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Costa Mesa, CA

• Toyota Racing Development (TRD), Costa Mesa, Ca (contract Solo Point) Sept 2012 to presentSenior Mechanical Engineer responsible for high performance NASCAR Engine Test Equipment Design
• Integrated optical laser imaging device, high speed camera onto a NASCAR development engine intake manifold. Designed secondary structure to support cameras/laser and provide test stand repeatability to study liquid.
• Designed a stand-alone fuel injector enclosure incorporating an 8020 structure, laser, camera, monitor, PC and fuel flow system.
• Re-designed existing engine air intake test stand to measure aero forces and optimize efficiency for air box design.

Livermore, CA

responsible for generating opto- mechanical designs for high energy solid state lasers using Pro E. Integrated optic mirrors, beam splitters, mirror mounts, multi-axis stages,actuators and cameras onto breadboard optic tables.Designed stable support structures, precision alignment sensors, integrated electro-optical kinematic devices, actuators for vacuum.

Mechanical Engineer design and integration of mechanical engine systems generating Pro E models for the J-2X program. Ancillary system duct and tubing design for both fluid and pneumatic. Designed to minimize run length, weight and satisfy tube bend criteria. Designed cryogenic and hot gas seals to support ducts.. Secondary support structure design details.

responsible for generating Pro E vehicle equipment packaging models from conceptual design through system integration producing detail, assembly, and installation drawings for the Global Hawk Unmanned Vehicle.Designed, modeled and packaged an Environmental Control System to augment payload cooling including valves, heat exchanger and ducting.Generated Pro.

responsible for electronic component design.Generated electronic system packaging and ruggedization of network computer systems utilizing COTS hardware for airborne, shipboard and ground mobile applications. This includes sheet metal and rack mounted enclosures, air cooling, harness routing, PWB mounting, RAID controller and hard drive integration.

responsible for providing Pro/E modeling and design supportDesigned deployment tool for a LORAL Satellite Antenna off loader employing a suspension system to simulate zero-g loads. Incorporated rotating and linear bearings to provide minimal torque resistance to Antenna spring mechanism and permit a 3-axis deployment. Designed and sized structure, pulleys.

responsible for propulsion system functionality, operability and Launch system interfaces for the reusable Kistler launch vehicle.Coordinated physical & operational interfaces between flight propulsion system and Launch Operations. Defined requirements for valves, interconnecting lines, pressurization and purge system Analyzed fluid system to size.

responsible for mechanical system configuration, schedule and engineering cost performance of five DBS satellites (Tempo, Panamsat, MCI, LSTAR & FOS II) from program initiation through spacecraft delivery.Managed system integration team generating spacecraft external/internal configuration, incorporating top-down and subsystem level requirementsDevelop and.

Lead Mechanical System Engineer for SCIT, Brilliant Pebbles and GBI kill vehicle propulsion systems Generated system conceptual through detail designs of a lightweight pressure fed propulsion system consisting of titanium manifolds, miniature pneumatically driven bi-propellant valves, 10,000 PSI GHe tanks and N2O4 & MMH propellant tanks integrated onto a.

responsible for organizing and managing 42 design and analysis engineers for the Pratt & Whitney Proof of Principle Ramjet/Scramjet test engineCoordinated system design, development, manufacturing and assemble activities from initial concept through fabrication. Developed & executed a baseline project schedule to track performance, define priorities and.

Mechanical Engineering

B.S, Mechanical Engineering