Serve as subject matter expert across the entire business unit in the area of engine assembly, design, and integration. Assist design teams on multiple programs to develop mechanical design solutions to meet engineering requirements and program schedules.• Engine Design Lead for next generation rocket engine. Work closely with Systems Engineering to create early CAD models of various engine concepts to support initial architectural trade studies. Provide input on performance, envelope, mass, and structural integration.• Developed Interface Control Model tools and guidelines currently implemented on all engine programs to define component interface requirements.• Building robust engine configuration management tools and guidelines that produce stable bill of materials to facilitate concurrent planning and hardware production across multiple manufacturing facilities.• Developing Model Based Definition guidelines and processes for engine final assembly to decrease build time and reduce non-conformance.• Provide mentorship for mid-career design engineers and assist in developing their career architecture.

Played an integral role in the development of innovative engineering designs and groundbreaking technologies advancing company’s movement towards achieving the vision to open space travel at high levels of cost-efficiency and safety. Lead a team of direct and contract employees, steering the establishment of design guidelines and engineering expectations that provide consistency across multiple engine programs.➥ Oversaw 6 major projects, directing strategy development and implementation, monitoring schedules, managing budget planning and allocation, and steering resolution of anticipated and unexpected issues.➥ Built and grew a team of 15 Design Engineers to 75+ direct and contract employees, driving performance through effective communication of program strategies, and objectives, along with training and mentoring them, and ensuring access to resources and tools enabling them to consistently outperform expectation.➥ Prepared and presented regular reports to senior leadership and key stakeholders to update on program status.➥ Led a cross-functional on various process improvement projects, deepening knowledge-base, documenting lessons learned and designing efficiencies.➥ Served as Subject Matter Expert in design reviews and failure investigations.➥ Collaborated extensively with other Directors on defining and establishing guidelines, standards, and expectations across all business units within the company.

Led the design, development and testing of cutting-edge rocket propulsion technology. Steered team in the engineering design for the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle, a 2-stage rocket, and the BE-4 Engine to power the rockets first stage. Participated in the entire design cycle, including conceptual and detailed design, thermo-fluid modeling, structural analysis, development testing and qualification, and in fluid component and subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis. Developed project development plans, schedules and cost estimates.➥ Applied engineering knowledge and project management skill to steer Fluids Systems design for New Glenn GS1 vehicle, holding responsibility for preliminary layout and integration of fluid system components within the launch vehicle structure. ➥ Served as Primary contact for coordination with other teams on systems integration and vehicle assembly.➥ Worked closely with analysts on refining fluid system P&ID to optimize integration, weight and fault tolerances.➥ Oversaw design for the articulating inlet duct assembly on the BE-4 development engine, including the design and analysis efforts from conceptual phase through Peer Review. ➥ Managed and maintained communication of project status including preparing and presenting quarterly progress reviews to internal and external customers. ➥ Completed all detail and assembly drawings and analysis documentation.➥ Expertly designed and developed full-scale hardware for development testing of the inlet ducts, and the design and analysis of the test skid and instrumentation requirements, along with authoring test plan and procedure for component level development testing.

Built and managed own business delivering engineering and manufacturing consulting services to companies in the government and commercial industries, working on projects that included vehicle propulsion system design and integration, engine test facilities, and humanitarian projects. Gained extensive experience in the design of and handling a variety of liquid rocket propellants such as ambient temperature hypergolic propellants (Monomethyl hydrazine / Nitrogen Tetroxide) as well as different cryogenic propellant combinations.➥ Successfully designed test facility pressurization system for hot fire testing of a pressure fed thrust chamber assembly, managing all aspects of the project including valve and regulatory requirement specifications and procurement, design and fabrication of all fluid transport elements and related support structures.➥ Produced documentation and procedures for test facility assembly and functional check outs, as well as facility activation and cold flow testing.➥ Delivered expertise to support various rocket engine and pressurization system proposals, including holding responsibility for conceptualization, analysis, and documentation of all design related aspects of the proposal, and the provision of cost and schedule estimates for engineering, manufacturing, and assembly.➥ Designed and developed combustion wave ignition system for detonation wave rocket engine and worked closely with Senior Engineer on related fluid component sizing, ignition block definition and combustion wave transport elements.➥ Crafted preliminary prototype of food grade transport vessel that included subsystems within the design incorporating mixing and dispensing mechanisms that were easily accessible and operated. ➥ Provided consultation to companies on strengthening their use of CAD / CAE tools in their engineering life cycle with a strong focus on parametric integration between software packages, internal processes, techniques, and configuration management