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Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

Hawthorne, California, Us

- Lead Teams of engineers through final test and integration of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle- Develop methods for adapting to increased stage throughput and coordinating parallel work- Maintain a personnel schedule of 8 engineers to support 24/7 ops, maintaining manageable work-life balance- Control vehicle integration schedule to achieve top level milestones set by executive leadership- Participate in engineering “deep-dive’ anomaly response reviews with executive leadership- Operational design lead of a new integration hangar- Coordinate the development of formal engineering training programs- Retained responsibilities of the engineer position in addition to all of the above due to personnel needs

Hawthorne, California, Us

Lead Engineer (LE), Dragon Capsule ProcessingLead/run operations and work orders to process Dragon and Trunk for flight to the ISS.Responsible Engineer (RE), Dragon Capsule ECS closeout systemDesigned, built, and controlled a clean air purge system to bring pressure section interior to proper temperature and relative humidity conditions to close out for flightIntegration Engineering, Falcon 9 Booster ProcessingLead/run operations and work orders to process Falcon 9 for flightPerform leak checks and checkouts on the Merlin 1C and MVac engines.Coordinate and lead operations for transportation and recieving of flight hardware (booster stages and capsule)Manage three separate sets of flight hardware lifting equipmentEnsure the all equipment is proof loaded and NDE'd per 91-710 specificationPerform gas calculations to size accumulators and ensure correct flow ratesDesign small tooling for integration procedures

Hawthorne, California, Us

Design launch pad ground fluid systemsResearch and trade studies for new productsDevelop preliminary designs and concepts of operations in response to Requests for Information (RFI) for organizations including NASA.Project engineering and project management for launch pad operationsDevelop and perform procedures for launch vehicle integrationDesign, fabricate, test, and implement lifting equipment for launch vehicle integration.Work hands on both launch vehicles and payloads in and out of a clean room environment.

Transferred operations sheets from Microsoft Word to Solumina Performed process Reviews and quality assurance audits for processes such as Low Pressure Plasma Spray, Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection, and Turbine Wall Thickness Testing Updated comparisons of Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection standards from four different aerospace technical data sources Documented evidence of faulty turbine blades returned by the customer Preparation of presentation materials for the ACE Department (Achieving Competitive Excellence) (Review of my performance available upon request)Design and Assembly

Ran CNC routers to cut materials for assembly Assembled point of purchase displays to get a better feel for designing Learned and BobCAD and trained 4 employees to use BobCAD Designed parts and created tool paths with AutoCAD Designed parts and tool paths for machines as well as designed two and three dimensional renderings of the final product

Master Of Science (M.S.), Aerodynamics/Fluid Dynamics

Bachelor Of Science, Aerospace Engineering