D. Blake Stringer Email & Phone Number

Columbus, OH, US

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Kent, Ohio, United States

Kent, Ohio, United States

Tenured faculty member and engineering coordinator for the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Coordinate and manage curricular actions in the college’s aerospace and mechatronics engineering programs. Teach and administer assigned courses. Conduct externally-funded engineering-related research.

Kent, Ohio, United States

• Assistant Professor and founding faculty member of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Aeronautics & Engineering. Develop and implement the first engineering curriculum at Kent State University. Teach and.
• Developed all curricular aspects of the aerospace engineering program, to include initial proposals, preliminary course syllabi, and academic equipment requirements. The aerospace engineering program began in Fall 2016.
• As lead faculty of the aeronautical systems engineering technology degree, secured first-time accreditation of the program by the Accreditation Board of Engineering & Technology (ABET), the first ABET accreditation of.
• Managed a budget of start-up funding to establish research capabilities and kick-start aerospace technical research. Established eVTOL Propulsion Laboratory.
• Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in aeronautics and aerospace engineering. Advised both graduate and undergraduate students in research projects.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Sabbatical leave from Kent State University, assigned to the US Air Force Academy Department of Aeronautics for the 2021-22 academic year.

Aberdeen, Maryland & Cleveland, Ohio

• Division chief in the Army Research Laboratory’s Vehicle Technology Directorate, located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Supervise a mix of civil servants and.
• Supervised a compliment of 15-21 scientists and engineers, executing basic and applied levels of propulsion research, operating within an annual budget just over $5M.
• Developed and refined division strategy, research goals, and manpower requirements, following the DOD’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) relocation of the organization from Ohio to Maryland.
• Managed the buildup and commissioning of over $15M worth of new propulsion laboratory facilities. Assisted in securing $2.8M of external funds to acquire a state-of-the-art drivetrain laboratory.
• Served as the head of the Army office at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, interacting with center managers to ensure streamlined Army business operations as a tenant organization on the NASA campus.
• Fostered collaborative efforts to continue/enhance research with government, academic, and industry organizations to include Boeing, Bell Helicopter, NASA, Army S&T performing organizations, and numerous universities.

Cleveland, Ohio

• Team lead in ARL-VTD’s propulsion division located at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Administer the execution of all Army rotorcraft-related basic and applied propulsion research. Develop and mentor.
• Developed a methodology to measure and evaluate the effects of gear-tooth crack propagation using natural crack initiation caused by gear-tooth bending fatigue.
• Analyzed infinitely variable transmission concepts for future army ground vehicles, supporting new technology risk-reduction efforts.
• Completed the development, baseline, and initial testing of a high-speed single gear-tooth bending fatigue rig to conduct fatigue testing of gear specimens of various materials. Verified rig’s capability for conducting.
• Managed the Surface Engineering for Propulsion and Transmission Energy-loss Reduction (SEPTER) research project, sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), to quantify surface efficiency and durability.

Baghdad, Iraq

Led a three-man team, coordinating with various government agencies and operational units to identify technology shortfalls experienced by soldiers in a combat environment, and translate their needs into engineering requirements.Briefed senior government officials on the role of science and technology personnel serving in combat zones.Designed a.

West Point, New York

Taught undergraduate courses in introductory aerodynamics, aircraft performance and stability, and fluid mechanics. Advised senior cadets in their aerospace capstone courses.Managed the department’s flight laboratory program. Supervised the maintenance, safety, airworthiness, and scheduling of two Cessna airplanes, five pilots, on a constrained annual.

Wurzburg Area, Germany

Managed a six-man office responsible for the safety, standardization, evaluation, certification, and training of 259 air traffic controllers and 41 equipment repairers supporting 20 air traffic control facilities at 12 airfields in Germany, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo.Developed air traffic control plan to support army aviation 10-year.

Wiesbaden & Wurzburg Areas, Germany

Administered an organizational headquarters and staff, providing leadership and direction to 72 soldiers with organizational equipment valued at $3M.Planned and coordinated all aspects of relocating an organization 100 miles between military bases in a foreign country. Coordinated with losing and gaining community agencies to ensure the smoothest.

Wiesbaden Area, Germany

Served as the human resources manager and advisor to the chief executive for an organization of 395 military and 47 foreign national civilians.Greatly enhanced the efficiency of the human resources office. Decreased administrative processing from 10 days to 3 days. Improved the number of on-time evaluation submissions from 33% - 100%. Decreased status.

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Supervised administrative and logistical functions for operational aviation organizations of 239 and 98 personnel.Led a small-unit organization of 11 pilots and maintainers operating four UH-1 helicopters, providing general aviation support to an organizational task force of 3,000 people.

Phd, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Rotating Machinery & Controls Laboratory Consortium (ROMAC)

Master Of Science, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Aerospace Systems Design Lab

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Crew Team