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Greater San Diego Area

• Manage budget, schedule, and resource loading for all Aftermarket fire, lightning, and structural testing• Generate testing documentation (test plans, fabrication plannings, test reports, etc.) with input from Reliability & Safety, the test lab, and Aftermarket• Oversee specimen creation in the R&D lab & coordinate with external suppliers, as required.

Greater San Diego Area

• [On-site contractor]• Analyzed composite and metal defects or potential repairs to defects and generated documentation evaluating static and fatigue failure modes to regulatory and customer structural and cosmetic requirements.• Created tools using Excel and Access databases to be used by other stress engineers to evaluate (mainly composite) defects for all static and fatigue flight conditions and mechanical and/or thermal load cases

Greater San Diego Area

• [On-site contractor]• Efficiently coordinate in-house and off-shore stress and design validation analyses of a variety of nacelle and thrust reverser component and assembly defect repairs to meet customer production and quality demands• Create and compile necessary files detailing defect concessions for submission to customer• Generate weekly metrics to evaluate team performance for management

San Diego, Ca

• [On-site contractor]• Drive communication between the project, build, and test teams to understand potential root cause of failures found in development testing, coordinate resolutions, and document engineering justification (FRACAS)• Manage program budget and integrated master schedule using Microsoft Project to ensure resource allocation and budgeted funds are sufficient to meet critical path• Coordinate procurement and rework of necessary hardware and instrumentation with the… Show more • [On-site contractor]• Drive communication between the project, build, and test teams to understand potential root cause of failures found in development testing, coordinate resolutions, and document engineering justification (FRACAS)• Manage program budget and integrated master schedule using Microsoft Project to ensure resource allocation and budgeted funds are sufficient to meet critical path• Coordinate procurement and rework of necessary hardware and instrumentation with the functional groups, test team, and buyers, generate engineering instructions for suppliers and the build team, and maintain cost and timing for engine development and qualification tests• Create and track engineering changes as required Show less

Dearborn, Mi

Global Core Structures Engineer - (February 2014 - May 2014)• Re-designed fender and baffle assemblies to meet European low speed damageability requirement• Test trials: joint fastener torque validation, hood margin & flushness A-to-B prove-outs, hood slam, hood pedestrian protectionGlobal Core Seat Systems Engineer - Seat Comfort(October 2013 - January 2014)• Owned occupant comfort attribute on multiple programs• Led multiple projects focused on reducing… Show more Global Core Structures Engineer - (February 2014 - May 2014)• Re-designed fender and baffle assemblies to meet European low speed damageability requirement• Test trials: joint fastener torque validation, hood margin & flushness A-to-B prove-outs, hood slam, hood pedestrian protectionGlobal Core Seat Systems Engineer - Seat Comfort(October 2013 - January 2014)• Owned occupant comfort attribute on multiple programs• Led multiple projects focused on reducing necessity for physical testing and seat comfort standards Global Core Vehicle Crash Safety Engineer - Occupant Restraint(May 2013 - September 2013)• Planned, prepped, and oversaw component, sled, and barrier side impact tests and analyzed accelerometer data to quantify the functionality of side, head, and curtain airbags, door trim stiffness, and occupant response in each of the global test modes• Provided design suggestions to seat, seat belt, air bag, and door trim D&R engineers to reach program "-star" goals.• Managed frontal, side, and rear critical paths to meet vehicle program timingQuality Engineer - Failure Mode Avoidance(January 2013 - May 2013)• Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis: Coached and assisted forward model program engineering teams in determining potential design failure modes and applying appropriate design countermeasures and process detection methods to prevent issue recurrence.Design and Release Engineer - Body Mechanisms(January 2012 - January 2013)• Coordinated with OEM suppliers to optimize the design and packaging of inside and outside handles, hood, liftgate, and door latches and strikers, and locksets for multiple vehicles to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), styling, and ergonomic standards.• Maintained alignment with program management, finance, and purchasing on product costs vs. targets before releasing to production. Show less

