Aerospace Engineer - United States Navy
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
June 2013 - Current
- Turboshaft Project Engineer
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Expected December 2012
GPA: 3.80/4.0
• Concentration in Applied Aerodynamics
Related Course Work
• Theory of Flight • Rotorcraft Dynamics
• Fluid Mechanics • Evolutionary Optimization Methods
• V/STOL Aircraft • Composite Materials Processing
Harding University
Searcy, AR
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
May 2010
GPA: 3.66/4.0
• Graduated Cum Laude
• Engineer In Training
Related Course Work
• Machine Design • Design with Finite Elements
• Control Systems 1 • Mechanics of Materials
EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES
Research Assistantship for Dr. Sven Schmitz
May, 2011 - Present
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
• Developing the XTurb-PSU wind turbine design and analysis code
• Incorporating knowledge of evolutionary algorithms into wind turbine blade
optimization
• Formulating a new stall delay model for more accurate blade loading
calculations
Internship in Togo, West Africa
Summer 2009
Harding University
• Eight week program participating in language learning, development projects,
and cultural survey studies
• Lived in a remote village with a native family for four days to experience
life as a Togolese
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – Student member
American Helicopter Society (AHS) – Student member
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) – Student member
LEADERSHIP AND HONORS
Senior Design Project Leader
• Interdisciplinary group of engineering students integrating subsystem designs
• Group received the 2010 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Innovation Award
o Provided conceptual and technical knowledge to a business team in a
statewide competition
Recipient of Chancellor’s Scholarship
• Academic based award for half-...
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