-FAA and international licensing for spacecraft reentry vehicles-Space policy-Regulatory strategy

Mechanical and manufacturing design of bike accessories

• Completed and granted the first ever UK Space Operator Launch License and Range License• Performed duties of Range Console Operations for VO’s UK launch• Coordinated and completed airspace Letter of Agreement with 5 different countries and Eurocontrol • Obtained international spectrum licensing for telemetry• Obtained first space launch UK marine license • Completed Portuguese and Irish rocket permits• Managed environmental assessments for waters off Ireland and Portugal• Coordinated all marine impacts with Portuguese DGRM• Managed a team of systems engineers for Safety and Mission Assurance in risk, RCCAs, emergency response, mishap investigations

o FAA Launch License lead – successfully obtained multiple launch licenses for orbital vehicles.o Liaised with FAA to ensure compliance with federal launch safety regulations (14 CFR Part 431).o Coordinated, documented, and submitted FAA launch license for orbital launch (well versed in 14 CFR 417, 420, and 431).o Team lead for system safety and mission assurance (manager of system safety/mission assurance process).o Developed updated risk tracking system for all departments to submit tickets.o Work with department directors and lead engineers to burn down risk and connect back to requirements.o Lead a system review of top level to subsystem level requirements.o Performed fault tree analysis on rocket and aircraft systems.o Created and presented mission design reviews to senior management and Internal Review Teamo Participated in hardware and software design reviews to identify and track safety hazards and associated risks.o Proficient in systems engineering tools such as Jira, Trac, Confluence, and other systems.o Completed Qualification and Acceptance testing of components for both DO-160 and SMC-S-016.

Project Engineer-Project lead on multiple suborbital rockets consisting of several space instruments per rocket.-Managed the budget, schedule, travel, and personnel, leading to an on-time/on-budget delivery of all instruments.-Presentations to NASA for Critical Design Reviews and Mission Readiness Reviews.-Main point of contact for NASA program management and engineers. Coordinated all efforts on NASA programs including mechanical/electrical designs, design reviews, hardware integration, safety procedures, and field operations.Lead Mechanical Engineer-Designed and analyzed space flight instruments; parts and assemblies were taken from a concept stage, through detailed design (PDR and CDR level), detailed drawings (in accordance with ASME Y14.5-2009), and manufacturing.-Conducted assembly and testing on instruments for space, air, and ground. Testing included vacuum, thermal cycling, mechanisms, phase change material, and vibration.-Proficient with vacuum systems. Designed, manufactured, and tested custom aluminum vacuum chambers.-Experience with mechanisms for space flight, airborne, and ground based operations. Mechanism designs include spring loaded deployments, 3 axis stabilization, and motor based pointing systems.-Extensive knowledge in opto-mechanical design and mounting for cryogenic and thermally isolated optical-detector systems.-Experience with Solidworks motion analysis for dynamic models. Created models for a 6-DOF stabilization system in a tight envelope examining interference issues.-Solidworks EPDM system administrator

Program Manager / Project Engineer-Program lead for NASA composite cryogenic tank program.-Program lead for design and manufacture of all-composite cryogenic tanks for a suborbital sounding rocket.Sr. Structural Design Engineer-Structural design of components for suborbital sounding rockets/orbital rockets. Components were designed and modeled in Pro/Engineer and then analyzed and released for fabrication.-Generated test procedures and performed static load testing of launch vehicle thrust frame.-Managed a team of technicians fabricating/integrating launch vehicle components.-Provided technical support for customers, project execution and sales and marketing groups.Launch Operations Engineer-Created launch procedures for a 20,000lb thrust rocket for White Sands Missile Range.-Designed launch related equipment, such as: launch stand, test and transportation fixture, vehicle release mechanism, flame deflector.

Thermal Analyst-Steady state and dynamic analysis of Environmental Control Systems for aircraft (Commercial and Military) and tanks.-Model creation and analysis of a patrol aircraft for Shimadzu Aircraft.-Lab analysis and data reduction of Vapor Cycle System for a future Boeing aircraft.-Analysis of radar cooling system for Lockheed F-16.-Model creation and validation of ECS/engine integration testing for Lockheed F-35.-Unmanned Air Vehicle Demonstration team