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My work focuses primarily on GBSD the successor to Minuteman III. Shape ballistic missile system requirements analysis and definition and analyzing proposed system performance. Provide systems engineering technical advisory services as part of a multi-command, multi-contractor team with responsibility for defining and integrating upgrade increments. Support flight test data analysis, system performance analysis, 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation capability, and numerous other tools for system performance prediction and analysis. Validate the 6DOF simulation and correlate it with flight test results and provide system analysis and coding support. Modify or write new code for a 6DOF simulator and use MATLAB to interpret, plot, analyze the results. Monte Carlo analysisDevelop code to simulate interfaces and subsystems, and statistical analysis of flight and simulation results. Define requirements for system and subsystem simulations.Work directly with the United States Air Force in a customer advisory role and provide assistance services.Predict performance; perform analysis of available data to determine system errors; and analyze potential changes in system design for impacts to system performance and resulting errors within the system. Support elaborate Minuteman III system analyses and studies. Prepare reports and give presentations to upper management. Work as an Integrated Project Team member. I'm gaining a lot of experience in Linux, System Administration, SVN, and GIT version control systems. In support of the 2013 Reference Model Review task, I helped verify the input statistics for the Monte Carlo simulations and performed an analysis to verify that sufficient number of runs of the Monte Carlo simulation were executed by showing convergence of the statistics on several output variables.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Launch Rockets! I love it - I get to support(and watch) several sounding rocket launches a year from launch sites around the world.Officially, what I do:Perform wind weighting analysis on sounding rockets to determine launcher settings using atmospheric models and current wind data and trajectory optimization codes(GEM, TAOS) in an effort to reach altitude and downrange targets. I accomplish this task using a custom GUI I built using MATLAB.Utilize empirical tools to generate aerodynamic and drag tables and integrate with propulsion models. Coordinate with mass properties updates and report trajectory and stability changes to team. Provide comprehensive Flight Safety Data Package reports before flight, provide day of launch, on-site, updated launcher settings based on local wind effects, perform post-flight trajectory comparisons.Manage our growing flight performance department including collaboration with remote sites and sub-contractors.Additionally, I support the payload test and evaluation phase of build up and help in the design and development of embedded flight software systems. I was part of the team that designed and implemented the flight navigation embedded software that combined data from an IMU and GPS for the HI-FiRE Flight 2 joint AFRL/NASA hypersonics program. HI-FiRE 2 was successfully launched and operated nominally.I am trained to work around ordnance and pyrotechnics.

Dulles, Virginia, Us

The NASA Sounding Rockets Operation Contract, NSROC, flies over 20 missions annually to provide researchers opportunities to build, test, and fly new instruments while conducting world-class scientific research. NSROC focuses on short mission life cycles with a high risk and low cost approach to stimulate innovation and technology maturation.A Systems Engineer is assigned to each sounding rocket mission or acts as Project Engineer for small interdisciplinary efforts for new systems, technologies, or new development projects.The Systems Engineer maintains key configuration control processes that define the vehicle and payload, and must concur with all changes before implementation. Owns and maintains the Change Request (CR) process and is responsible for systems reliability estimates and success probability calculations. He is also responsible for technical risk identification, tracking, and mitigation for assigned missions. Researches lessons learned applicable to the assigned mission and informs design team. Chairs the review panel for milestone meetings, anomaly investigations boards and post-flight debriefs.

Dulles, Virginia, Us

I am part of an integrated development team currently working to build ATK's next generation small launch vehicle. In support of this project I am currently the IPT lead for organizing the creation of systems engineering processes and process control. Recently, I worked on new business proposals for operational responsive space contracts. And finally, I just finished working on ALV-X1, a demonstration launch vehicle, where I analyzed NASA supersonic wind tunnel test data and determined aerodynamic coefficients and acoustics from pressure sensor data. Additionally, I wrote Matlab scripts to calculate power spectral density plots for over 100 channels of data and also supervised the separation system tests on ALV-X1.TeamCenter Systems EngineeringToyota Performance Enterprise SystemINCOSE Systems Engineering

Logan, Utah, Us

Designed an orbital transfer vehicle through hypersonic aerodynamic and thermodynamic analysis. Examined the performance abilities of a conical waverider with an integrated propulsion system for aero assist maneuvers. Modeled and tested various flight configurations in Labview.Co-Author with Dr. Stephen Whitmore at the 44th & 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit"Direct- Entry, Aerobraking, and Lifting Aerocapture for Human- Rated Lunar Return Vehicles""Aerodynamic and Propulsion Assisted Maneuvering for Orbital Transfer Vehicles"Skills LearnedFORTRAN, MATLAB, LabVIEW,Public Speaking and Presentations

Logan, Utah, Us

First successful launch 2 Dec 2003 to 4,100 ft. (AGL) with cooperation of BYU team. Competition successful launch 5 Jan 2006 to 5,750 ft (AGL). Fabricated an 8” hybrid (HTPB & Nitrous Oxide) rocket motor. Designed a new 20’ airframe to carry a payload 10,000 ft. Built a composite boat tail. Created safety launch checklists. Performed several oxidizer fill ground tests. Built a heat deflection plate to protect launch trailer. Welding and machine shop experience.

Logan, Utah, Us

I lived on an engineering themed floor in on-campus housing and organized activities and the community to work and have fun together.Responsible for a group of 24 residents by planning engineering activities that help build a community, utilize campus resources, and involve faculty. Learned valuable interpersonal and leadership skills helping residents socially and academically.

Investigated failures and anomalies from the Space Dynamics Laboratory Compiled failure reports into the Space Systems Engineering Lessons Learned Database.

Created LabView 3 degrees of freedom flight simulator modules for analyzing CEV aero-captures at Earth for trajectories returning from the moon. I loved working here! It was so much fun watching the latest and greatest flying around the skies all day.

Broomfield, Co, Us

Had the privilege of working on three satellites in different phases of design and development. Deep Impact - NASA satellite - impact and study a comet. I assisted with testing in the thermal vacuum chamber. I identified a problem with the thermocouple sensors on the hydrazine thrusters and assisted my mentor with the solution. WorldView - DigitalGlobe satellite captures Earth imagery. This satellite successfully completed its critical design review. I ensured that the propulsion module met all of its design requirements.NPP - A preparatory project for the NPOESS satellite. It was in the clean room in several pieces when I arrived. I was certified for clean room operations and over the course of the summer directed several operations to assist in the assembly of the propulsion module. My last day I assisted with its first random vibration testing. I loved this internship for the fun finally able to put some of the engineering skills to use with great mentors.