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Bethesda, MD, US

Develop and design harnesses for a number of applications including flight, test, and ground support. Currently leading harness design effort to support NASA's Dragonfly mission to explore Titan and search for signs of life.

Arlington, VA, US

• Defined Integrated Product Team (IPT) requirements, wrote process documents, and created step by step instructions for Mentor Graphics implementation within the Wiring IPTs.
• Decomposed requirements to support verification and validation testing of Mentor Graphics.
• Generated and conducted repeatable test procedures for Mentor Graphics software functionality.

Arlington, VA, US

• Led and coordinated the effort to develop an Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) architecture.
• Streamlined the EWIS architecture generation process to reduce labor and schedule by over fifty percent, as well as improving fidelity and user experience.
• Provided tip sheets, checklists, guides, and any other supplemental material to improve the knowledge and performance of the Wiring IPTs.

Arlington, VA, US

• Designed the wire routing for complex areas and assemblies such as the power distribution panels, the instrument panel, and the avionics compartment.
• Established the first formalized 3D MBD review process for wire harness assemblies and installation to ensure compliance with SAE 50881.
• Coordinated with IPTs of other disciplines to add over sixty new wiring interface requirements for a single Chinook configuration.

Arlington, VA, US

• Designed several electrical components, assemblies, and installations such as Avionics Compartments, Power Distribution Panels, and Electrical Pods.
• Coordinated with Systems Engineers to understand and develop avionics and electrical hardware.
• Evaluated, re-purposed, and modified prior engineering designs to meet new customer needs.

• Developed engineering drawings, CNC codes, fixture designs, and tool designs.
• Communicated with customers to identify needs and develop manufacturing requirements.
• Prepared Bill of Materials list, selected hardware, and developed manufacturing instructions.

Graduate Certificate, Systems Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering