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Milan, Ohio, United States

Currently supporting new business development and capture for this engineering services company.• Worked with a team to plan and develop two proposals for innovative new products and technologies for potential new customers• Led a project team in planning and preparing for a glider flight test demonstration of an innovative active flow control system that improves aerodynamic performance

Reno, Nevada, United States

Served as lead test engineer in the Test and Evaluation Group, with responsibility for managing and executing several complex wind tunnel test projects for this commercial aviation company.• Planned and conducted high-speed aero/loads, low-speed aero/loads, and inlet wind tunnel tests• Assisted in developing test programs to achieve all test objectives and collect all test data needed by users• Planned and coordinated with external model manufacturers in the design and fabrication of three new wind tunnel models, including defining model features and parts, estimating loads, laying out instrumentation, and planning gage calibration requirements• Worked closely with test facility personnel in preparing for each test and supported tests on-site as the Aerion Supersonic team leader• Managed budgets and schedules to meet program requirements and worked with supply chain to develop contracts and purchase orders for model suppliers and wind tunnel test facilities• Organized project teams, led weekly status meetings, and provided progress reports to management• Prepared detailed documentation including statements of work, pre-test plans, data reduction specifications, and post-test reports• Reviewed, analyzed, plotted, and checked wind tunnel test data to assess results and confirm quality

San Diego, California, United States (Also Worked Here From 1997 To 2001)

Served as engineering manager and test engineer for this private/commercial wind tunnel test facility, with responsibility for all facility operations, personnel, testing, and maintenance.• Performed tests and acquired high-quality wind tunnel test data for a large array of customers and applications, including commercial aviation, unmanned air vehicle, military aerospace, automotive, motorcycle, bicycle, skier, luge, golf, fabric/material, wind turbine, and structural qualification clients• Employed a broad variety of test types including force/moment, semi-span, powered, pressure, inlet, jet effects, ground effects, component loads, bicycle, sports equipment, environment survivability, flow viz.• Worked with and advised world-class athletes to improve their aero performance in cycling, skiing, and sliding, including Olympic medalists and international champions• Supervised and directed multi-functional test crews comprised of operation, design, manufacturing, instrumentation, data acquisition/software, data analysis, interns, and customer engineers and technicians• Worked closely with customers to plan, track, and meet technical, budget, and schedule requirements• Gained and applied experience in all aspects of test execution including tunnel and system operations, balance calibration, test article and hardware preparation/maintenance, instrumentation operations, data acquisition/processing, and data presentation/analyses• Acquired and applied expertise in wind tunnel calibrations and tunnel wall/flow corrections• Developed and executed software to process test data and present test results to customer• Planned and managed project technical and budget activities by preparing detailed cost estimates, proposals, schedules, status reports, test reports, and technical documents• Participated as representative to Subsonic Aerodynamic Testing Assoc. (SATA)• Helped achieve ISO 9001 certification for the facility and implement ISO quality procedures

Various Locations

As consultant/contractor, planned, conducted, and managed wind tunnel tests for commercial, military, and government aerospace clients at many domestic and international test facilities.• Served as lead test engineer and project-team leader for Lockheed Martin wind tunnel tests for F-35, C-5B, and Advanced Programs, including aero, jet effects, weapon separation, and store loads tests• Served as facility test engineer for Orion CEV tests in Unitary wind tunnels and rotorcraft tests in NFAC 40x80 wind tunnel at NASA-Ames• Supported Bombardier as test engineer for wind tunnel test campaigns in ONERA F1 (France), ETW (Germany), and NRC Trisonic (Canada) facilities• Supported NAVAIR/Hawkeye Program as test engineer for DNW-LLF wind tunnel test (Netherlands) with powered-prop model• Directed project teams composed of model-design, fabrication, test engineering, technician, analysis, and facility personnel• Defined test requirements/procedures, developed data acquisition/reduction methods, generated calibration techniques, and implemented safety plans• Gained expertise in design, assembly, calibration, and operation of broad range of instrumentation and sub-systems• Participated in model design/fabrication activities, including development of requirements, loads, instrumentation, work statements, budgets/schedules, and on-site inspections/buyoffs• Ensured high data quality and test efficiency by detailed test monitoring, planning/managing test programs, checking/validating test data, and plotting/analyzing test results• Interfaced with management/client by planning, preparing and conducting team meetings, reviews and presentations, progress reports, and extensive communication• Successfully managed project budgets/schedules with costs up to $5M, including generating detailed cost estimates, spend plans, and status reports• Prepared numerous technical documents and reports• Co-authored/presented “JSF High Speed Jet Effects Test Experiences” at AIAA Conference

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Served as test engineer and project-team leader in wind tunnel test group; planned and conducted numerous tests in various test facilities in the USA and UK, covering all speed regimes from low-speed to hypersonic.• Supported several major aircraft programs including the F-16, F-22, F-35 (JSF), and X-30 (NASP)• Experienced with a wide range of test articles and techniques including force/moment, pressure, jet effects, nozzle, ground effects, store loads, captive trajectory, heating, burning, and flow visualization • Managed and directed test-project teams comprised of engineers, analysts, technicians, and craftsmen• Acquired expertise in the design, calibration, and usage of instrumentation, including balances, pressure transducers, angle sensors, flow-meters, thermocouples, heat transfer gages, flowfield survey mechanisms, flow visualization systems, and thrust measurement facility• Effectively managed schedules and budgets for multiple projects ranging from $20K to over $1M• Managed group Independent Research & Development and New Business activities for 3 years• Developed approach for and conducted successful airflow and thrust calibration of internal ducts for Joint Strike Fighter force and moment wind tunnel model• Co-authored and presented technical paper “Development of a Heat Transfer Measurement Technique for Thin Airfoils in Hypersonic Test Facilities” at AIAA/ICAS conference