Sangilo Village, Karonga District, Republic Of Malawi

- Worked through University of Dayton's Engineers for Technical, Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning (ETHOS) program- Designed and built 17m x 10m two-room brick school for Bawa Orphan Care Centre, equipped with 80cm deep foundation and pillars to support 5 wooden trusses and corrugated iron sheet roofing- Troubleshot water pump: cleaned kerosene tank, replaced fuel lines, removed and cleaned carburetor, created easy-to-understand operation manual for locals- Designed and… Show more - Worked through University of Dayton's Engineers for Technical, Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning (ETHOS) program- Designed and built 17m x 10m two-room brick school for Bawa Orphan Care Centre, equipped with 80cm deep foundation and pillars to support 5 wooden trusses and corrugated iron sheet roofing- Troubleshot water pump: cleaned kerosene tank, replaced fuel lines, removed and cleaned carburetor, created easy-to-understand operation manual for locals- Designed and constructed two brick multi-pot rocket stoves, one of which doubles as an oven or food-warmer as well, to reduce wood consumption and eliminate harmful smoke Show less

Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India

- Worked through University of Dayton's Engineers for Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning (ETHOS) program- Performed research on three stone fires, single- and double-pot rocket stoves- Created a double-pot rocket stove with a fan prototype - increased oxygen and thus combustion, while increasing the draft air flow, the thermal efficiency by 8% (compared to three stone fire), and reducing CO and PM emissions- Redesigned solar wood and charcoal dryer, which… Show more - Worked through University of Dayton's Engineers for Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning (ETHOS) program- Performed research on three stone fires, single- and double-pot rocket stoves- Created a double-pot rocket stove with a fan prototype - increased oxygen and thus combustion, while increasing the draft air flow, the thermal efficiency by 8% (compared to three stone fire), and reducing CO and PM emissions- Redesigned solar wood and charcoal dryer, which reduced wood moisture content from 25% to 14% in 24 hours- All work was done with limited tools and electricity- Worked successfully through language barrier while attempting to learn French and Tamil to better communicate with co-workers Show less

Eaton, Ohio

- Gathered information and created a full tooling database using Microsoft Excel- Tested a CNC wire electric discharge machine (EDM) for everyday use, presented test data to company president, head engineers- Worked directly with engineering consultant in a week-long Kaizen event, which reduced the time to perform a crucial process by 30%, saving on future materials and labor costs- Designed in AutoCAD, programmed from .dxf files, and cut various parts on water jet- Learned… Show more - Gathered information and created a full tooling database using Microsoft Excel- Tested a CNC wire electric discharge machine (EDM) for everyday use, presented test data to company president, head engineers- Worked directly with engineering consultant in a week-long Kaizen event, which reduced the time to perform a crucial process by 30%, saving on future materials and labor costs- Designed in AutoCAD, programmed from .dxf files, and cut various parts on water jet- Learned firsthand from machinist about lathes, custom metal dies Show less

Fairfield, Ohio

- Worked directly with resin-catalyst lead times on fiberglass-resin infusions, manual resin application, and tape-winding - Teamed with a few co-ops to manufacture and assemble an electronic warfare enclosure prototype- Worked on various adhesives ratios and strategies of application to bond large fiberglass panels- Performed flexural and tensile tests on products to send reports to customers- Drafted and nested parts in AutoCAD to reduce material waste after water cutter-… Show more - Worked directly with resin-catalyst lead times on fiberglass-resin infusions, manual resin application, and tape-winding - Teamed with a few co-ops to manufacture and assemble an electronic warfare enclosure prototype- Worked on various adhesives ratios and strategies of application to bond large fiberglass panels- Performed flexural and tensile tests on products to send reports to customers- Drafted and nested parts in AutoCAD to reduce material waste after water cutter- Quality Assurance: Inspected finished products for cracks, incorrect thicknesses, and hot spots Show less

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Men's Club Water Polo, Engineers for Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service Learning(ETHOS), ETHOS.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Marianist Universities Domestic Exchange Program (Spring 2009 semester)