Technical Lead Weapon Separation Aerodynamics Engineer responsible for Weapon Safe Separation Testing, Analysis, and Certification. Position is a part of the AFSEO SEMATS 3 contract.Responsible for leading and supervising a team of 10 engineers across multiple disciplines (Aerodynamics, CFD, and Electromagnetic interference/capability). Work closely with government counterparts to allocate workload and ensure product/analysis delivery.Responsible for hiring, training, and guiding new engineers. Responsible for review of analysis products and reports. Responsible for leading wind tunnel and flight test efforts to support program needs and requirements.

Weapon Separation Aerodynamics engineer responsible for Weapon Safe Separation Testing, Analysis, and Certification. Position is a part of the AFSEO SEMATS 3 contract.• Planned and supported multiple weapon separation wind tunnel tests• Led Computational Fluid Dynamics efforts to simulate flight test and wind tunnel weapon aerodynamic performance• Led multiple weapon separation flight test and certification programs• Developed store separation 6 Degree of Freedom models and Simulations to predict operational separation behavior for multiple stores from various aircraft• Responsible for training new hires on wind tunnel test design and operation, analysis tool usage, and general store separation

Weapon Separation Aerodynamics engineer responsible for Weapon Safe Separation Testing, Analysis, and Certification. Position was a part of the AFSEO SEMATS 2 contract.• Planned and supported multiple weapon separation wind tunnel tests• Planned and supported multiple weapon separation flight tests• Developed store separation 6 Degree of Freedom models and Simulations to predict operational separation behavior for multiple stores from various aircraft• Responsible for training new hires on wind tunnel test design and operation, analysis tool usage, and general store separation

Aerodynamics engineer responsible for Aerodynamic design, development, integration, and demonstration of Boeing weapon products • Responsible for updating aerodynamic 6-Degree of Freedom math models with flight test-based corrections, flight testing, store separation wind tunnel testing, store separation 6-DOF modeling and simulation, and flight certification store separation testing• Primary aerodynamic focal for weapon separation testing from various advanced fighter programs • Developed store separation wind tunnel test plans, test matrices, run schedules, and staffing schedules for multiple wind tunnel tests• Worked closely with government and private customers to develop store separation flight test plans to achieve flight certification • Perform CFD analysis to evaluate weapon aerodynamic and separation performance

Test engineer responsible for data management and processing across multiple weapon and aircraft types• Responsible for creating and maintaining proprietary data management plans.• Work with internal and external customers to create real time data monitoring displays that adhere to the data management plans to ensure accuracy for optimum test operation • Review new weapon telemetry streams to ensure that they meet the real time and post test data requirements • Responsible for post test data processing and preliminary data review• Ensure that hardware for weapons tests is configured and working properly

Supported flight test operations for the P8A Poseidon test aircraft located at Patuxent River NAS• Operation of the flight test control room data systems to allow the test team to monitor and track real time flight data. Provided immediate feedback on mid test failures and determined feasibility of continued testing.• Responsible for developing and maintaining real time and post test data processing tools, including creation of new calculations and analysis tools• Worked closely with engineering customers and instrumentation teams to evaluate instrumentation repair needs and impacts on data and provide feedback on repair priorities

Engineer in the Heat Transfer Laboratory of the Thermal Research and Development group working to develop and test advanced film cooling techniques and designs. • Responsible for leading the development of Pressure Sensitive Paint Technology and Techniques to measure film cooling effectiveness on flat plate tests and 3D airfoil geometries that resulted in increased data acquisition and reduced test time• Developed testing techniques for Pressure Sensitive Paint measurement and data reduction establishing best practice methods and in-depth manuals.• Managed test schedules for several teams that incorporated test plans, data reduction, and manpower to meet critical deadlines • Created and delivered training to employees and managers on the process of acquisition and reduction of Pressure Sensitive Paint data• Coordinated with vendors to procure Pressure Sensitive Paint software/hardware and test articles• Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer

Highly competitive early career program consisting of rotational positions designed to accelerate professional development.Heat Transfer Laboratory – Thermal Research and Development 1/2013 to 6/2014• Responsible for introducing Pressure Sensitive Paint technology to the Heat Transfer Laboratory for film cooling effectiveness data measuremento Presented the technology to upper level design engineers to introduce them to and gain support for the technology• Responsible for scheduling tests to meet critical deadlines and business priorities for multiple test cells • Developed lab operating procedures for consistent test operation and training• Responsible for data reduction of film cooling tests Turbine Aerodynamic Design 7/2011 to 12/2012• Designed and developed a multi-passage aerodynamic pressure loss cascade o Responsible for scheduling, test article purchasing, instrumentation guides and data reduction o Balanced the needs of two design groups to establish design goalso Responsible for setting and monitoring test budget• Worked with the software engineering teams to develop software that optimized advanced airfoil geometry design and analysis. The software reduced initial airfoil design and evaluation from 2 weeks to 2 days • Processed and evaluated Low Pressure Turbine geometries for wide range of engine operating cycle conditions• Monitored data acquisition and performed data reduction for a full annular cascade

• Member of a team that installed part tracking systems to reduce manufacturing queue time by 50 % and track manufacturing efficiency which resulted in a 7% efficiency improvement

• Responsible for creating manufacturing quotes for potential contracts and creating manufacturing drawings for use on the manufacturing floor

• Worked with engineering team and manufacturing workers to improve part designs to increase manufacturing accuracy and consistency