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• Assisted in the implementation of design, CAD models and drawings of welding fixtures for the NASA HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) program.• Was design lead for a recently completed series of two prototype thermal panels for a Ball Aerospace IRAD (Internal Research and Development) project.• Contributed greatly to the implementation of design, CAD models and drawings of a scalable space inertial reference unit (SSIRU) for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Polar program for the US Space Force.• Was design lead in the implementation of design, CAD models and drawings for the integrated thermal system portion of Northrup Grumman’s NASA Cygnus CRS (Commercial Resupply Services) missions. Was instrumental in assisting the delivery of ND-12 for this project that was launched on November 2, 2019 in 1/3 the normal time.• Supported the design of the Ball Aerospace Sunshade project.• Supported design, modeling and drafting tasks for the integrated thermal system portion of the NASA Mapping Imaging Spectrometer for Europa (MISE) project.• Technological elements utilized at this facility include heat pipes, condensers, evaporators and radiators that are predominantly comprised of aluminum skin/honeycomb core panels.• Utilized PTC CREO 4.0, Creo 7.0 and the PLM system PTC Windchill PDM Link 11.2.1.0, with engineering drawings and related documentation practices performed under ASME Y14.24-2012.• Extensive use of top-down design in implementing Creo skeleton modeling and assembly structure.• Was an integral contributor to assisting our facility’s push to improve drawing release times for our customers.

• Performed duties in the Manufacturing Engineering Dept. designing fixtures for plant welding lines.• Enacted Process Change Requests (PCRs), which included updating the PCR form itself and spearheaded the update of the company’s PLM classification system.• Coordinated and spearheaded the update of the company drawing, CAD and manufacturing engineering standards.• Utilized PTC Creo 3.0 (Pro/Engineer) and the product lifecycle management system Teamcenter PLM 11.0 (formerly utilized DMX [Data Management Exchange]), with engineering drawings and related documentation practices performed under ASME Y14.24-2012. Extensive use of Microsoft office products (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat software.

• Performed conceptual design for the positioning of optics arrays on test tables and updated large, complex ground support assembly drawings in support of the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).• Utilized PTC Creo Elements/Pro 5.0 (Pro/Engineer) and the database management system of PTC WINDCHILL Release 10.0. Engineering drawings and related documentation practices performed under ASME Y14.24-2012.

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• Designed, modeled and detailed components and assemblies for tactical and biological agent disinfecting equipment, utilizing Pro/Engineer WILDFIRE, Release 4.0. • Specific design aspects included electro/mechanical packaging; large aluminum enclosures and portable vaporization equipment utilizing large plate, engineered structures and sheetmetal.• Utilized the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) structure of PTC WINDCHILL Release 9.1.• Also utilized AutoCAD Mechanical Release 2009 to a lesser degree.

• Designed, modeled and detailed components and assemblies for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Crew Aids and Tools (CATs) department, for a special tool that was used on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (HST-SM4), launched in May, 2009, utilizing Pro/Engineer WILDFIRE, Release 2.0.• Tool designed was the Fastener Capture Plate (FCP), which was used by the astronauts to remove the Main Electronics Box (MEB) cover in order to repair the HST Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS).• Previous projects included component support work for the ExPRESS Logistics Carrier (ELC) for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project.• Utilized the database management system of Pro/Intralink, Release 3.4.• Extensive use of tolerance stack-up analysis and GD&T (ANSI Y14.5).

• Designed, modeled and detailed components and assemblies for an ultra-compact material handler (telehandler), primarily for the gardening and nursery industries, utilizing Pro/Engineer WILDFIRE, Release 2.0.• Personal focus for the design of this vehicle was related to boom and quick-switch design. Contributed support work for a military telehandler contract proposal.• Utilized the database management system of Pro/Intralink, Release 3.3, which then migrated to PTC WINDCHILL PDMLink Release 8.0 on September 5, 2006.• Extensive use of skeletons and tolerance stack-up analysis for boom system functionality.• Achieved training and experience utilizing Pro/Piping module.

• Modeled and detailed components and assemblies for a backhoe, utilizing Pro/Engineer WILDFIRE, Release 2.0.• Utilized the database management system of Pro/Intralink, Release 3.3.• Extensive use of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (ANSI Y14.5) and skeletons.

B.S., Industrial Technology

Drafting Certificate, Mechanical/Electrical