Objective:
To obtain a long term, full-time aerospace engineering position in a Midwestern US location. I’m a self-starter and forever learner that is highly motivated by responsibility, team building, and opportunity to see projects through from conception to validation. Flexible start date after June 13.
Employment:
General Atomics - Aeronautical – Engineer III (Project) Adelanto, CA 6/2008-present
• Acting Lead Project (Systems) Engineer on a series of airframe improvements to the Avenger aircraft incl; wing, tail, and landing gear redesign as well as survivability upgrades.
• Lead the conceptual and preliminary aircraft design team for the Navy’s proposed Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike platform (UCLASS) during the RFI and BAA
• Developed GA-ASI’s current conceptual and preliminary design and requirement trade study tool. Investigated several COTS aircraft design and optimization products in the process. Custom tool’s outputs have been validated against legacy GA-ASI aircraft and have contributed toward the requirement generation, conceptual, and preliminary design of 6 clean sheet or variant aircraft.
• Responsible for configuration management, flight test readiness, and assisted in preparation airworthiness documentation/reviews during initial flight tests of the prototype Avenger (Predator C). Also performed airframe/system health monitoring during flight envelope expansion of; airframe, flight controls, landing gear, weapons bay doors, and weapons separation spoiler.
• Acted as the Avenger Weight and Balance Lead during prototype and initial production phases
• Acted as a rapid development shop liaison engineer on the Avenger prototype aircraft
• Identified as a “Key Contributor” by management every year since 2010 for significant individual technical contribution
• Admitted into GA-ASI’s first 2-year management appointed leadership training program.
• US Citizen and holder of active Secret Clearance
Iowa State Univ AeroE Dept – Aerodynamic Research Assistant Ames, IA 11/2005-6/2008
• Research assistant for NOAA Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Wind Gust Research
• Assisted a PhD candidate on experimental portion of his bluff body aero-elastic research
• Hot wire anemometry and multi hole pressure probe specialist for Subsonic Aerodynamics Lab
• Designed a 3D air velocity instrument that is debris resistant for measurement of high speed atmospheric winds in a non-sterile environment (i.e. tornados and micro bursts)
• Participated in National Geographic’s 2008 tornado chase crew as a driver of vehicle instrumented to measure atmospheric data in the rear flanking downdraft of mesocyclonic storms
General Atomics - Aeronautical – Project Engineer Intern Adelanto, CA 5/2007-8/2007
• Project Engineer and principal fabricator of a prototype external-store SIGINT pod for the MQ-1B
• Invented and implemented an innovative through-core cable routing system integration technique
Spirit Aerosystems – Design Engineer Intern Wichita, KS 5/2006-8/2006
• Design Engineer in the 787- Fuselage Section 41 - Frames/Shear Ties group
• Responsible for the design of 10 intercostal webs and associated clips and assisted in minor design changes to nearly every Frame in Section 41
Rockwell Collins – Software/Systems Engineer Co-op Cedar Rapids, IA 1/2005-8/2005
• Completed software modifications on 4 - Proline 21 equipped aircraft including T-44A
• Lead the software verification team for the T-44A Navy Trainer program
• Ran full systems verification tests on Boeing 747-IDS-505 and Dream Lifter SILs
• Reviewed/repaired hardware requirement traceability in DOORS for Boeing 787 flight deck
• Received LEAN Associate Certificate
Marshalltown Aviation - Lineman Marshalltown, IA 6/2000-8/2004
• Refueled aircraft, customer service, and airport maintenance
• Performed oil/tire changes, minor repairs and aided mechanics with annual inspections
Education:
Iowa State University, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, GPA: 3.52 05/2008 Ames, IA
• Golden Key Honor Society 09/2007
• Sigma Gamma Tau – Aero Engineering Honors Society 10/2006
• National University of Singapore – Study Abroad Program Fall/2007
Marshalltown High School, GPA: 3.95 05/2003 Marshalltown, IA
Other Education:
Univ. of Kansas Principals of Aeroelasticity 04/2013 Seattle, WA
Franklin Covey’s 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity 07/2012 San Diego, CA
Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits for Managers 06/2012 San Diego, CA
Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits for Highly Effective People 05/2012 San Diego, CA
Univ. of Kansas Preliminary Aircraft Design Short Course 02/2012 Dallas, TX
Dr. Raymer Conceptual Aircraft Design Short Course 02/2011 Redondo Beach, CA
David Allan’s Getting Things Done 04/2010 Los Angeles, CA
Abaris Composite Structural Design Short Course 09/2009 Reno, NV
AIAA Systems Engineering Fundamentals Short Course 09/2008 San Diego, CA
Other Aircraft Design and Building Experience:
Lancair Legacy Apple Valley, CA 5/2007-present
• Assisting in the design...
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