• Supervise a team of engineers focused on novel material solutions to DoD challenges with particular focus on additive manufacturing methods, composite and ceramic materials, and biomimetics

• Supervise a team of engineers focused on novel solutions to undersea vehicle design challenges• Lead structural engineer/analyst for several US Navy autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) projects Create interdisciplinary teams across multiple organizations to develop advanced additive manufacturing technologies and to implement these technologies into undersea vehicle designs• Principal Investigator on the Hybrid Joint Design for Undersea Vehicles project funded under PSU/ARL IR&D

• College of Engineering representative in the Faculty Senate• Manage a diverse research portfolio focused on innovative approaches to traditional manufacturing methods using additive manufacturing techniques and novel material concepts• Academic advisor for 7 graduate (4 PhD, 3 MS) and 3 undergraduate students• Instructor of undergraduate classes in both the Engineering Science and Mechanics and Math departments: - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis - Dynamics - Multidisciplinary Design: Collaborating with Engineering Leadership and Design, Mechanical/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering, Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), Belgium Campus iTversity (South Africa), Boeing, and Lockheed Martin to develop a year-long capstone project to build an Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) - Matrices - Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry - Finite Mathematics• Active member of the Engineering Science and Mechanics faculty - Strategic Planning Committee - Admissions reviewer for the PSU Schreyer Honors College - Candidacy Exam Committee

• Supervised a team of engineers focused on the analysis of high temperature, high rate/large deformation loading of composite systems, complex fluid-structure interactions, and random vibration and shock on air vehicles• Developed/maintained Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) code that simulates fluid slosh, high speed impact/fracture of solids, and fluid structural interaction• Subject Matter Expert/Lead Mechanical Engineer on several failure investigation teams associated with the thermo-structural failure of rocket motors and missile systems• Project Manager for the infusion of advanced technologies into the next generation Marine Corps light tactical vehicles - Managed the fiscal and technical progress of a project to provide a self-healing/corrosion resistant paint and other innovative technologies for inclusion in the Army and Marine Corps light tactical vehicle programs - Formed/led a multi-disciplinary team of chemists, material scientists, and engineers to address system deficiencies in the US Navy/Marine Corps HUMMV - Collaborated with researchers across APL and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to identify technologies with potential for application on tactical vehicles - Initial phase funded for $900K over 12 months, successful performance led to follow-on funding of $2.3M/year• Supervised a JHU graduate student intern on research of highly parallelized fluid dynamics simulations• Elected to the Science and Tech Initiatives Team that developed organizational S&T thrust areas for future internal investment and potential pursuit of external S&T funding• Received Air & Missile Defense Department Recognition Award for excellence in support of the US Navy Flight Test Mission (FTM)-16 failure investigation• Awarded 3-year $700K ONR grant for Enhanced Tactical Water Filtration System• Awarded $170K JHU/APL IR&D grant for Biomimetic Concept for Inexpensive Maneuvering Threat Defeat

• Developed the software/methodology to predict break-up/re-entry of the NASA New Horizons spacecraft after a potential launch accident• Performed 2D and 3D thermomechanical analyses of various rocket motors and missile systems• Received Air & Missile Defense Department Recognition Award for excellence in support of the FTM-15 flight readiness risk assessment• Received NASA Group Achievement Award: New Horizons Project Launch Approval and Contingency Team• Received NASA Group Achievement Award: New Horizons Spacecraft Development Team• Awarded a $300K NASA grant to develop a coupled aerothermodynamic vehicle trajectory analysis tool • Established a $3M IDIQ contract to foster collaboration between Virginia Tech and JHU/APL• Awarded the JHU/APL Janney Research Fellowship to pursue a unique methodology to accelerate SPH computations using a monotonic Lagrangian grid

• Identified thermomechanical manufacturing failure modes in thin film computed tomography (CT) sensors and proposed design alternatives• Developed design concepts and performed structural analysis for the passive control of turbojet fan blades using shape memory alloys (SMAs)• Developed nonlinear analysis tools for performance modeling of advanced turbojet engines

• Designed and conducted tests for missile blast fragmentation and penetration performance• Managed a multi-program test budget in excess of $2M• Air Armament Center Notable Achievement Award

• Air Force Technical Representative for the Next Generation Target Control System• Civilian of the Quarter, Air Armament Center (1996)