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Sterling, VA, US

Kirkland, Washington, US

• Technical Product leader delivering advanced radar solutions in Critical Infrastructure Protection, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), Autonomous Vehicle, and Government and Defense markets.
• Own the hardware and software roadmaps for all radar product lines as well as radar networking software, GUI, SDK, and AI-driven target classification engine.
• Guide company expansion into autonomous aircraft and critical infrastructure markets by synthesizing market research, competitive analysis, regulatory forecasting, and technology trends into actionable insights.
• Drive future business by overseeing development activities with key autonomous air cargo and Urban Air Mobility (air taxi) customers, such as the partnership with Supernal.
• Define new Product Management processes for discovering and interpreting customer needs across a variety of stakeholders, increasing software release velocity by 30% with the same headcount.
• Represent Echodyne to the FAA, RTCA and ASTM standards committees as well as AUVSI Air Advocacy Committee.

Seattle, WA, US

• Developed and launched new fleet of custom drone vehicles while driving technical project execution for Amazon Prime Air.
• Owned end-to-end design, manufacturing, and launch of two new vehicle types across sites in the US and Europe.
• Launched new camera data acquisition and ingest pipeline, used to develop sense-and-avoid algorithms for autonomous package delivery drones by leveraging AI.
• Improved supervised machine learning data quality by 72%, saving 18,000 person-hours of data collection and labeling effort that would have otherwise been required.
• Managed task loading and sprint planning for 12 direct reports as interim engineering manager. Increased data collection and labeling throughput by 90% in six months, accelerating algorithm performance improvement.
• Oversaw development and launch of major new hardware and software features, as well as integration of new cameras and sensors.

Arlington, VA, US

• Program Manager overseeing large VIP aircraft interiors supplier for VC-25B (Air Force One) program.
• Identified risks, resolved gaps in supplier weight & balance estimates, ensured supplier adheres to requirements and provides quality deliverables on schedule.

Arlington, VA, US

• Developed innovative new structural architectures and advise on design-for-cost for future commercial aircraft and defense/space programs.
• Integrated cost analysis into internal structural optimization software tools, enabling simultaneous optimization of weight and cost. This reduced structural cost analysis flow time by 90% across multiple airplane.
• Performed preliminary sizing and weight optimization for wing panels on DARPA XSP experimental space plane.
• Consulted on DFMA, design-for-cost for FAA Structurally Efficient Wing (SEW), Future Small Airplane (FSA), and other proprietary aircraft concepts for Boeing’s Advanced Concepts team.

Arlington, VA, US

• Developed improved manufacturing techniques and equipment for new and existing commercial aircraft, with an emphasis on composite wings.
• Inventor and Principal Investigator for high-precision robotic drilling system, leveraging machine vision and advanced metrology to save over $150M in equipment costs on future airplane programs.
• Chosen for special assignment setting up automated assembly line for the 737 Max engine inlet at South Carolina site. Oversaw implementation of all facets of the assembly line, including tooling, fixtures, material.
• Performed detailed business case analysis for multiple wing development trade studies incorporating all aspects of wing production, including composite fabrication and assembly, material and fastener costs, tooling.
• Patent: Enhanced-Accuracy Laser Tracker Design (US20170363448A1).

Arlington, VA, US

• Developed 777X composite wing stringer and spar fabrication equipment as part of interdisciplinary team. Advised on factory layout, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, DFMA, and quality management. Wrote and maintained.

Arlington, VA, US

Worked in BCA Advanced Manufacturing Development team analyzing and implementing increased part commonality across the airplane to reduce costs and simplify manufacturing.

Arlington, VA, US

Worked with Flightline Engineering team, which is responsible for initial aircraft fueling, engine runs, test flights, and preparing airplanes for delivery to customer.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

Worked on Manufacturing Engineering team to improve manufacturing and production processes site-wide. Updated assembly instructions for over 300 part numbers, authored new heli-coil installation specification, and implemented Lean manufacturing initiatives.

Durham, North Carolina, US

Conducted and analyzed experiments related to a variety of aeroelastic flutter phenomena as part of a team of two graduate students and two undergraduates.

Irvine, CA, US

Spent a summer on the shop floor as a CNC laser operator and G-code programmer making aircraft parts.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Aerospace Engineering

B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering With Certificate In Aerospace Engineering

Certificate, Systems Engineering Fundamentals