Integration and test team subject matter expert for the Universal Ground Data Terminal (UGDT) and Airborne Data Terminals, providing technical expertise in the areas of data links, hardware requirements, networking interfaces, and radio frequency communications. Task lead for integration activities for hardware and software system releases, enhancements, and troubleshooting for the Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and flight, ground, and SIL test support for the Shadow, Hunter, and Gray Eagle UAV systems.• Delivered reliability gains and product enhancements through failure analysis, investigations, and testing corrective actions specified in engineering change proposals including: o Increased UGDT mean time between failures by 56%. o Increased mean time between system aborts by 87%, surpassing the government’s mandates for all programs• Analyzed reported issues pertaining to Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) engineering and ground/flight qualification test activities. Worked directly with subcontractor to resolve issues with a subcomponent; documented and presented findings and recommendations to the government for implementation approval.• Earned the trust of a key subcontractor (L-3 Comm.) and customers (U.S. Army, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics, and International) by demonstrating advanced product knowledge and a consistent track record of delivering products on time and within defined specifications.• Leveraged operational knowledge of Shadow TUAV, Hunter UAV, and Gray Eagle UAS platforms and related hardware and software configurations to champion the documentation of new UGDT system software releases across all platforms.• Assumed technical lead in the organization and development of an UGDT-specific Problem Change Request (PCR) database in a JIRA software tool for the recording and tracking of UGDT issues and changes

• Technical grader in the course of Heat Transfer, Aircraft Design, and Thermal Systems Design• Assist in documentation and grading for over 100 students, assess credit for homework and quizzes

Completed internship as a member of a core team associated with the Chief of Engineering tasked with establishing initial design aspects, early trade study options, and primary baseline objectives focused on electrical and battery operation trials for baseline physical and data entry design for a personal submersible vehicle.• Co-inventor of approved US Patent # 8,662,944 B2 Amphibious Submersible Vehicle.

Worked with PhD candidates and faculty in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering on experimental research involving the Dryden Wind Tunnel. • Assisted in establishing an accurate force balance setup within the Dryden Wind Tunnel, regulating voltages run into a meticulously calculated calibration matrix (LabVIEW) into momentum, lift, and drag forces. o Increased calibration speed by 50% while maintaining a precise test setup that yielded accurate results. o Conducted multiple iterations of test cycles; accurately matched coefficient of lift and drag forces at varying angles of attack at Reynolds Numbers (Re) of 30k and 60k to published literature of the Eppler 387 airfoil.• Supported research of boundary layer and separation control through external and internal acoustic excitation at low Reynolds Numbers of the Eppler 387 airfoil.o External excitation yielded over 70% increase in lift-to-drag ratio and flow reattachment.o Local acoustic forcing was achieved by activating various speakers along the spanwise and chordwise of the airfoil to achieve control over local flow separation.