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Arlington, Va, Us

Effectively lead diverse engineering team to support critical company priorities. Manage wide variety of SOW (certification effort, airplane configuration development, technology, tools and process development, early PD studies, etc.) with budget and resource constraints. Empower team to own SOW, and make decisions to ensure safety, integrity, and quality of our products.Establish priorities, communicate clear expectations, and remove roadblocks.

Arlington, Va, Us

Support the execution of various engineering projects across the 747/767/777/787 Propulsion Engineering Integrated Product Team. Integrate with design engineering, factory, program leadership, customers and suppliers. Manage multi-site and multi-discipline engineering, manufacturing, certification and build efforts. Communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.

Arlington, Va, Us

Leadership NeXt (LX) is an enterprise-wide Boeing leadership development program. This 2 year program is for the highest performing and highest potential non-managers who aspire to move into formal or technical leadership. The goal of this program is to develop leaders who inspire excellence in others, shape a culture that values development and engagement, and lead with a "One Boeing" mindset.

Arlington, Va, Us

Lead of several multi-disciplinary technology development teams. Responsibilities include: technology development and integration; cross-functional collaboration; define and maintain a positive working environment; extensive communication with technical and executive audiences; aerodynamic analysis; component design; process improvement; customer engagement.

Arlington, Va, Us

Co-focal on Thrust Reverser performance tests for 777x and 737MAX. Engaged design engineers to specify test article design. Engaged lab engineers to direct test execution, configuration changes, and data collection. Participated in execution of post-test data analysis, report write-up, and executive reviews.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Completed doctoral dissertation, titled "Active Flow Separation Control of a Laminar Airfoil atLow Reynolds Number". -Implemented a direct-feedback algorithm on a continuously oscillating airfoil. Developed blackbox models for aerodynamic response of airfoil to actuation.-Setup and executed of wind tunnel experiments on an airfoil, utilizing a variety of measurement methods [Time averaged and phase-locked PIV, time averaged and phase-locked hot-film anemometry for boundary layer investigation and wake surveys, pressure transducers (surface mounted, pitot, Kiel, boundary layer), surface oil-flow visualization, infrared camera, and smoke visualization]-Implemented active flow control in both open- and closed-loop to characterize flow of laminar airfoil at low Reynolds number. Investigating the physical mechanisms responsible for active separation control.-Gained extensive experience in wind tunnels at low and transonic speeds -Extensive data analysis, using self-written Matlab codes. -Wrote technical papers and presentations for, and presented at, research conferences. Submitted paper for AIAA journal.

Provo, Ut, Us

Completed Masters Thesis, titled "Numerical Characterization of the Inlet Flow of 11 Radial Flow Turbomachines".-Research preceded by summer internship at ConceptsNREC in White River Junction, VT, who sponsored the work.-Full Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Multi-Stream Tube (MST) and 1-D meanline modeling analysis were performed to test the appropriateness of the historically placed static pressure tap location and to characterize the inlet flow of typical radial flow turbomachines.-Eleven previously designed and tested machines were chosen for investigation by ConceptsNREC to provide a wide variety of inlet geometric and flow conditions.-Study discovered flow physics near impeller leading edge which suggested a modification of company-wide modeling and design process. Future anchoring of an empirical model upstream of the impeller leading edge will lead to a more accurate prediction and modeling of the design performance for radial flow turbomachines

White River Junction, Vt, Us

I performed CFD on the inlets of 11 compressors and pumps. The discovered flow features were utilized for the modification of design procedures.

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D., Aeronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Applied Physics

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering