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I am currently Tech Fellow, Flight Controls at Virgin Galactic. I joined Systems Technology, Inc. (STI) in 1987 as an entry level engineer from Cal Poly Pomona and completed my journey at STI as Technical Fellow in 2024.My air vehicle experience includes dynamic analysis and system identification, flight control system design and analysis, human operator models, and handling qualities research for transport, fighter, drone, flying wing, rotorcraft and V/STOL including eVTOL, and hypersonic aircraft. My piloted simulation experience includes rotorcraft added dynamics studies, control inceptor force feedback cueing, on-line loss of control detection using wavelet-based techniques, handling qualities demonstration maneuvers development, moderate amplitude maneuvering criteria development, aircraft ground handling evaluations, and a hypersonic flying qualities study. My flight test experience includes loss of control alleviation and handling qualities evaluations using the Calspan Learjet in-flight simulator, ground handling evaluation of the Navy T-45 jet trainer, a probe-and-drogue demonstration maneuver evaluation program conducted by the USAF Test Pilot School using the variable stability NT-33A, a post-stall maneuvering program with the NASA F/A-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle, and a high speed flying qualities research program with a NASA SR-71.Specialties: Vehicle Dynamics, Pilot-Vehicle Systems, Handling Qualities, Pilot-Induced Oscillations, Piloted Simulation and Flight Tests

Listed skills include Simulations, Aircraft, Aerospace, Flight Test, and 17 others.