Citizenship: United States
Veterans’ Preference: None
Clearance: SECRET
OBJECTIVE
Leverage a background of aerospace education and Air Force experience to lead initiatives requiring research, development, analysis, test and evaluation of advanced technologies.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering coupled with nearly a decade of experience with Air Force survivability programs for the Department of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), affords knowledge and skills pertinent to the Science and Technology (S&T) and Test and Evaluation (T&E) communities. Experience encompasses program management, systems engineering, proposal development, and technical communication (written and oral).
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, August 2009
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16801
Thesis: A Cartesian Immersed Boundary Method Study of Damaged and Undamaged Airfoil Performance
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, May 2006
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16801
Highest Distinction & Honors in Aerospace Engineering, 3.93 GPA
Schreyer Honors College Thesis: Experiments on Jet Noise Using Rectangular Nozzles
Diploma, Tyrone Area High School, June 2002
Tyrone, PA 16686
WORK EXPERIENCE
8/2006 – Present
Position: Aerospace Engineer, GS-13
Office: U.S. Air Force, 96th Test Group, Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Description:
Lead research, development, test & evaluation (RDT&E) programs valued from $50K-$750K over multiple years focused on improving or identifying new technologies for increasing aircraft survivability. Support OSD-mandated Live Fire Test & Evaluation Programs for characterizing and reducing aircraft system (fixed and rotary wing) vulnerabilities to combat ballistic munitions and threats to flight safety.
- Develop and advocate research proposals and test plans with DoD stakeholders, implementing statistical principles for enhanced test value and risk reduction.
- Coordinate functionally integrated teams across the tri-Services and industry to execute small-scale experiments and full-scale tests, ensuring adherence to safety, environmental, and security requirements.
- Manage technical, financial, and logistic details of projects within resource constraints, persuasively communicating programmatic issues at all levels of oversight reviews.
- Use Design-of-Experiments (DOE) software tools for developing test matrices, analyzing data, and creating empirical models.
- Post-process test data with MATLAB and/or Excel. Document, present, and publish technical reports.
Work integrates multiple scientific disciplines to include: survivability analysis, experimental design, statistics, computational finite-element modeling and simulation, aircraft design, physical mechanics, structural dynamics, system dynamics and controls, thermodynamics, and systems engineering. Programs managed using critical-chain project management, earned-value and risk management.
Position (2006-2010): Scientist & Engineer Palace Acquire Intern (S&E PAQ), GS-07 to GS-11
- Researched damage modes stemming from laser engagements, MANPADS missile impacts, and small arms fire, while supporting tests on unmanned vehicles, large cargo aircraft, fighter aircraft, and innovative fire suppression technologies.
- (Graduate School) Computational study of effects on aerodynamic performance due to structural damage.
5/2005 – 5/2006
Position: Student Internships
Office: Applied Research Lab, University Park, PA
Description:
- Executed bench-top tests investigating modal effects of topical point masses as structural health monitoring technique.
- Created and verified a Lagrangian-based tool using FORTRAN and MATLAB for atmospheric dispersion applications.
5/2005 – 5/2006
Position: Student Aid
Office: Penn State Aerospace Department, University Park, PA
Description: Designed and fabricated scale models of thrust-vectoring, rectangular nozzles for acoustic experiments in anechoic chamber. Technical report transitioned from an undergraduate thesis to an AIAA Journal article.
INVOLVEMENT
Joint Aircraft Survivability Program (JASP), Vulnerability Reduction Subgroup ...
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