Research and development of initiators for the Stockpile Stewardship. Working with Sandia labs to update current designs.

As a member of the air frames team, disciplines include composite lay-up, trim and build of aircraft parts, assembly and flight prep.. Fixtures fabricator for all testing, transport, take-off, landing and spreader bars structures. Main skills used are welding and proto-type machining.

Lead tech for the Directed Energies Group. Disciplines include: high voltage, explosives, fabrication, dive coordinator, crane and rigging inspector (including fall protection) and facilities-operation, maintenance and transfer for deionized water, transformer oil and insulating gas (SF6). Provided facilities support for PBFA II (particle beam fusion accelerator - now the Z Machine) and Z-20, both are accelerators located at Sandia National Labs. Qualified bridge wire resistance welder for the Stockpile Stewardship and helped with the Boeing Champ Missile payload.

Hull Technician First Class; NEC 4956 coded - high pressure, high temperature and nuclear. Main duties where the maintenance and repair of the fast attack nuclear submarines. Disciplines included: field welding x-ray quality joints on all base metals in position and containments (glove bags), nuclear machinist- prepping valve bodies in position and containment using the Tri-Tool pneumatic turret lathe, radiation control and monitoring- swiping, surveying and monitoring contaminated work areas and quality control for sub-safe systems and hardware. Was a key member in the first IMA supported replacement of the lower retention element and resin discharge.