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Herndon, Va

SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES ANALYSIS (2500+ hours)Created and maintained spacecraft system-level and component-level finite element models through multiple design iterations. Created and integrated component reduced-order models (a.k.a. superelements, Hurty/Craig-Bampton models). Performed structural analyses including linear static, nonlinear static, random vibration, transient, buckling, and thermal expansion. Failure analyses including metallic stress, composite stress, bolted joint, stability, and fatigue. GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ANALYSIS (1500+ hours)Finite element modeling and analysis of over thirty unique mechanical fixtures for spacecraft integration and testing. Varying analysis types including linear static, nonlinear static, buckling, sine, random, and transient. Failure analyses including stress, bolted joint, welded joint, and stability.AIR VEHICLE ANALYSIS (500+ hours)Structural/aeroelastic modeling and analysis for several DoD and commercial programs. Varying analysis types including aircraft flutter, divergence, loads, test-model correlation & model updating, and analysis-driven structural design.

Eglin Afb

30+ FLUTTER FLIGHT TESTS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾10+ missions as lead flutter flight test engineer – maintaining direct contact with the test pilot, supervising real-time data analysis, clearing the pilot through the test point progression, and refining test point requirements based on real-time results20+ missions as flutter flight test discipline engineer – monitoring and recording real-time dataCOMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Maintained and developed environments for execution of exhaustive aeroelastic analysis – proposed postprocessing and data storage modifications that resulted in 66% to 80% runtime reductions for USAF SEEK EAGLE Office production flutter analysisAdapted finite element and aeroelastic models for F-16, A-10, and F-35 aircraft for new carriage equipmentPrototyped advanced reduced-order modeling techniques that result in order-of-magnitude runtime reductions for aeroelastic analysisCERTIFICATION‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾30+ aircraft-store certification or flight clearance products written or reviewed – the products recommend hundreds of thousands of aircraft-store permutations for clearance or certification

Blacksburg, Va

AEROELASTIC SCALED MODEL DESIGN‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Developed methodologies for design and optimization of aeroelastically scaled aircraft that account for geometric nonlinearity. The methodologies relied heavily on gradient-based structural optimization. NONLINEAR TRANSIENT GUST ANALYSIS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Modified a state of the art research code for aeroelasticity to enable nonlinear transient gust response analysis with spatial gust field definition. Used the transient analysis capability to evaluate quasi-static Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR, or CFR) certification methods applied to highly flexible aircraft.

Wichita, Kansas

Worked in the earliest phase of aircraft design. Produced preliminary airframe models and aircraft three-view drawings using CATIA. Contributed to the development of prototype wingtip extensions (marketed as winglets) for the Citation Sovereign+. The wingtip modification enabled the updated Citation Sovereign to meet performance goals, which helped the product shift to a more competitive market position.

Blacksburg, Va

Developed the algorithm and prototype code for a propeller blade element analysis software application. The work was ultimately packaged with a commercial aircraft design suite and delivered to customers.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering