• Proficient in all aspects of Flight and Ground Testing, including performance, stability, control, material testing, stress analysis, fatigue, fracture propagation, damage tolerance, and lifespan prediction.• Regular liaison with FAA offices, ensuring alignment in test planning, execution, and reporting as per FAA regulations and airworthiness standards (14 CFR 21 thru 29).• Experienced in designing and implementing FAA procedures for assessing aircraft Flight Loads using wireless strain and inertial GNSS sensors, as well as Flight Performance and Stability and Control factors.• Proficient in developing flight performance and ground test data collection and analysis algorithms, using tools such as MATLAB, Excel VBA, Python, and LabVIEW.• Proven ability to prepare and submit FAA-approved test result reports and flight manual supplements, with 5 approved supplements to date.• Actively involved in composite rotor blade design, testing, tooling, and authoring manufacturing process specifications for aircraft components.• Expertise in conducting static and dynamic stress, fatigue, and fracture propagation tests on composite rotor blades, aircraft structures, and advanced components.• Effectively increased the predicted retirement time of a composite rotor blade from 10,000 flight hours to a condition-dependent timeframe.• Proficient in a variety of data collection tools and sensors, including load cells, strain gauges, proximity sensors, pitot-static systems, piezoelectric, and pneumatic sensors.• Skilled in SolidWorks for the design of components/assemblies and stress/fatigue FEA, providing comprehensive support for new metallic and composite components.