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North Richland Hills, TX, US

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Directed test planning efforts for evaluation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype. Established a collaborative relationship between Bell and U. S. Army Program and Systems Readiness Directorate leadership to achieve FARA Airworthiness Release authorization. Assumed responsibility for FARA manufacturing organization for completion.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Restructured Bell commercial programs to unify fragmented program teams and focus on execution. Achieved contract award on an IDIQ contract for Bell commercial products with the U. S. Army Multi-National Aviation Special Project Office (MASPO) to facilitate U. S. government sales.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Worked closely with SUBARU Aerospace Company in Japan to move the SUBARU-Bell 412EPX into production including establishing a path for Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) production approval. Launched program to develop armed variants of Bell commercial products for foreign military applications. Initiated development of legacy fleet upgrades to extend.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Held responsibility, authority, and accountability for all MQ-8C Program activities. Coordinated proposals for new NRE and production contracts totaling $103M. Improved customer relationships and program execution with Northrop Grumman and U. S. Navy.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Co-led team to design, build, and deliver the first MQ-8C Fire Scout within 13 months of contract award. Assumed leadership of MQ-8C Build Team with responsibility for manufacturing operations in Ozark, AL. Established and managed Fire Scout program budgets totaling over $100M. Contributed to preparation of OH-58D FMS cases for US Army excess defense.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Established a new organization within Bell Helicopter's Engineering department to define aircraft level requirements and high level system architectures for new products. Lead team to formulate design requirements for the Bell 525 Relentless based on voice of the customer. Participated in multiple onsite and offsite interactions with 525 Relentless.

Amarillo, Texas Area

Directed Systems Engineering and Air Vehicle Integration efforts on the USMC H-1 Upgrades Program. Provided engineering leadership at design reviews and technical interface meetings. Established and maintained $5M annual budget within the Earned Value Management System. Supported production line with technical issue resolution and ensured adherence to.

NAS Patuxent River, MD

Held responsibility, authority, and accountability for all day to day flight test activities for the USMC H-1 Upgrades program. Oversaw completion of contracted testing and modification of aircraft to a production representative configuration in preparation for government Operational Evaluation. Presented regular briefings on flight test activities.

NAS Patuxent River, MD

Single point of contact for all technical and design issues pertaining to the H-1 flight test program. Worked closely with government counterparts to coordinate resources and engineering expertise to bring issues to closure with minimal impact on flight test activities. Coordinated manpower to support onsite design and technical engineering requirements of.

NAS Patuxent River, MD

Coordinated activities of Handling Qualities, Loads, and Dynamics engineers to support flight test schedule. Worked with government engineers to establish test requirements and procedures. Oversaw the development of technical data packages, and reviewed data prior to delivery to the customer. Tracked the status of technical issues and ensured that.

NAS Patuxent River, MD

Provided onsite support of all flight test activities. Prepared test requests for anomaly investigations and unplanned data requirements. Collected and analyzed flight test data. Prepared and presented technical data packages and briefings on aircraft performance and handling qualities to government customers. Maintained regular status reporting on.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Collected, analyzed, and reported on data from the V-22 EMD Performance Demonstration test program. Estimated performance impacts of proposed design changes and blade repair options. Developed a first order methodology for predicting performance degradation due to rotor blade icing. Performed wind tunnel test to evaluate and downselect design options for.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Developed Navier-Stokes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models using multi-zone overset grids. Utilized CFD to identify source of V-22 tail buffet. Developed tools to extract off-body airflow data from CFD models for use in helicopter performance codes.

Bse, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: University of Michigan Human Powered Helicopter Team, University of Michigan Men's Glee Club

Mse, Aerospace Engineering

Center for Rotorcraft Education and Research, Focus Area: Rotary Wing Aerodynamics