• Responsible Engineer (RE) for J85-21C and F100-229 Turbines, at the core of the Turbine-based combined-cycle (TBCC) engine architecture, named Chimera

• Promoted to Senior Manager position; Technical people manager overseeing design and product integrity within Gas Turbine OEM• Grew the internal Engineering team by 50% in 6 months; established key mentorship program• Established and maintained key partnerships and contracts with external engineering consultants to supplement internal competencies

• Direct and manage large-scale, engineering technology programs focused on combustion chamber technology enhancement; Implement and adhere to phase-gate project management technique for New Product Introduction (NPI) from Concept through Verification/Validation Testing • Technical Leader overseeing global team of 20+ personnel for development and adaptation of lean-premix combustion chamber technology; ~80% reduction in emissions output while maintaining performance and reliability• Responsible for creating, managing, and coordinating contracts, overall technical project plan, schedule, budget tracking/reporting, design engineering, risk analyses, prototype fabrication, product verification and validation testingMTU Aero Engines, International Leadership Program (ILP) Jan 2019 – July 2019• 6-month, intensive global training to foster international cooperation and global perspectives; One of ~15 global participants from MTU Group sites.• Highly immersive, personalized leadership training and completion of a challenging group project aimed at solving a strategic corporate objective for MTU• Performed evaluation and proposed optimization of MTU internal teardown process as a means to support evolution and future growth and availability of Used Serviceable Material (USM) to ultimately improve financial margins

• Engineering Team Lead, serving as the technical focal point for internal and external projects, assuring project results are of the highest quality, within budget and on-schedule. Considerable experience with direct customer interaction.• Responsible for developing and qualifying new production hardware manufacturing suppliers, in close collaboration with the Manufacturing Manager, Supplier Quality, and Supply Chain• Proficiency across gas turbine manufacturing and processing methods for all gas turbine componentry including structural, stationary, and rotating components; forging, casting, brazing, welding, machining, grinding, destructive and non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques, etc.• Intimate knowledge of quality requirements and standards for aeroderivative component qualification• Responsible for overseeing, reviewing, and approving all product definition including drawings, BOMs, specifications, manuals, etc. in support of TF and ASE Engine Product Lines• Process owner and responsible for developing and administering Configuration Management (CM) procedures for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) System. Championed process efficiency improvements by facilitating collaborative process mapping sessions with cross-functional teams.

• Responsible for managing prototype hardware procurement, manufacture, assembly and test for TF Series Growth Engine First Engine-to-Test (FETT) campaign• Chaired the Material Review Board (MRB), responsible for evaluating and dispositioning non-conforming product through risk-based investigation and collaboration with manufacturing suppliers• Integral Role on multiple interdisciplinary teams to support military marine RFP/RFI submittals

• Collaborative project between Georgia Tech and the Georgia Aquarium to design an underwater vacuum for use in exhibit tanks in order to remove unwanted biomass from tank floor substrate• Excelled in identifying and meeting customer needs in order to design, prototype, and test an original product through implementation of engineering knowledge and skills

• Records coordinator of 800+ professional school applicants’ academic files and letters of evaluation, directly aiding the Director of Pre-Health Advising • Compile statistical reports detailing acceptance rates and matriculants’ academic profiles vital to analysis of successes and potential opportunities for improvement in advisement

Conducted independent experiments focused on formation of asymmetric microspheres functionalized with various proteins. Investigation aimed at formulation of a unique antimicrobial agent.