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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Air Dominance - Flight Engineering Capability - Phantom WorksProvide aerodynamic design, analysis, testing, integration & demonstration of advanced air dominance platforms in the areas of aerodynamic performance, stability and control, and weapon separation.Leadership Activities:• Technical Lead Engineer for Phantom Works Fixed Wing wind-tunnel test and evaluation efforts, responsible for training, advising, assisting and checking the work of engineers both Junior and Senior in wind tunnel test and evaluation methods, techniques, planning & execution.• Responsible for a Wind tunnel test & evaluation program that leverages modern advances in CFD & novel test techniques to increase data quality & robustness while reducing cost and accelerating schedule to first flight to be significantly less than legacy programs such as the F-22 Raptor (43,889 Occupancy Hours), F-35 Lighting (49,984 Occupancy Hours) or the F-15 Eagle (22,188 Occupancy Hours).• Advanced design consultant for Phantom Works Fixed Wing new development programs, focusing on test & evaluation program development• Lead stability and control engineer for an advanced concept development center

Falls Church, Va, Us

Aerospace Systems - Systems Integration, Test & Evaluation - StrikeProvided design, fabrication, instrumentation, data acquisition, reduction and quality assurance support for all EMD to CDR wind tunnel test and evaluation efforts for the B-21 Raider Long Range Strike program, secondary support to F/A-XX and F-XX concept development wind tunnel tests. Projects included but were not limited to captive trajectory, performance, stability & control, parametrics and icing wind tunnel test and evaluation efforts as well as full scale integrated inlet and exhaust ground test and evaluation efforts. Leadership Activities:• Team leader of test crews at Northrop Grumman's own tunnels & off-site facilities throughout the U.S• Responsible for test facility coordination, setup, execution, data acquisition/reduction, schedule & budget in support of aerodynamic database development and verification efforts for a multi-billion dollar program.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Aerospace Systems - Vehicle Engineering - Military Aircraft SystemsProvided structural engineering Material Review Board support for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye full rate production line & depot level Over & Above structural engineering support for the F-5N/F Tiger II modification and overhaul phase depot maintenance programsLeadership Activities:• Active member & innovation chair in an employee resource group in which STEM & community outreach was a focus.• Provided training and guidance to summer interns in Liaison Engineering and mentor/speaker to elementary, middle school & high school students.• Hand selected engineering lead on (2) focus teams to remove work stoppages, increase build efficiency and bring touch labor within cost & performance constraints.Notable Awards:• 2016 Modern Day Technology Leader - Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA)

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Repair Division - Military SystemsProvided Depot level Over & Above structural engineering support for the F-18 Legacy series flight control surfaces, engine bay doors, inner & outer wings. Secondary focus on flight control surfaces, inlets, cowls, reversers & radomes across most large commercial transport platforms including DC-10, MD-10, MD-11, MD-80, A300, A310, A300-600, A318-321, A330-340, B727, B737 CL and NG, B747, B757, B767, and B777. Additional experience with B707 to E3 Wingtip & Door conversions for Air Force spares,Leadership Activities:• NORDAM’s Military Engineering representative when traveling for various meetings and conferences across the U.S.

Washington, Dc, Us

Platoon Leaders Course - Officer Candidate SchoolAttended (10) week pre-commissioning program designed to screen & evaluate leadership potential for the United States Marine Corps under an Naval Flight Officer Contract"The mission of Officer Candidates School is to educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled, challenging, and chaotic environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer."

Experimental Flight TestProvided developmental air vehicle flight test & envelope expansion support for the Citation CJ4 fixed wing business jet.Leadership Activities: • Served as in-flight & mission control room engineer making real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness during envelope expansion flight tests.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Provided Depot Level Airframe & Systems Engineering support for American Airlines B767 & B777 wide body fleets.

Master Of Science, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering