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Falls Church, Va, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Control system engineer for the HTF7000 turbofan engine installed on the Bombardier Challenger 300.• Worked as the technical mentor and project leader for a software upgrade of the Electronic Control Unit.• Defined the resources and schedule based on previous Embraer safety program. Owned and managed the master schedule, weekly status reports, resource needs, risk registry, and project oversight.• Certified the engine using FAA regulations and guidelines, including: Title 14 CFR Part 33, software development life cycle DO-178B, aircraft systems development ARP4754A, electronic hardware DO-245, and environmental conditions DO-160.• Using Excel VBA, I developed an automated tool that created a visual breakdown of the MS Project schedule based on functional groups. The tool identified parallel tasks, potential conflicts, and late tasks allowing the team to manage their work easily, provide quick updates, and facilitate clear communication.• Reviewed and provided feedback on requirement and design changes as the senior controls engineer. The design process utilized Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) through DOORS design tracing.• Owned and managed database of open problem reports to ensure all issues were either properly addressed by the implemented design or had appropriate analysis to justify the deferral.• Prepared and presented PDR and CDR material to all internal and external stakeholders.• Trained system bench test team on simulator functionality, test procedure creation, and troubleshooting.• Evaluated simulator test failures and odd system behaviors to determine root cause and corrective action.• Maintained Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) using configuration-controlled tools: DOORS & ClearCase for requirements and verification, Teamcenter for documentation, and SAP for managing parts.• Certified the HTF7000 engine software 1 month ahead of schedule and under budget by $2M.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Control system lead for the HTF7500 turbofan engine installed on the Embraer Legacy 500.• Lead the FAA certification of a software upgrade in response to a safety issue in the field.• Developed program cost and schedule to lead team from initial kickoff through entry into service. Defined scope by evaluating all open problem reports for required design changes and associated verification.• Validated the design solutions using controls analysis produced through Simulink models.• Oversaw all requirement and design changes to ensure high-quality results and zero re-work. Utilized the V-model to manage all levels of requirements and their respective verification.• Reviewed and supported verification reports and analysis to meet certification compliance.• Trained and guided the controls team throughout the program, from kickoff to certification.• Coordinated with cross-functional groups, including engine operability, software, system bench test, engine test cell, certification, and FAA to ensure all program needs and deliverables were met.• Created a project-wide Visio flowchart of all tasks & deliverables. This MBSE tool allowed each unique functional group to improve team communication, process efficiency, and avoid re-work.• Supported all Embraer customer meetings, software questions, and simulator investigations.• Certified the HTF7500 engine software 7 months ahead of schedule and under budget by $5M.• Control system lead for a pressure/temperature sensor qualification on the TFE1042-70 engine. Owned the schedule, requirement updates, and coordination with software developer. Also, assisted with engine testing at the customer’s test facility in Taiwan.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Control system engineer for the new HTF7700 turbofan engine installed on the Cessna Longitude.• Highly involved from early kickoff through design development, PDR/CDR, verification, and certification.• Worked closely with the customer through meetings, emails, and visits to Wichita for smooth aircraft-engine integration. Developed a strong rapport and trust that allowed for easier engine implementation.• Built an expansive knowledge of the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system, including electrical I/O, bleed air, fuel system, signal communication (ARINC, discrete, analog), avionic indications & alerting, thrust management, sensor components, time limited dispatch, and maintenance operations.• Spent extensive amount of time working with control software design, including control law, logic diagrams, signal processing, fault detection & accommodation, reversionary modes, and all other engine operations.• Owned and managed all control system requirements in IBM Rational DOORS. Hosted Level 1 Design Reviews (L1DRs) with relevant experts and chief engineer to ensure the design was correctly documented.• Reviewed software design changes and their continuity with system requirements.• Received "Outstanding Engineer" award for efficient requirement development and fast customer support.• Developed system bench tests using an engine simulator and Python based test procedure generator.• Maintained proper configuration control, conformity, and quality assurance to execute certification tests.• Worked with customer to update test procedures for their aircraft simulator. Performed on-site testing, as well as troubleshooting and test disposition support during Safety of Flight (SOF) and certification testing.

(Second semester) Recitation TA for an engineering mechanics: statics and dynamics course• Lead and taught weekly 20 person classes as an auxiliary to the main lecture• Graded quizzes, tests, and assisted with student help(First semester) TA for a senior level engineering profession/ethics course• Graded homework, papers, and assisted with student help

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Embraer 170/190 Evacuation Slide Systems Program• Wrote technical reports and engineering documents• Reviewed Service Bulletins• Edited drawings• Worked in Teamcenter for process management• Helped design a new component• Calculated inertia loads and extreme crashing attitudes• Performed a failure investigationKaizen experience on A330/A340 Evacuation Slide Systems• Acted as engineer for specialized team to improve A330/A340 employee safety• Analyzed production process supported by rapid prototyping solutionsExtensive Design of Experiment for A380 Evacuation Slide System (Honor’s Thesis)• Developed a method to measure and analyze the A380 slide system packing loads to better design system components and improve system computational analysis• Performed statistical analysis using MATLAB to compare the feasibility of various measurement methods• Submitted capital request to lease equipment for testing and data acquisition

• Replicated climate and atmospheric fluid movement using a rotating tank experiment• Built tank mounted camera system to record fluid movement in tank reference frame • Worked to implement new parameters for the tank experiment in order to further model climate change (i.e. temperature gradients, Coriolis Effect, Earth’s Curvature, and terrain)

• Created a MATLAB GUI to perform speech recognition on team-oriented experiments.• The code analyzed audio files from participants to find trends in social interactions and frequency.

• Analyzed and predictd the effects of from soft errors on integrated circuits due to cosmic-produced neutron bombardment• Used MATLAB to test data from scholarly research papers to find the rate of single event upsets (SEUs) on varying sizes of electronic devices

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aeronautical Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Aeronautical Engineering

Diploma