Ben Wilking Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

-Portfolio and program management on multiple spaceflight vehicle, engine, and launch system programs. - Manage teams that assemble, test, integrate and troubleshoot flight components.- Spaceflight business development and marketing.Aerospace Engineer (August 2012 - December 2014)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Design work involving aircraft engine test systems/facilities.- Structural Analysis, CFD & Solidworks design tasks of individual aero turbine facilities and full system analysis.- System level engineering, including rotating/mechanical equipment, hydraulics, vibration, thermal, machining/fabrication/production, configuration control and noise abatement.

-Support new product and/or cost reduction projects related to aeroderivative turbine power generation. -Creation of system F&ID/P&IDs and specification of associated parts. -Working with 3D and 2D CADD designers to create design layouts and associated assembly and fabrication drawings and bill of materials.-Responsible for maintaining product line standard drawings and bill of materials.-Support of manufacturing, design reviews, tollgate processes, supplier meetings, requisition and field engineering.- 1 year contract; received maximum possible extension.

- Mechanical engineering tasks including design, 3D modeling, drafting, and documentation.- Extensive SolidWorks 2010 / 2011 experience (300+ hours)- PDM, Toolbox, etc.- Aeronautical engineering tasks, including modeling 3D wake behind KC-130 & F/A-18 using horseshoe vortex theory.-Successfully designed multiple simulator system components & Phase I SBIR demonstrations.

- Supported many components of military helicopter simulator development including design and documentation.- Contributed significant technical portions of a new project proposal; work was approved by the Vice President.- Received standing job offer upon graduation from company President (December 2010)

- Worked in several capacities- Materials & Testing, Quality Assurance, X-Ray Imaging.- Examined adhesives using lap shears and adhesion test equipment.- Contamination testing for NASA satellite and rocket components. · Particulate analysis and massing were used to determine contamination levels.