DBF UT Dallas
Gabriela Castañeda is a skilled manufacturing engineer currently employed at Bell Flight, where notable achievements include refining rotor blade fabrication plans, identifying cost-saving laser engraving solutions, and conducting root cause analyses. With a strong commitment to leadership, Gabriela also serves as the AIAA Comet Aviation Director, managing a team of over 50 engineers and ensuring project progress through effective collaboration and deadline enforcement. Previous roles include leading the Design/Build/Fly mechanics team and serving as a server at Babe's Chicken Dinner House, where customer service skills were honed. Gabriela holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas, expected in May 2025.
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DBF UT Dallas
Design Build Fly (DBF) is an international aeronautical design competition hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Every year, over one hundred university teams participate to design, build, and fly a large remote-controlled aircraft to perform three flight missions and one ground mission. At the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), we are an interdisciplinary team of aspiring aerospace engineers tasked with producing an aircraft to represent the school at the competition. We provide hands-on, technical experiences by combining aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, and other engineering processes into a competitive design project.