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Falls Church, Va, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Maintain and operate under a DoD SECRET security clearance.• Leading change integration efforts on the B-21 aircraft program by working with responsible engineers from various Integrated Product Teams (IPT) to collect all relevant technical, schedule, and financial information to develop a project plan.• Communicate effectively technical baseline change packages to upper-level program leadership at Change Control Boards for approval through presentations outlining all project plan details leading to implementation and completion.• Manage and track execution of project plans by ensuring all impacted IPTs accomplish specified statements of work per the baselined schedule to avoid delays or downstream impacts to the overall program product.• Prepare daily to weekly status summaries of each project and provide status to upper-level management, including work-around and return-to-green plans for any baseline delayed efforts.• Successfully managed approximately 30 projects to completion individually ranging with financial impacts up to $30+ million, with 25+ projects still ongoing.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Use the design process to create parts and assemblies using CAD software for the purposes of new manufacturing and system integration that meet government furnished contract requirements for IBCS and IM-SHORAD ground support systems.• Led design effort and drawing package creation for new government sponsored projects by working with multiple engineering disciplines to create conceptual designs, working with suppliers to ensure project manufacturability, allocating assignments across disciplines, and reporting project developments to program management until project completion.• Operated as a liaison engineer to support production facility efforts on manufacturing of products to meet expected delivery times by issuing NCRs and redlines to maintain production flow.

Sparks, Nv, Us

• Maintained and operated under a DoD SECRET security clearance.• Created 3D parts and assemblies, as well as 2D drawings using CAD software for the purposes of system integration onto aircraft that meet FAA and military standards for government contracts in the aerospace industry.• Collaborated with structural, aerospace, electrical, and test engineers to ensure operational performance of designs prior to and after successful installation of new or updated systems.• Generated specifications, control documents, verification and validation plans, procedures, reports, and other documentation in support of new design and development activities.

Sparks, Nv, Us

• Maintained and operated under a DoD SECRET security clearance.• Created 3D parts and assemblies, as well as 2D drawings using CAD software for the purposes of system integration onto aircraft that meet FAA and military standards for government contracts in the aerospace industry.• Collaborated with structural, aerospace, electrical, and test engineers to ensure operational performance of designs prior to and after successful installation of new or updated systems.• Generated specifications, control documents, verification and validation plans, procedures, reports, and other documentation in support of new design and development activities.

Altamonte Springs, Florida, Us

• Designed relay test panels for substation control using AutoCAD Electrical and Elecdes for the creation of 2D drawings and wiring diagrams.• Demonstrated efficient routing methods for the wiring of substation test panels based on the customer’s requirements for the delivered substation.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

The Home Depot company stressed the importance of putting customers first and having a substantial amount of product knowledge. With the knowledge I gained throughout my time working for the company, I assisted customers in selecting all of the right tools and flooring for their job needs. When not assisting customers, I pulled down tile pallets from the shelves with the assistance of a co-worker on heavy machinery and plugged the tile into the empty holes. By the end of the night, all freight was to be put away and all aisles were to be cleared of debris for easy an easy opening on the next day.

This is the job where I truly learned and gained the belief that I was an engineer in the making. As an apprentice, I assisted in all the remodels and repairs that took place. I assisted in the demolition of the old structures, the cleaning process, and the building of a new design. There was also a lot of maintenance and installation of machinery that I assisted in or completed. Various methods of communication to the customers were used in order to provide updates to the projects.

Graduate, Systems Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Associate’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Preparatory School For U.S. Air Force Academy, Engineering