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Englewood, Colorado, US

Beavercreek, Ohio, US

Supported software automation and test.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Technical Lead and Certified Test Conductor at the Acoustic Vibration Laboratory.
• Manage near-term test resources (personnel, equipment, etc.) to meet program test objectives.
• Train junior engineers, establish test methods and best practices, and support test anomaly resolution.
• Maintain near-term schedules and interface with multiple customers to help define test requirements.
• Upgraded laboratory system architecture and setup an improved data acquisition system.
• Implemented new modes of operation that doubled laboratory throughput in just 6 months.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Plan, coordinate, and execute vibration, shock, and acoustic testing of spacecraft components to ensure mission success in the role of a Certified Test Conductor.
• Generated test procedures and design test fixtures for vibration testing using Unholtz-Dickie electrodynamic shakers.
• Generated MATLAB scripts for automated and optimized analysis of test data.
• Supported partial and full-stack modal testing of ORION Structural Test Article.
• Supported programs include: ORION, GOES, GPS III, ArabSAT & Hellas-SAT, CubeSats, and many others.

Savannah, GA, US

• Performed unsteady CFD using Exa PowerFlow to understand interactions of thrust reverser exhaust plume with the aircraft empennage.
• Supported wind tunnel testing of aircraft probes.
• Conducted modal testing of a G500 empennage model used for preliminary flutter testing at NASA Langley’s transonic wind tunnel.
• Created and reviewed simple dynamic FEA models of vibration test fixtures using PATRAN/NASTRAN.
• Planned, coordinated, and executed a full-aircraft multi-shaker test to characterize the modal behavior of critical flight control units on the G500 aircraft.
• Used test data to animate operational deflections shapes for dominant modes.

Savannah, GA, US

• Supported CFR Part 25 certification of the G650 aircraft.
• Lead Flight Test Engineer for G650 aircraft s/n 6004 throughout the development and certification flight test program.
• Coordinated frequently with Engineering, Flight Test Instrumentation, Flight Operations, the FAA, and various other groups to effectively plan and execute tests.
• Completed flight test plans, reports, and testing to support development and certification efforts for the G650 aircraft.
• Researched, tested, and implemented new equipment onboard Flight Test aircraft to improve egress and safety.
• Defined G650 instrumentation requirements for company and certification testing.

Savannah, GA, US

• Worked extensively with Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8C engines from a vibration perspective.
• Developed a MATLAB based software to identify, track, and trend vibration characteristics on Rolls-Royce engines.
• Investigated, identified, and resolved cabin acoustic issues on in-service aircraft. Performed cabin noise surveys.
• Supported various tests at the Acoustic Test Facility, which has reverberant chamber and hemi-anechoic chamber.
• Regularly performed instrumentation setup, transducer calibration, data acquisition, and data analysis on aircraft.

Savannah, GA, US

• Engineering Research Project (March 2007 - June 2007) - Managing commonality during product family development.
• Acoustics and Vibration (January 2006 - May 2006) - Performed cabin noise surveys, sonic boom analyses, and engine vibration analyses.
• Loads and Dynamics (May 2005 - August 2005) - Developed and modified software used in flutter analysis and fuel weight calculations.
• Mechanical Systems, Hydraulics (August 2004 - December 2004) - Developed and implemented a hydraulic reservoir calibration procedure.
• Integrated Test Facility (ITF) (January 2004 - May 2004) - Installed and maintained the latest avionics software on simulator & test aircraft.

Master Of Engineering, Space Operations

Bachelor Of Science, Aerospace Engineering