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Richmond, Va, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Chief Engineer / Technical Lead for Small and Tactical UAS within Northrop Grumman Defense Systems.Leading a comprehensive multi-million-dollar Independent Research and Development (IRAD) program focused on tactical UAS maturation efforts. This effort included development activities in technical areas such as: communications/datalink, ground control hardware and software, hybrid electric propulsion, acoustics, Assured-Position, Navigation, and Timing (A-PNT), avionics, electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection, and a variety of mission driven payloads.

Falls Church, Va, Us

NGDS - Autonomous SystemsLead a comprehensive multi-million-dollar Independent Research and Development (IRAD) program focused on tactical UAS maturation efforts. This effort included development activities in technical areas such as: communications, heavy-fuel propulsion, hybrid electric propulsion, acoustics, aerodynamics, structures, Assured-Position, Navigation, and Timing, avionics, electromagnetic interference protection, and a variety of mission driven payloads.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Worked across the company to identify differentiating or discriminating technologies and their application to both existing and emerging programs.

Yorktown, Virginia, Us

Aerospace engineer with experience in various disciplines including: Conceptual design, aircraft initial sizing and layout, aircraft aerodynamics and performance analysis, CAD (Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor), wind tunnel testing and flight testing. Worked on multiple SBIR projects leading the integration of Macro Fiber Composites (MFC) and Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) as control surface actuators. This involved sizing and simulation using tools such as FEMAP, the mechanical design of the actuators, and the manufcaturing and installation of these components. Test/Demo Pilot for AVID EDF vehicles. In addition to piloting the vehicles, maintained existing vehicles and manufactured new vehicles. Giving experience in composites, machining, and additive manufacturing. Also in charge of monitoring vehicle configurations.Performed wind tunnel tests on various subscale models and full scale models of existing vehicles and conceptual models. Roles included design and manufacturing of models and related tunnel mounting interfaces, recording test data and assisting in test plan development.Product Line Manager of AVID PAGE, a parametric modeling tool, working to increase functionality and efficiency of the tool, giving a better overall experience for customers.Experience with running AVID software including: PAGE, APEX, RAPT, ACS, VorView.

Yorktown, Virginia, Us

(Summers Only) Worked as an engineering intern doing various tasks, tested and used various AVID software including geometry engines and design and analysis tools, did research and design for internal projects and assisted engineers on other projects as well.

Chiefly responsible for running and maintaining a Computer Numerical Controller (CNC) Mill to fabricate parts and dies farmed out to us from companies such as Northrop Grumman, NASA Langley, and Advex Corp.Machined parts for applications such as the Virginia Class Nuclear Submarines and NASA Mars Laboratory (Curiosity rover).Also responsible for running lathe, conventional mill and band saw as well as most shop tools.

(Summers Only) Worked as a fabricator to assemble different types of electrical cables, circuitry and boxes farmed out to us by companies such as Mueller Martini.Tested circuitry and connections.

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

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