Drew Bower Email & Phone Number

Patuxent River, Maryland, Us

LT (O3) Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer 1515 in the Navy Reserves. Provide effective material management to air and space weapon systems throughout their life cycle. Apply operational experience in the use of weapons, sensors, and platforms to the DOD Acquisition process in order to ensure systems are ready for the demands placed on them. Serve as the technical expert in the area of research, design, development, test & evaluation, and program execution. Joint Combat Assessment Team (JCAT) certified; conduct battlefield forensics on downed US aircraft; coordinate intelligence between NASIC, NGIC, MSIC. Forward Deploy Combat Repair (FDCR) team lead; investigate means to conduct repairs on deployed aircraft; cold spray footprint optimization; author technical repair manuals; establish composite repair solutions.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

NH-O3 General Engineer 0801 for Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Responsible for integration of conventional & nuclear weapons onto USAF aircraft; ensure weapon system effectiveness, safety, & suitability requirements are met. Weapon experience with: AGM-158; GBU-28; GBU-39; GBU-53; B-61; GBU-31; GBU-38; GBU-57; GBU-72; AGM-183; YAGM-181. Procure and manage test assets for Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) and Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E). Lead and direct teams of research engineers to identify root cause associated with store Suspension & Release Equipment (S&RE); derived physics-based mathematical design equations and validated against experimental data. Provide technical expertise to System Program Offices (SPOs); define critical parameters necessary for store integration optimization; created plans to optimize cost & schedule constraints. Identify risks associated with the weapon system; implement effective mitigation strategies; collect and analyze data; reduce cost & schedule impacts. Lead operational demonstrations of system hardware; uncover issues and identify root causes; implement design changes as required. Evaluate nuclear certification testing requirements; modernized nuclear weapon interfaces; define new testing requirements. Author store interface technical documents annotating in detail integration requirements; provided essential integration parameters to SPOs and contractors – reducing cost & schedule impacts. Integrated robotic arm with a wind tunnel; cut time to acquire large amounts of data; created a data acquisition suite; created post processing scripts; presented results to technical peers.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Captain (O3), All Source Military Intelligence Officer, Brigade Intelligence Officer. Responsible for the training, mentorship, health, and welfare of intelligence section; built cohesive team from scratch; set and achieved section objectives prescribed by the commander; produced and disseminated intelligence products to civil authorities and traditional combatant commanders; advised commanders through detailed analytic reporting leading to timely decisions and the ability to forecast risk exposure for unique problem sets. Planned, supervised, and executed weapons qualification ranges for annual weapons qualification requirements. Developed MS SharePoint based data sharing web app; cut redundancy and reduced burden on resource-limited organizations; directed fast-paced command & control operations; briefed senior leadership threat updates.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Conducted research on: industry application additive manufacturing of metals; optimized build-up of composite material; de-icing wind tunnel data acquisition; dynamics empirical data gathering; dynamics modeling and simulation & verification against empirical data; resolved customer reported issues.

Washington, Dc, Us

Corporal (E4), 0311, Infantryman. Direct management and supervision of 50+ subordinates while planning and executing combat missions; no combat losses; all mission critical objectives and timeline requirements met. Self-taught in Arabic and served as Platoon level interpreter; bridged language gap between coalition forces and Iraqi nationals to meet commanders’ operational objectives. Translated over 500 field interviews in Iraq; built census database of all households in Area of Operations (AO); collected and disseminated intelligence to higher headquarters. Key planner in coordinating raids on suspected insurgent strongholds; captured and exploited High Value Individuals (HVIs) within the AO. Expert on individual arms and crew served weapons; conducted breeching operations with explosives. Fought in the Battle of Fallujah; led Fire Team in real life fire & maneuver during combat missions; coordinated indirect fire; coordinated close air support. Can easily adapt to new cultures and perform under extreme pressure.

Master'S Of Science, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor'S Of Science, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering