Howard Lee Email & Phone Number

Poway, Ca, Us

Poway, Ca, Us

- Manages multiple vendors, including major engine manufacturers (P&W, Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, GE)- Estimate and manage work scope and budget for various projects- Create internal and external Statement of Works to communicate clear scope of work for both vendors and customers- Regularly report status and updates to both internal and external customers

Poway, Ca, Us

- Lead project management of new propusion system development- Team lead of Propulsion Team within Adelanto Propulsion R&D Department- Lead Engineer in developing a propulsion system (including engine, propeller & power generator) for a new concept UAV- Lead Engineer in major improvement in fuel system of Avenger Aircraft- Responsible for troubleshooting fuel system related issues with deployed aircrafts- Research & Development of fuel system/components reliability

- Designed and conducted experiments on low NOx Hydrogen gas turbine combustion strategies in an elevated pressure (project is funded by DOE and partnered with Parker & Hannifin, Inc. and Solar Turbine, Inc.)- Designed and conducted experiments on a single jet miniature Rich-burn, Quick-mix, Lean-burn combustor at an atmospheric pressure to determine jet reaction characteristics and its NOx emission behavior- Developed an optical diagnostics tool to determine local equivalence ratio of a reaction using Cassegrain Optics- Conducted CFD modeling of a single jet in crossflow using ANSYS FLUENT to learn the deformation of jet cross-section (RANS and LES) - Fabricated and built experiment hardware including igniter and water-cooled sampling probe - Gathered and analyzed emission data according to industry standards

San Diego, Ca, Us

- Operated and applied PIV system to exiting injector design to characterize its fluid dynamics- Captured high speed video of combustion instability and distinguish the periodic reaction structure using MATLAB code- Improved an existing MATLAB code to examine different features in reaction structure

- Designed and set up an experiment involving a Diesel engine to minimize air pollutants from exhaust (The project is sponsored by Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls, LLC)- Machined and fabricated numerous parts for experiments including assembly

El Segundo, Ca, Us

- Led an individual project to write a report on mechanical manufacturing process of Set Top Box- Communicated and met with product managers and engineers from outside vendors (including vendors like LG, Humax, Thomson, Philips)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering