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Freiburg, BW, DE

Frieburg, Germany

The lead structural engineer for satellite projects, as well as developing an orbital debris detector. Preforming design, analysis, and testing of spacecraft.

Freiburg Area, Germany

Designing and performing tests to determine material properties for composite materials at high strain rates. Konstruktion und Durchführung von Tests für die Bestimmung von Materialeigenschaften für Verbundwerkstoffe unter hohen Dehnungsraten.

Tübingen Germany

Classes five days a week covering German vocabulary and grammar. Current level C1.

Boulder Colorado, USA

I completed my Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Boulder Colorado, in the summer of 2010. Working at the National Renewable Energy Lab, NREL, my thesis focused on developing new and innovative windmill blade testing methods. I have modeled various blade testing methods to compare cost and reliability aspects of the different.

The school will focus on teaching the multi-disciplinary nature of research in engineering dynamics. Covering a number of topics such as; rigid-body dynamics, vibrations, wave propagation, vibration measurements and data acquisition, signal processing, experimental modal analysis, computational structural dynamics, random vibrations, nonlinear structural.

Three years of design experience working in the University Nano-Satellite design competition sponsored by the Air Force Research Lab. The team recently finished the design review and took both 3rd place and the “Best New School” award. As leader of the Structures Subsystem I coordinated the work of five fellow students, both graduate and undergraduate..

Worked with the Integrated Defense System, specifically, assisting the structural analysis team on the new 787, Dreamliner. Used NASTRAN liner and non-liner analysis compared Titanium and Composite of fuselage components designs with test data. Conducted extensive pre-processing and post-processing in PATRAN and modeled various components of the fuselage..

I worked under the supervision of a seasoned aircraft mechanic and pilot to repair old Soviet fighter jets, L-29s, L-39s and MiG 23s. I was responsible for repairing basic structural components and aircraft skin, and retooled panels and instruments to reduce drag. I reconditioned the internal wing structure of one plane to serve as a fuel tank and I also.

Masters, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Hiking club, Racquetball club, Kendo class, Intramural teams

Bachlor, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Gamma Tau, AIAA, Honor Roll, Intramural Racquetball, Engineers Without Borders