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Los Angeles, California, United States

- Type-rated and qualified on CRJ-200/700/900 aircraft (CL-65).- Pilot In Command of Part 121 scheduled domestic and international passenger operation.- Provide team leadership for flight crew members to ensure safe and on-time operation.- Maintain currency and operational compliance with FAA and company standards, and manage flight deck duties and responsibilities. - Proficient in RNAV, GPS, CRM, CAT II, EFIS/FMS automation.

Victorville, Ca

- Act as flight crew member on Boeing 747-100 aircraft for GE Aviation flight test operations.- FAA certified turbojet flight engineer rated for 747 classic aircraft.

Victorville, Ca

- Lead flight test campaigns for multiple commercial engine development programs for GE Aviation, its partners, and airframe customers.- Act as test director for flight test missions onboard GE’s two experimental B747 flying test bed aircraft. Lead preflight and post flight briefings, coordinate communications between flight crew and onboard test monitors, and manage the overall test execution of the flight.- Prepare flight test cards and organize program objectives over multiple flights and durations. Arrange testing to maximize test efficiency and maintain schedule requirements for data collection and engine certification programs.- Interface with engineering systems and design groups to reconcile instrumentation requirements and installation planning for specific flight test objectives.- Coordinate engine installation and inspection requirements with maintenance personnel and repair station operations to track aircraft and test engine hardware configuration.- Manage large budget, multi-year design and manufacturing programs for unique installation hardware required for attaching and interfacing test engines with B747 test aircraft.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Edison Engineering Leadership Development Program:Composite Process Development and Manufacturing Engineer: May 2013 – May 2014- Develop and validate manufacturing processes for ceramic matrix composite (CMC) hardware for gas turbine aircraft engines.- Write and manage manufacturing operations planning for composite layup process, cure cycles, sinter, machining, and Non Destructive Evaluation (NDE) inspections.- Oversee quality control inspections and data collection for conformity verification and first article inspection (FAI).- Coordinate manufacturing operation resources, technician scheduling, machine utilization, and hardware delivery.Component Test Engineer: December 2011 – January 2013- Work with engineering customers to define test requirements for gas turbine hardware components.- Lead and complete component testing utilizing union and non-union technicians and mechanics for assembly, instrumentation, test cell installation, and test operation.- Coordinate testing activities with test operations, data systems, and assembly planners to meet required project completion dates.GEnx Evaluation Engineer: July 2010 – September 2011- Define engine-build requirements and schedule for Engineering customers while leading execution plans with the assembly and instrumentation shops.- Plan and execute assembly, instrumentation, and engine test activities to meet program schedules, test objectives and budget. - Collaborate with the FAA, GE Revenue Share Partners (RSP) and engine certification team to fulfill requirements for GEnx-1B FAA certification testing.- Manage post-test engine disassembly and hardware inspection efforts for satisfying Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) engine certification requirements.

Ft. Atkinson, Wi

- Perform preflight and postflight inspection of skydiving aircraft to ensure that they are in an airworthy condition as specified by the Federal Aviation Regulations.- Calculate weight and balance data and load aircraft according to manufacturer specifications based on operational requirements of flight mission. - Act as Pilot in Command (PIC) for skydiving operations.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

- Provide primary and advanced flight instruction to customers of Morey Airplane Company.- Prepare flight training students for the FAA written and practical exams.- Act as Pilot in Command (PIC) of sightseeing, photography and introductory flights.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

- Designed and built automated test fixtures used to perform repetitive reliability testing of appliance components.- Developed circuitry and wrote LabVIEW programming to control accelerated-life testing in the reliability lab.- Performed component testing and diagnostics of customer-failed units and assembly-line rejects to determine the failure modes.- Planed and executed the development of the reliability wet-lab used for dishwasher testing.

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Gas Turbine Propulsion and Aerospace Emphasis

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers