Patrick Dempsey Email & Phone Number

Hamden, Ct, Us

New Haven County, Connecticut, United States

I drive the aircraft, system design, and technical strategy as Chief Technology Officer and Principal Investigator of OURO Aerospace.

United States

• Own the buildout and integration of the XP-1 Ground Control Station (GCS). This involves overlap with the Systems Integration Lab (SIL). Both hardware and software integration are instrumental for GCS success• Assist in developing and documenting software test cases for the SIL• Instrumentation integration work on the XP-1 aircraft. Help identify, track, and document all the sensors, signals, calibrations, and software for the flight test aircraft. This requires close collaboration with Test & Evaluation team• Conceptualize, develop, and test future concepts for sensors. Specifically, there are sensors and components that need development work to get to the technical maturity for flight. One of these projects is an optical slipring or other type of non-contacting data transmission across the static to rotational boundary on the nacelle to hub• Provide technical expertise in terms of instrumentation, aircraft electronics, power load analysis, and testing• Provide technical expertise and assist in development of the production aircraft fly-by-wire, avionics, sensors, data bus, and power systems using SAE ARP4754/ARP4761

Stratford, Connecticut, United States

• Design, build, integrate, troubleshoot, and test scale models of aircraft, rotors, fuselages, and empennages to verify aerodynamic performance, stability and control, including dynamic characteristics• Used CATIA V5 to convert aircraft full scale geometry into complex yet serviceable scaled wind tunnel test rigs featuring load cells, intricate air data system, motors, actuators, instrumentation, and telemetry• Design products and parts from conceptual layouts to fabricated parts including GD&T drawings• Additively manufacture aerodynamic wind tunnel parts, optimized for air data and loads measurement, installation, and fabrication• Group SME regarding additive manufacturing from homebuilt high-speed FDM to industrial SLA• Established standard work for department’s additive manufacturing processes• Telemetry and Instrumentation system design, fabrication, integration for aerodynamic, thermal, electrical, and vibration measurement• Experience with high powered electric motors for high torque, and high-speed operations (end-to-end)• Small, high-power density, position actuators and wiring system, design, fabrication, and operation• Design new drive motor/reduction assembly for wind tunnel test rig, from initial sizing to component selection to CAD design to final fabrication• Developed work instructions advising shop technicians• Designed improved and more effective cooling and control system for scale model propulsor• Team holds National Full Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC) rotorcraft speed record• Mentor for University of New Haven Capstone Design student teams

Stratford, Connecticut, United States

• Generated SOW and Technical Requirements for suppliers, evaluated responses and provided SME guidance to the IPT lead and Chief Engineer• Design, integration, test, and validation of Avionics and Mission Systems equipment using SAE ARP4754/ARP4761• Developed test equipment setup and use of data acquisition equipment, computer data analysis tools, and troubleshooting• Certified component and system compliance to Military, FAA, JAA, EASA, and Sikorsky standards/specifications, and standard work instructions• Requirements Specification flow down including system requirements definition, detailed planning, coordination with internal and external customers and suppliers • Perform obsolescence management activities and analyze customer requirements, determine potential solutions to resolve the aircraft deficiencies• Owned the conceptual design of the avionics and mission system for three different Joint Multi-Role (JMR) aircraft configurations proposed to the U.S. Army• Designed test equipment and conducted SIL testing of the Main Rotor and Tail Pylon Fold System and the Fuel Quantity Gauging System. SME support of these systems thru flight test• Specifically requested to participate in Sea Trials aboard the HMCS Montreal to ensure testing issues were resolved effectively and timely, and documented appropriately• Lead for S-92 Search and Rescue integration for the Internal Auxiliary Fuel System, Dual Rescue Hoist, Nightsun, FLIR, Dual Radar Altimeter. Owmed system requirements compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations and Qualification Assurance Board• Significantly reduced S-92 production and customer maintenance issues thru a customer-site assessment root cause investigation resulting in revisions of the operations build sheets and maintenance manuals

Stratford, Ct

• Owned the design, test, and build of the power system for the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, S.A.R.A, for the MATRIX Technology Demonstrator Program• Managed proposal and development of a mobile laboratory base of operations for flight tests, delivered on schedule and within budget• Supplier Management which involved identify key suppliers, execute supplier NDA's, develop SOW and requirements flow down, review proposals and estimates, and negotiate purchase agreements • Mentored and managed young employees and interns with their avionics, electrical, flight controls, and mechanical designs including reviewing and approving their designs• X2 Individual Blade Control Design, integration, validation, and test of electrical/mechanical measurement transducers with data acquisition and wind tunnel model• Ensure compliance with government & commercial Wind Tunnel standards as well as Sikorsky standards/specifications, and standard work instructions

Stratford, Connecticut, United States

• Test and evaluation of components, assemblies and systems including main and tail rotor dynamic components, rotor drive systems, flight control systems, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, mission equipment, airframe structure, and engine inlet icing• Develop and implement test procedures to validate the performance of installed aircraft systems and components during final assembly, supporting and establishing operating limitations for both flight test programs and fielded aircraft, oversight of supplier performed component qualification efforts, as well as investigation, support and resolution of reliability, maintainability, and operational issues occurring with fielded aircraft• Setup and operate data acquisition equipment to read and monitor measurement transducers including data analysis to validate acquired test data