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United States

St. Petersburg, Us

St. Petersburg, Us

St. Petersburg, Us

• Lead Sr. Engineer on large caliber tank training ammunition program. Daily tasks include developing and maintaining statements of work and technical data packages for suppliers to ensure customer requirements are met and supporting manufacturing and testing to guarantee quality product is delivered on time.• Excellent customer relationship and interaction achieved by leading bi-weekly technical meetings, presenting at PMRs, speaking to soldiers at Fort Irwin on 120mm ammunition testing and manufacturing, and participating in an engineer training course at Ft. Benning.• Cross-departmental collaboration shown through assisting Planning with integrated master schedule updates, working with Quality Engineering on root cause corrective action, creating engineering estimates for Supply Chain, and informing Program Management of any risks or issues.• Proposal knowledge gained through writing engineering and manufacturing sections of the technical volume, estimating labor, and determining program risks.• Team leadership shown through assisting junior engineers and delegating program tasks with clear objectives and deadlines.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Supported production of the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod with a focus on the opto-mechanical sub-assemblies.• Ensured a smooth workflow by troubleshooting issues, finding the root-cause of failures, and developing corrective actions.• Process improvement by designing new tooling and developing new manufacturing processes.• Advised design engineering on how to make future products easier to manufacture.• Worked with operators to ensure they could meet the monthly production quota.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Lead Optical Systems Engineer on research and development projects focusing on infrared countermeasures for the military.• Six trade secrets for cutting edge technology and design.• Invited speaker to two Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Symposiums.• Acted as CAM to ensure projects stayed on schedule and in budget from initial concept through manufacturing.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Supported the production of the ViperTM Mid-IR Laser in a class 10,000 ESD-safe cleanroom.• Received Continuous Improvement Award for improving the subassembly process by developing new tooling and room layouts to provide technicians easy and efficient access to the necessary tools and equipment.• Ensured a smooth workflow by using SAP to update routers, track materials, and create quality notifications.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Provided design and test support to the optical systems engineering department.• Received award for positively impacting the business sales bottom line by working extended shifts and off hours to complete qualification testing of a DIRCM product.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Funded by the National Science Foundation to work with the molecular physics department on animal trials for differential optical imaging of cancer detection using inspiratory contrast. Provided critical data collection and analysis for the program using LabVIEW, MATLAB, and Image J.