• Owned design of RISE Open Fan High Pressure Turbine Stage 2 Nozzle.• Developed and executed the analysis, design, test, and integration of novel thermal design concepts.• Presented at key technical design review presentations with engineering leadership and customers.

• Analyzed military jet engine components and systems for acceptable thermal performance.• Developed and executed the analysis, design, test, and integration of novel thermal design concepts.• Presented at key technical design review presentations with engineering leadership and customers.• Provide secondary flow and cooling design for engine exhaust components.

• Lead $3MM+ upgrade project of high pressure, high temperature engine test cell.• Designed hot lubrication systems for engine component testing.• Oversaw design modifications for hot fuel test component test cell.• Created Design Practice Template for determining and documenting operating limits of engine test cell components.• Updated drawings and operating instructions for slip ring coolant cart.• Provide emergent support for active test cells and provide troubleshooting for facility related issues.

• Designed cryogenic hydrogen and oxygen rocket engine propellant run lines for test stand integration in accordance with ASME B31.3 to improve flow measurement accuracy which will increase payload capacity of Blue Origin’s spacecraft.• Analyzed and created support structure for engine thrust measurement system and its associated piping to ensure newly manufactured engines meet qualification requirements for internal and external customers.• Developed technical specifications and worked with external suppliers to procure high value critical equipment for a cryogenic engine component test area.• Performed component inspections at supplier locations to ensure fabrication met requirements of technical specifications.• Oversaw the coordination of technicians and contractors in the execution of engine test facility changes to improve measurement accuracy and enhance capabilities for new engine designs.

Mechanical Engineer in the Cold Box Engineering group.• Completed the design and analysis for a new plant in Russia including updating pressure vessel calculations and materials used to meet local requirements.• Planned and performed testing to technically qualify a new gasket material for use in plants with high pressure piping. The results were formally reported in an Engineering Memorandum. The use of this new gasket will eliminate the high cost and time associated with replacing flanges that leak after a gasket change.• Performed analysis on pressure vessels in accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII Division 1.• Performed Finite Element Analysis of a pressure vessel which was damaged in the field to ensure that it could still meet the requirements of the pressure vessel code and be safely operated.• Designed cryogenic piping systems for multiple air separation plants and used AutoPIPE to perform flexibility analysis to ensure compliance with ASME B31.3.• Ensured that piping connections to equipment such as heat exchangers, turbines, and pumps did not exceed their manufacturers allowable stress.• Direct drafters to ensure that drawing changes are performed and completed correctly.• Provided engineering support to Chinese fabrication division and worldwide support during construction and operation of plant.• Performed shop inspection of air separation plant in China prior to delivery by fabricator.

• Authored and submitted technical recommendation and field installation instructions to procure and install new ventilation assemblies for a control enclosure on a mobile hydraulic gantry crane.• Developed testing requirements and acceptance criteria to ensure that damaged safety equipment can be returned to operational use.• Designed industrial enclosure fan ventilation system to resolve computer and touchscreen overheating issue. This included:••• Creation of technical drawings and specifications to support fabrication.••• Researching industrial enclosure ventilation options to meet specific size, power, and cleanliness requirements.••• Interfacing with Technical Services group to develop a computational fluid dynamics model to simulate ventilation and cooling options.• Created log file analyzer for mobile hydraulic gantry crane to perform proactive system analysis and support urgent troubleshooting and repairs.• Teamed with procurement group to purchase field change kit for mobile hydraulic gantry crane.

• Worked on study that investigated the safety impact of driving simulation before young drivers received their permit.• Assisted Dr. Kevin Hulme on a project entitled “Population of a driving environment with non-colliding driving agents” that will be used to enhance the ADHD driving simulation environment.• Drove the paths for the new ghost cars that will not collide in the expanded simulation environment.• Learned OpenGL to expand the simulation environment of the driving simulator.

• Ensured over 3,000 aerodynamic designs were input into the sizing and costing system to allow sales engineers to access previously reviewed designs for new proposals.• Compared technical drawing for any changes or differences between revisions.• Made commercial change orders for all orders shipping in 2012 to include updated costs.• Tested new costing software and an engineering hour estimation calculator.• Created and updated excel charts with macros to save over 4 hours of work per week on multiple engineering utilization reports.