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Seattle, Washington, United States

• Responsible for test planning, execution, and analysis of flight and ground tests of commercial aircraft and its systems.• Applies general knowledge of aircraft systems and components to conduct testing.• Plan and coordinate flight test mission requirements with responsible engineers. • Develop flight test and mission profiles and create flight test sequences.• Identify and coordinate the availability of test locations and facilities with company and government… Show more • Responsible for test planning, execution, and analysis of flight and ground tests of commercial aircraft and its systems.• Applies general knowledge of aircraft systems and components to conduct testing.• Plan and coordinate flight test mission requirements with responsible engineers. • Develop flight test and mission profiles and create flight test sequences.• Identify and coordinate the availability of test locations and facilities with company and government agencies.• Conduct pre and posttest briefings.• Conduct ground and flight tests in accordance with established test plans and procedures.• Prepare and publish test summaries and test reports.• Applies lessons learned to the improvement of test procedures. Show less

Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• Evaluated F/A-18 metal composite flight control surfaces ensuring manufacturing methods and repairs met structural, environmental and, weight and balance requirements.• Interface with customer, engineers and mechanics to ensure design specification are met.• Investigated root cause corrective action for reoccurring nonconformities regarding V-22 composite structures, reducing nonconformances through novel inspection methods.• Applied knowledge of Boeing design and… Show more • Evaluated F/A-18 metal composite flight control surfaces ensuring manufacturing methods and repairs met structural, environmental and, weight and balance requirements.• Interface with customer, engineers and mechanics to ensure design specification are met.• Investigated root cause corrective action for reoccurring nonconformities regarding V-22 composite structures, reducing nonconformances through novel inspection methods.• Applied knowledge of Boeing design and engineering principles to develop technical solutions to H-47 composite rotor blade issues throughout production and overhaul.• Coordinated with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure structural and functional integrity of the rotor blades by troubleshooting, conducting failure analysis and analyzing root cause.• Conducted static strength analysis to validate that interim design repairs meet original design loads criteria.• Analyzed a variety of inspection methods such as x-ray, inferred, and ultrasonic testing to sufficiently develop repair methods. Show less

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Designed hanging fixtures for one of the largest computed tomography (CT) cells in the world, increasing the allotted load of protective lead shielding, thus extending the life of the CT sensor.• Reduced CT scanning cycle time of 3D printed, metal parts by designing / testing fixtures and tooling that allowed for optimal views.

West Lafayette, In

• Improved facility layout, systems, and tool design to promote Lean manufacturing of the LEAP engine in a cross-functional teaming environment.• Reduced part shortages by improving the existing two-bin system and integrating part kits that ensured intuitive assembly of the engine.

Dover, Delaware, United States

Maintained quality of metal working tools and products as CNC machines, laths and mills.