Christopher Potter Email & Phone Number

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Woodbridge, VA

• Led 25+ person organization responsible for modeling & simulation, system architecture, functional and physical integration, and material science in support of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program
• Responsible for system-level interface management between subsystems and functional architecture definition for the EFV based on system level requirements
• Managed physical and functional integration efforts during vehicle prototype build and reliability growth testing (RGT) with focus on rapid resolution of problem reports, to include design and test related issues, root.
• Led several formal system level risk reduction activities, to include risk identification, mitigation plan development, resourcing and task execution
• Developed and managed all tasks in accordance with programmatic Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and within the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) framework
• Developed and maintained processes and quality standards for ISO 9001 certified and CMMI for Development Level 3 appraised organization

Woodbridge, VA

• Managed cost, schedule and technical performance for diverse modeling and simulation team, responsible for structural, kinematic, thermal, computational fluid dynamics, and signature analyses at the system, subsystem.
• Authored EFV Environmental Specification for Shock and Vibration to support subsystem and component level shock and vibration qualification
• Led analytic activities related to design of mine blast and fragmentation resistant EFV hull structures, including implementation of LS-Dyna based analysis of mine blast events and input to test plan development for.
• Led EFV Materials Working Group responsible for material selection, implementation, and development of materials and coatings. Developed and maintained Materials Selection and Design Guidelines, Corrosion Control Plan.

Woodbridge, VA

• Principal analyst for all hydrodynamic systems and appendages on the EFV, utilizing expertise in PATRAN and NASTRAN
• Recognized for outstanding contributions to weight reduction with recommendations and supporting analyses resulting in a 20% reduction of EFV bow flap system weight while increasing performance, reliability, and system.
• Proposed and gained programmatic acceptance of modified US Navy shock acceptance criteria and analysis methodologies for implementation on the EFV program
• Processed field test data and provided guidance to Test & Evaluation personnel to verify vehicle hydrodynamic loading and develop vehicle-specific vibration criteria
• Conducted detailed static and dynamic finite element analyses of shock and vibration mitigating crew seats for the EFV

Arlington, VA

• Planned, coordinated, and managed technical workload within the Structural Department, as well as Departmental Quality Assurance, personnel management, proposal preparation, marketing, and technical engineering in.
• Served as principal structural expert during pre-trial instrumentation for DDG 81 USS Winston S. Churchill Underwater Shock Trial
• Principal Investigator for ONR sponsored research into the adaptation of commercial structural criteria to military needs
• Designed and integrated composite topside structure on DDG 51 Class Destroyers

Arlington, VA

• Designed ship structure and integrated foundations on naval surface ships using FEMAP and NASTRAN
• Primary responsibilities included design and analysis of metallic and composite structures for a wide range of linear/nonlinear static and dynamic loading conditions, including buckling, fatigue, transient and.
• Conducted physical shock inspections of DDG 51 Class Destroyers, LHD 1 Class Amphibious Assault Ships, and MHC 51 Class Composite Minesweepers
• Utilized expertise in first principles calculations and finite element analysis in all phases of the design process, from conceptual through detailed design
• Co-developed highly detailed DDG 51 Class destroyer finite element models, used to predict transient response of ship structure when subjected to an underwater explosion
• Worked with experts worldwide to develop and analyze specific theories regarding structural failures that led to the sinking of Titanic for the Discovery Channel