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Maryland, United States

Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor support to the SAF/CDMX Mission Partner Capabilities Office (MPCO).Team Lead of 7 other senior professionals supporting the Acquisition Division.

Prince George'S County, Maryland, United States

Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor support to a DoD Program Management Office as a part of an ACAT II Special Access Program.Collateral duties included support to program Risk Management, system interfaces, mission utility (user stories, CONOPS) and site civil works.

Bridgewater, Virginia

Oversee ground and flight tests across multiple Army Fixed-Wing programs. Aircraft are commercially derived ISR platforms ranging from Part 23 twin turboprops to Part 25 business jets.

Bridgewater, Virginia

Fenwick, Wv

Program Lead Engineer-Led a small team to produce a de-icing system for a general aviation aircraft. Responsible for technical feasability study followed by subsystem design and testing with the system owners. Supervised A&P mechanics on first installation and led the flight test program. System has been awarded FAA approval. Flight Test Planner-Orchestrating the ground support and flight phases to certify replacement de-icing boots for specific aircraft. Coordinated with maintenance, consultants, and FAA to create test plans and make preparations. Heavily involved in the developement of technical reports for the FAA to prove substantiation, structural analysis, and flight test results. Designing minor mechanical and electrical components for installation on aircraft as flight test equipment. Verifying the suitability of mechanical test equipment through structural analysis. Flight Test Engineer-Managed data collection in aircraft of icing encounters and flight maneuvers. Aided Flight Test Analyst in directing maneuvers. Management of the aircraft weight and balance during flight program and developement of results reports leading to certification. Participated in 4 flight test programs with increasing responsibility.Engineering Intern Supervisor-Train incoming engineering interns and assign daily tasks throughout summer. Ensure that summer goals are acheived by each engineering intern.

Fenwick, West Virginia, United States

Elizabeth City, Nc

Support the rapid development and construction of a 380ft long optionally manned, ISR lighter-than-air-vehicle for the U.S. Air Force.Ground Support Equipment –Primary engineer interfacing with subcontracted design and construction of mobile mooring platform and ground power unit. Required specification of requirements, integration of mechanical components and management of schedules. Total equipment valued at roughly $1million.Tail Fin Test Rig – Detailed the design, orchestrated the construction and utilization of a system to structurally test the 25 ft tall airship tail fins. Required coordination between several mechanics, engineers and vendors, as well as presenting to government engineering representatives. Operations Engineering –Provided engineering support to the operations team regarding ground handling of airship. Performed feasability study of in-field engine replacement.

Lanham, Md

Operator for SBIRS satellite power supply unit environmental testing.Designed and built mechanical improvements to the computer racks used to test the SBIRS power supply units.Trending analysis of power supply unit behavior during testing.Created a database to calculate thermal resistance of electrical components used on mission hardware.

Glen Burnie, Md

Post flight data reduction of the ARAV-B sounding rocket used as radar target for AEGIS Ballistic Missile System on mission FTM-14.Designed an assembly fixture for the ARAV-B reentry vehicle.Designed and built a blast shield for ARAV-B Tail Fin testing.

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Lead a team in a semester long preliminary design of a transportion aircraft. Favorite topics were supersonic flow, rockets and orbital.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Participated in a senior project involving FCX Systems in Morgantown, WV. Redesigned the printed wire board cleaning station.