prototypes in MSFC's in-house machine shop. Prototypes were evaluated against human factors engineering principles, assessing ergonomics, usability, and safety.

3D CADPrototypingFabricationHuman Factors EngineeringVirtual Reality (VR)

Full Resume

Skills

Speaking Engagements

James Mavo, Machine Learning Techniques for Processing In-Situ Monitoring Data and Correlation of Indications to Final Part, NASA, ICAM 2023, Washington DC