Designed and performed stress analysis on jet engine hardware, including brackets, tubes, tube-hoses and manifolds.Coordinated testing and certification of FAR 33 hardwareDeveloped and implemented new design and manufacturing process for PTFE, metallic reinforced hoses, increasing product capabilities and reducing manufacturing cost of all new product designsManaged and trained team of ten engineering contractorsDeveloped new processes for transfer and conversion of CAD models between suppliers and customers, reducing process time and increasing productivityManaged digital mockup of CAD model database Led Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma projects that resulted in reduced product costs and increased productivity

Used shock tubes and gas chromatographs to study the chemical properties of Heptane as part of a research project to identify the ignition delay of Heptane at various pressures and fuel/oxygen ratiosDesigned and installed special equipment for shock tubes to allow for the use of fiber optic, optical sensors as a means of detecting ignition in test samples.

Led project team to install/rebuild engine dynamometer in the mechanical engineering labFabricated work station for dynamometer operationDesigned and machined custom engine mounting apparatus to test various enginesDeveloped manual for dynamometer operation

Fabricated custom equipment for machine shop and county vehicles