Senior Aerospace Engineer
Current•Served Paragon in multiple leadership roles including Corporate Chief Engineer, Program Chief Engineer, Department Manager, Program Manager and Senior Engineer.•Chaired and led numerous programmatic reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.) including HALO ECLSS CDR with Northrup Grumman and NASA in February 2023. Ensured technical rigor and adherence to Paragon’s proven processes. Established criteria for the depth and breadth of each technical review.•Wrote the winning proposal and served as Program Manager for Paragon’s Sierra Space DreamChaser radiator project. Developed radiator design from concept (including patent) to flight hardware. Identified and solved numerous technical and manufacturing issues. Delivered hardware one year before customer installation date. Technology now sold to multiple customers.•Led complex testing efforts, created operational baseline, worked the flight line, and played a key role in Mission Control as Chief Engineer on a program that set multiple skydiving world records. This project was a finalist for the 2014 Collier Trophy and the hardware resides in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.•Devised operational concept, developed and tested the electronic logic, and served as interim Program Manager for Paragon’s Brine Processor Assembly. This unit is now operational on the ISS and has saved NASA over 500 liters of water, equivalent to over $30 million in launch costs. •Managed the System Engineering and Integration department consisting of up to 40 people. Provided regular 1-on-1 technical and career guidance. Conducted performance reviews.•Developed stagnation theory in laminar flow spacecraft radiators. Developed mathematical models of spacecraft ATCS to show capability limits and impact of operational and design parameters. •Developed test plans/procedures and led qualification testing to various NASA and MIL-STD specifications, including vibration, thermal cycle, thermal vacuum, shock, pressurization, and leakage.
