Design, assembly, activation, and operation of a hypergolic bipropellant thruster test facility. Current data acquisition system capability: 5.6 million samples/sec. Thrust range: 0-2000lbf

Primary Customers:ClassOne Technology 2013-2021 Lead Design Engineer on process hardware for "Solstice" electroplating equipment (for the semiconductor industry). Released ~2100 design files in 8 years, conceptual through production. Installed and maintained Solidworks PDM engineering database. From startup to $25M/year revenue.Missile Defense Agency (2006, 2009-13) Proposed and won three SBIR contracts on “Low-cost bipropellant thrusters” with a novel invention for low-cost injectors and thrusters. Designed, fabricated, and successfully hot-fire tested multiple generations of proprietary thruster hardware.Rocketdyne (2007-08) Lead designer on MKV hover vehicle, culminating in flight test at Edwards Air Force Base. Performed vehicle conceptual design (propulsion, structure, avionics, integration), vehicle mass properties calculations, CG shift analysis, vehicle CG measurement, vehicle assembly, and vehicle ballasting. Also responsible for ground support equipment (lifting, assembly, CG, welding, shipping, launch cradle, umbilical mechanism).

Designed automated wet processing equipment for the semiconductor industry during growth from $50M/yr to $200M/yr. Manager of the Mechanical Engineering Dept (52 employees).

Lead engineer of several missile defense programs (proposal/conceptual/first prototype/testing):-Thruster design and testing: SABIR-SCIT (later became THAAD thruster)-Propulsion system design and strapdown testing: IR&D, DVHIT, LEAP, AKV-Hover vehicle design and flight testing: LEAP (two flights), AKV