Tristan Spearry | Portfolio

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I’m Tristan, an aerospace engineering graduate focused on hands-on design, test, and integration work. My background includes internship experience, high-powered rocketry leadership, and UAV development, with an emphasis on practical problem-solving and working within real constraints.

Through internships, leadership roles, and project work, I have developed strong skills in CAD, CFD, electronics, fabrication, and technical problem-solving. I have worked on everything from refining burner systems and modeling fluid behavior to designing flight-critical avionics and building drones for cinematic videography. I also have experience leading teams, managing engineering projects, and balancing performance with budget and deadline constraints.

My background combines technical experience with communication, reliability, and teamwork, and I am interested in applying those skills to opportunities in aerospace, UAVs, test engineering, and systems development.

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Strengths

Engineering Design Process Systems Engineering Inventor / Solidworks Ansys Electronic Hardware UAV Design High-Powered Rocketry Design Testing & Validation Media Production

See all my projects below! Feel free to inquire further about any of the projects, I am happy to discuss.

Rocketry

High-powered rocketry projects from consistent participation on the Kent State High Powered Rocket Team.

Valkyrie

IREC 2025–2026

I served as Project Manager for Valkyrie, a 10,000-foot high-powered rocket, coordinating technical development across the major subsystems and ensuring the team stayed aligned with mission requirements, integration milestones, safety, and schedule. With a driving deliverable of live onboard video, I also served as the Avionics Senior Engineer, leading the design, testing, and integration of the flight-critical avionics system, including redundancy, power management, thermal control, and deployment support through the active CO2 pulse-cooling system.

AvionicsTestingThermal Management

Andromeda

IREC 2024–2025

I served as President and Aerostructures liaison for Andromeda, helping organize team events, manage rocket system architecture, and assist in the composite assembly of the rocket.

Systems EngineeringLeadershipComposite Manufacturing

Solar Flare

2023–2024

I served as team Historian and as a hands-on member handling documentation, marketing, team logistics, and aerostructure assembly.

LeadershipDocumentationManufacturing

UAV

Unmanned aircraft projects with a focus on flight readiness, cost management, controls, and results.

X8 UAV

Heavy lift, redundancy, low cost

Through collaboration with team members, I designed, constructed, and successfully flight-tested an eight-motor unmanned aircraft. This project aimed to demonstrate heavy-lift drone architecture, robust motor configuration, and payload options including live onboard video.

Flight TestDrone ArchitectureIntegration

FPV Drones

Flight-ready, reliable systems

Designed and built FPV drones for cinematic videography with an engineering-first approach, balancing performance, reliability, and cost. My work included high-speed five-inch builds capable of around 80 mph for dynamic outdoor shots, as well as cinewhoops optimized for safe, smooth indoor flythroughs and controlled filming environments.

Part 107SystemsReliability

Spear Films

Videography company specializing in aerial and dynamic imagery for realestate, small buisness owners, and live performances.

As sole proprietor of Spear Films, I marketed my services, conversed with clients to understand their needs, and delivered a final video product with the project budget. To do so I combined aerial drone, FPV drone, and handheld filming techniques.

Client CollaborationDeadline ManagementTechnology

Miscellaneous

Burner Iterative Design

Selas Heat Technology

At Selas Heat Technology, I tested and refined burner designs through iterative experimentation to support cost-reduction goals. I also modeled fluid mixtures in burner systems, compared simulation results with experimental data, and shared findings through technical drawings, reports, and test summaries.

CADPrototypeTesting

Microphone Design

In Progress Project

Designed a low-cost, portable microphone system for a drums and guitar amps using off-the-shelf microphone capsules, with a focus on making the setup simple, easy to use, and practical for everyday recording or live use.

AcousticsElectronicsIteration

Sine Caterva

Three-piece Northeast Ohio performing band

Cofounded Sine Caterva from both a leadership and engineering standpoint by managing live sound wiring, coordinating device setup and maintenance, and organizing a dozen shows with venues over a six-month period on top of contributing to musical creativity.

CreativeTeamworkCommunication

Contact

Tristan Spearry — taspearry@gmail.com — 216-952-2867 — Currently based in Northeast Ohio