Team Leader / Research Scientist at the Institute of Aeroelasticity, Göttingen Germany________________________________________________________Ground Vibration Testing of large aircraft:recent major projects: - Solar Impulse - Airbus A320-200 - Airbus A340-600 - Helicopter EC135 - Airbus A350-900--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GVT Management:- test leader of a Ground Vibration Test (GVT) Team- project management of GVT campaignsGVT work:* test planning with the help of finite element methods (MSC.NASTRAN)* modal testing and experimental modal analysis (LMS.TestLab and in house software)* data handling and postprocessing (MATLAB)* test/analysis correlation (MATLAB)* finite element model updating (MATLAB)Research:- development of new testing procedures in structural dynamics mainly applicable for aircraft testing called Taxi Vibration Testing (TVT) TVT is a time and cost effective method to obtain aircraft modal parameters- Stochastic Model Updating (SMU) development of an algorithm to identify a stochastic finite element model from uncertain experimental modal data--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Flight Testing:- development of new techniques for online modal analysis during flight test- conduction of flight test

Research Assistant at the department for Lightweight Structures and Structural Mechanics Laboratory, supporting the lectures on structural mechanics

Technical Assistant at the department for Lightweight Structures and Structural Mechanics Laboratory, workig on an international project: "Model Updating and Structural Analysis of CAPPELLA DELLA SS. SINDONE in Torino, Italy"