David Denman Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Fulcrum is an engineering services firm specializing in analysis and design of flight vehicles, mechanical components, aerospace structures and complex support equipment. With experience in new product development, drawing release, weight optimization, methods development, and structural life management Fulcrum Engineering has the breadth and depth of experience to help our clients successfully navigate the entire product life-cycle.Our engineers have expertise in mechanical design, airframe design, stress analysis, finite element analysis, damage tolerance, support equipment design, analysis methods development, systems integration, fatigue analysis, and project management.Let Fulcrum leverage our experience for you.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Contract engineer on the F-22 service life team. Performed damage tolerance and durability analyses on F-22 airframe structures to support updates to recommended inspection intervals for both existing and new analysis locations. Evaluated airframe-wide damage tolerance margins of safety to develop inspection recommendations for overload events. Supported rollout of new crack growth analysis software and worked with methods development team to solve issues surrounding the software rollout.

St Charles, Missouri, Us

Engineering Project Manager for Bombardier Aerospace Global 7000/8000 Slats project with Triumph Aerostructures. Managed a team of 22 structures engineers in support of successful drawing release for Global 7000/8000 slats.

St Charles, Missouri, Us

• Structures Lead Engineer (Fatigue & Damage Tolerance) for Airbus A350 engine mount structure for Airbus Americas. • Lead Stress Engineer for engine mount frames and pylon structure on Bombardier Learjet 85. • Lead Stress Engineer for Hondajet HA-420 wing analysis. • Stress Engineer for CH-53K composite floor beams. • Lead Stress Engineer and Project Focal for Gulfstream G650 wingbox and flap. • Lead Stress Engineer for Gulfstream G650 wing skins and stringers. • Fatigue and Fracture Engineer for F-35 center wing bulkheads and Rolls-Royce vanebox.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Used MSC Patran, Nastran, and hand stress analysis to evaluate effects of new manufacturing techniques on Boeing 787 Section 47 and Section 48 composite skin/stringer one piece barrel.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Durability and Damage Tolerance (DaDT) analysis of Fracture Critical F-35 Wingbox spars and ribs. • F-35 MRB Signature Authority for Fracture Critical Parts. • Developed curriculum and provided DaDT training for F-35.• Performed Engineering First Article Evaluations on F-35 machined parts • Performed weight trade studies on wing structure. • Performed DaDT analysis on F-16 structures. • Supported F-16 DaDT stress intensity factor methods development.

Norman, Oklahoma, Us

Performed fatigue tests on KC-135 lap joints and evaluated results of these tests

Wright-Patterson Afb, Oh, Us

Used metallurgical microscopy to investigate crack growth behavior of aircraft fuselage lap joints.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering