Ray Fuller Email & Phone Number

Mojave, Ca, Us

- Leading team in the development of hardware, software, and facilities for the full-scale demonstration and qualification of the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle propulsion stage.- Hardware and model in-the-loop testing of propulsion system and components using National Instruments (NI) VeriStand/LabView and Mathworks MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape.- Expert in integrated transient fluid systems analysis and thermal modelling using Simulink/Simscape- Expert in integration of National Instruments DACS hardware within the MATLAB Veristand Model Framework using Simulink/Simscape models for both hardware and model-in-the-loop testing.- Establishing capability and process to do end-to-end analysis of high-speed airbreathing propulsion systems with various tools such as SUPIN, NPSS, and VULCAN.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Mojave, Ca, Us

Next-Generation Point-to-Point High Speed Transport (HST)- Leading development of HST architecture and system requirements- Conducting supersonic inlet design using NASA Glenn SUPIN code- Conducting inlet flowpath analysis using NASA Langley VULCAN-CFD code- Developed VULCAN pre-processor tool to analyze SUPIN designed inlets

Mojave, Ca, Us

Design and production of SpaceShipTwo future fleet.- Managed development of "RudderSim" flight simulator for pilot-in-the-loop flight controls testing- Successfully managed completion of the composite tooling production/procurement- Developed initial planning and schedules for Integrated Vehicle Ground Testing (IVGT)

Mojave, Ca, Us

Propulsion Test Operations and Qualification of SpaceShipTwo Rocket Motor Propulsion System.- Project Manager for design, construction and activation of the Vertical Test Facility (VTF)- Managed test qualification program of the SS2 propulsion system- Served as Test Conductor for all rocket motor tests thru initial qualification- Managed development of Rocket Motor Controller software and hardware-in-the-loop test bed- Codeveloped novel propellant pressurization technique significantly enhancing vehicle performance- Managed development effort of nickel-vapor deposition of copper-lined rocket engine chambers

Washington, Dc, Us

MSFC Aerothermodynamics Center LeadRisk Assessment Lead for Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle Architecture StudyProject Manager (COTR) for Ares I Roll-Control Thruster Development with AerojetIntegrated Design Lead for Ares I Roll-Control SystemAres I Risk and Reliability Assessment Team Lead

Falls Church, Va, Us

IPT Lead for TR-107 1-Mlbf LOX/RP engine prototype development.Project Reliability Manager for Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO)

In-space propulsion systems and components, development and manufacturing.

In-space propulsion systems and components, development and manufacturing.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Aerospace Engineering