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Ridley Park, Pa

Structural Analysis Engineer at Boeing's Philadelphia Design Center supporting several defense programs. Delivers strength memos focusing on crack initiation due to fatigue.

Aberdeen, Maryland

Performed finite element analysis on projectile designs throughout multiple stages of design development using Abaqus for maximum launch survivability at increasing launch accelerations. Investigating projectile deployment mechanisms with the potential to increase projectile lethality while reducing risk of unexploded ordinance.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Greater St. Louis Area

Structural Analysis Engineer who contributed to the Service Life Extension Programs for both the F/A-18 and T-45 programs. Prepares analysis packages to identify critical wing components depending on worst case scenario flight loads in order to recommend repairs that will restore components to service life values necessary to sustain the warfighter through increasing mission demands. Used finite element modeling packages Mechanica and MSC.Nastran to determine critical stress values for both… Show more Structural Analysis Engineer who contributed to the Service Life Extension Programs for both the F/A-18 and T-45 programs. Prepares analysis packages to identify critical wing components depending on worst case scenario flight loads in order to recommend repairs that will restore components to service life values necessary to sustain the warfighter through increasing mission demands. Used finite element modeling packages Mechanica and MSC.Nastran to determine critical stress values for both blueprint and repair designs. Established precedence for repairs to provide a maximum acceptable nonconformance size that would be repaired using the appropriate procedure, reducing the number of repair dispositions sent to post-production support using Lean principles. Analyzed damaged wing parts sent from manufacturing and proposed repair dispositions to salvage the part and reduce unnecessary repeat part purchases. Non-conformances include composite delaminations, impact damages, and oversized holes. Show less

Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave Villanova, Pa 19085

Programmed a MATLAB script designed to randomize eight different parameters, such as elastic modulus, nominal stress, and fracture coefficient, depicting the materials’ fracture behavior within a set of finite element cells based on values reported in literature. This script was fed into ABAQUS finite element software to compare bone structure with heterogeneous properties with bone structure with homogeneous properties, resulting in drastically reduced time in pre-processing preparation in… Show more Programmed a MATLAB script designed to randomize eight different parameters, such as elastic modulus, nominal stress, and fracture coefficient, depicting the materials’ fracture behavior within a set of finite element cells based on values reported in literature. This script was fed into ABAQUS finite element software to compare bone structure with heterogeneous properties with bone structure with homogeneous properties, resulting in drastically reduced time in pre-processing preparation in running nonlinear fracture analysis. Show less

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.47

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pi Tau Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Villanova Knights.

Certificate, Structural Analysis

A collaboration with Boeing and UCLA, the Certificate in Structural Analysis program combined coursework in composite structures.

Bachelor'S, Mechanical Engineering; Honors, 3.76

Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Villanova Jazz Ensemble, Villanova University Pep Band.