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Arlington, Va, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Small manufacturer of packaging systems for use during transportation of a wide variety of custom products ranging from small, commercial specialty parts to large complex systems like radar equipment built by defense contractors. Was assigned to the production line where I helped manufacture foam to protect the contents of boxes, starting from foam blank to finished product.

Dulles, Virginia, Us

A Major Manufacturer of small to medium satellites, rockets, and defense systems. Was assigned to the Integration and test department to help in the manufacturing of geosynchronous satellites. Gained hands on experience interpreting the work instruction to assure proper integration of parts onto the system. Also gained experience in Microsoft VBA while developing an Access database to track manufacturing milestones, staffing, and resources for current and future contracts.

Small manufacturer of packaging systems for use during transportation of a wide variety of custom products ranging from small, commercial specialty parts to large complex systems like radar equipment built by defense contractors. Was assigned to the production line where I helped manufacture boxes, starting from cardboard blank to finished product. The line would produce between 200 to 1100 units on a daily. Company applied industry standards to box design to assure a quality product.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Major manufacturer of aerospace components. Was assigned to the aftermarket department whose primary product is upholstery for use on commercial and military aircraft seating. I worked as a manufacturing engineer researching, writing, and implementing industrial processes which supported UTC’s version of Lean Six Sigma.

Dulles, Va, Us

Major manufacturer of satellites, now referred to as Orbital ATK. Was assigned to the environmental test department where I designed and coded an inventory database to track test hardware. Also, I aided in the design of personnel safety equipment to be used on shock cannon test equipment. I gained experience operating test equipment for Component-level environmental tests, maintenance of vacuum chambers, and basic database design.

El Segundo, California, Us

A Federally Funded Research Organization who supports the United State Air Force Space and Missile system Center. Was assigned to the chemical propulsion laboratory where I investigated the phenomena of extinguishing inadvertent combustion occurring during launch on hydrogen and oxygen fueled rocket engines. Research project involved assembly of a experiment apparatus, test, and collection of vital data which supported a principle investigators' project. Gained experienced with vacuum chambers, oscilloscopes, spot welders, data collection, and research techniques.

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering Emphasis On Software

Certificate, Model Based Systems Engineering

Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas