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Washington, Dc, Us

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER• Leading a digital engineering project to understand what it takes to build a digital representation of an autonomous platform.STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT LEADSuccessfully advocated for flagship customer• Built key cross-SYSCOM relationships and established cadence with all project customers and users, resulting in $1.5M+ in new work estimates towards integration of a Naval autonomous test and evaluation capability.Improved product acceptance through stakeholder-focused team workflow • Initiated regular system demonstrations leading to increased adoption, influential supporters, and support for the project de-risking schedule and cost-growth.• Drove peer-to-peer info flow enabling gap and impact analysis that prevented rework and misunderstanding of end-user needs.Identified, elicited, and validated all stakeholder needs against autonomy modeling & simulation requirements.• Utilized MBSE tool to efficiently track and manage all stakeholder information, driving successful reconciliation of project schedule changes and generation of collaboration-enhancing viewpoints.

Washington, Dc, Us

MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LEAD• Assembled and implemented an integrated system model using Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) for an autonomous test and evaluation capability transforming a cross-functional software development team from document-centric design to collaborative model-centric design enabling Agile model-based design reviews.• Exercised mentorship, servant leadership, and championed application of the Digital Engineering Strategy (DES).SYSTEMS MODELER• Co-led development of a model-based project management plan in alignment with NAVSEA HQ, Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) manual, NSWCDD Program Technical Excellence Metrics (PTEM) tool and R-Department policies.• Briefed Digital Engineering Strategy Workforce Development Plan captured in model-based tool to head of Readiness and Training Systems Department.• Spearheaded design of an innovative paperless model-based project execution prototype review presented to warfare center Technical Director, and numerous Senior Science and Technology Managers during technical execution review.TECHNICAL PROJECT LEAD• Led collaborative effort to accelerate accreditation of new Additively Manufactured (AM) technology across five warfare centers to provide objective-quality evidence that enables decision making ability for certification officials.MECHANICAL ENGINEER• Increased experience levels and shortened overall project schedules across multiple projects; guided contractors and government engineers in implementing Design for Additively Manufactured best practices resulting in significant reduction of failed parts and material waste.• Led a low rate initial production of 500+ AM project deliverables; enabling Marine forces to rapidly field critical communications equipment• Applied expertise to AM technical data package development; annotated critical AM design-related characteristics into drawings and 3D CAD models.

I immersed myself in additive manufacturing (AM)-relevant courses, design projects, and university R&D opportunities. I supplemented my deep technical military and field engineering expertise with relevant coursework, like FEA, CAD/CAM, AM Technologies, and Numerical Methods. Post college I attended the first publicly available Metals-Design for Additive Manufacturing 5-Day intensive hands on course at America Makes HQ in Youngstown, OH. This mini-apprenticeship course taught by AM SMEs covered a condensed list of industry needs identified by over 500 advanced and additive manufacturing business owners.PROJECTS• Research assistant at Engineering Design Research Laboratory; published "3D Printing Technologies to Reduce the Cost of Filament Fused Fabrication" ($10,000: 10/15-05/16).• Team lead; our low cost, non contact dimensional sensor achieved +/- 0.1 precision.• Idea Pitch competitor: “Machine Vision-3D Printing” and “3D Printing Medical Devices.”• Capstone: Built 10 hp vehicle chassis dyno; led machining & funding effort-raised $1500.• Conducted thermal optimization study of porous structure; correlated experiment to FEA model—results published in Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund.• Led ASME sponsored “Buy n Build” 3D printer workshop and facilitated 6 hr GD&T seminar.TRAINING• SolidWorks Essentials Training 40 hr, hands-on workshop.• "Accelerated Advanced Manufacturing Program" thru Tooling-U SME.• ACADEMI Metals DfAM 40 hr, hands-on workshop [America Makes]-Understand basic operations of industry-grade, powder-bed laser platform.-Designed metal AM components using design for additive manufacturing methods.-Explored AM design/processing methods for efficient component lattice structures.-Understand AM technologies–from design thru post-processing.-Quantified cost, performance, & durability trade-offs.-Aware of advanced AM simulation and analysis software (NetFabb, 3D Fusion).-Processed case-study through entire DfAM workflow.

FIELD LIAISON: Interfaced with multi-disciplinary engineering teams and remote sites. Facilitated test and lab support outcomes, process improvement initiatives, and identified trends to reduce impact to our manufacturing-related processes. Applied good judgement to reduce information, key concepts, ideas, and requests into writing to distribute to deployed FSRs.• Conceived and authored ‘tribal knowledge’ wiki-repository for remote site accessibility; procedural steps aided the reduction of customer equipment downtime.QUICK REACTION TEAM: Rapidly deployed to build, install, inspect, operate, and conduct test acceptance for 6.2M SATCOM ground terminals. Conducted customer site maintenance, upgrades, and calibrations. Maintained logs and graphs for analysis, evaluation and trend detection for airborne, ground, and satellite terminal equipment.• Redesigned digital encoder alignment tool; non contact displacement prototype saved 6-8 hrs per install, productivity up 10%. Submitted workflow, training aids, and instructions.FIELD ENGINEER: Led technical discovery efforts that aided in the our body of knowledge and patented technologies. Spearheaded field studies, resolved customer issues, conducted hardware and software upgrades, and provided technical consulting. I supported and coordinated integration teams for product test acceptance. Setup, maintained, and aligned deployable satcom antennas for telemetry up/down conversion.• Silver Achievement Award; initiated field studies--resolved multiple fleetwide issues.• Remotely deployed to UAV Test Facility to support MQ-1/ MQ-9 Predator UAV R&D testing.• Integrated with engineering teams for design verification and test acceptance efforts.• Developed/taught 25 field service reps RF theory and hands on satcom curriculum.

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TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR: Performed student evaluations, monitored student progress and performance on analog, digital, and VHF/UHF communications equipment. Counseled, identified, and resolved student shortfalls. Developed course materials, lesson plans, study guides, workbooks, written tests, and progress checks.• Crafted Military Writing Seminar; —keynote speaker for Professional Development courses.• Submitted 60 procedural, schematic, and part no. corrections; $7.5K in program awards.• Manufactured suitable CCA cover; reduced repair cycle; saved 288 hrs & $29K.AVIONICS SHIFT SUPERVISOR: Managed B-1B integrated production activities for 8 personnel. Prioritized schedule in compliance with directives, policies, and procedures. Trained and mentored technicians in troubleshooting techniques, proper alignment, calibration methods, and system theory. Initiated deficiency reports, maintenance analysis documents, technical data changes, and managed additional duties; hazmat, MSDS, and safety programs.• Selected over 27 peers--$100M avionics contract; suggestions integrated in 96 fixtures. • Technical Writing team, submitted 250 recommendations for 0-100% review process.• Improved decision-making metrics; automation saved 1k hrs annually.AVIONICS TECHNICIAN: Identified and isolated integrated F-16 avionics systems malfunctions and analyzed performance. Interpreted equipment operation to isolate malfunctions in systems such as flight controls, display instruments, communications, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. Traced data flow and wiring diagrams. Used built-in test functions, electronic measuring equipment, supported aerospace ground equipment, and hand tools.• Letter of Appreciation cited “…above and beyond” for activating Tiger Team. Creative 4-wire tester use negated $10K depot repair—5th avionics test station back to production!• Initiated re-work of a VHF/UHF procedure; new approach shaved 30 mins off alignment.

Bachelor Science Mechanical Engineering (Bsme), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Professional Aeronautics

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.)

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Systems Engineering