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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

• Design and develop metallic and composite aerospace structures for proprietary programs.• Structural Integration of Aerospace Systems• Currently hold and Active Secret Security Clearance

Arlington, Va, Us

• F/A-18E/F & E/A-18G Wing and Control Surfaces Design, Production & Fleet Support.• Coordinated with manufacturing to solve issues during assembly of the F/A-18 wing and control surfaces.• Researched and developed solutions to re-occurring issues with the F/A-18 wing and control surfaces within the fleet.• Updated legacy engineering to Model Based Definition to improve manufacturing quality.

Arlington, Va, Us

• Design development of 777X movable trailing edge.• Designed metallic and composite structure of the 777X trailing edge flap• Helped coordinate integration of the trailing edge flap to the wing structure.

Dallas, Tx, Us

May 2011 to March 2015• Temporarily relocated to Montreal and worked directly with Bombardier engineers developing the flap kinematics and support structure (i.e. flap tracks and configuration) for the Global 7000/8000 wing.• Worked on developing a system to actuate the aft panel of the inboard, double slotted flap without directly utilizing the main flap actuation system.• Acted as primary point of contact for all flap interfaces between Triumph and Bombardier.• Redesigned the spoiler hinge and actuator structure based on new design requirements.• Served as a general problem solver while conferring with both Design and Stress teams.October 2010 to May 2011• Temporarily Relocated to Wichita, KS to provide engineering design support to Airbus on the A320 wing redesign.• Coordinated work being sent back to the Arlington, TX based design team.• Provided project resource estimation for engineering work as well as for follow-on projects.May 2009 to October 2010• Supported Boeing 787 redesign efforts of the Current Return Network (CRN) and supports.• Supported changes to fuselage insulation requirements.November 2008 to May 2009• Performed detail design of various structural components of the Cessna Citation Columbus center wing box including the center spar, ribs 1 left hand and right hand sides, drag fitting, and upper and lower skins until the program was cancelled by Cessna.

• Developed test plans, coordinated sample acquisitions from the production line and coordinated testing schedules for aluminum die cast automotive parts.• Completed computer simulation, FEM analysis, Mold flow simulation and analysis of aluminum die cast automotive parts.• Designed and developed test fixtures for various types of testing including life cycle testing, static and fatigue testing and environmental testing.

3801 S Oliver St, Wichita, Ks, Us

• Perform load and strength analysis on new and existing aircraft assembly, storage,and transport mechanical equipment using hand calculations, FEA tools, and otheranalysis tools.• Support tool design with load capabilities on existing tooling for new projects.• Act as primary point of contact for 787 tooling stress group.• Compose and maintain stress reports for engineering tooling.• Support Tool Engineering Stress lead with developing new standard procedures forgroup.• “Coach” new analysts. Act as a mentor to new hires to help them develop and learnthe job.

Arlington, Va, Us

• Perform load and strength analysis on new and existing aircraft assembly, storage,and transport mechanical equipment using hand calculations, FEA tools, and otheranalysis tools.• Support tool design with load capabilities on existing tooling for new projects.• Act as primary point of contact for 787 tooling stress group.• Compose and maintain stress reports for engineering tooling.• Support Tool Engineering Stress lead with developing new standard procedures forgroup.• “Coach” new analysts. Act as a mentor to new hires to help them develop and learnthe job.

• Provided production line support for the propulsion systems including troubleshooting installation issues, production flight test support, service center maintenance and flight test support.• Provided flight test support included engine monitoring, data collection and processing and test report writing.• Wrote and maintained certification reports.• Researched and tested APU starter/generator failure and provided design support on a tiger team to find a solution. • Developed a more efficient design for the starter generator cooling fan intake duct.

• Designed private jet interior cabinetry to meet customer requirements for configuration and finishes.• Developed new interior cabinetry designs for new aircraft models and block point changes, based on Interior and Industrial design teams’ specifications and concepts.• Provided and maintained aircraft interior foreign certification requirements.