Charles Michael Shortridge
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Results oriented, creative, professional engineer with experience in Design, Systems, Aerospace, Test, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering. Currently contributing to U.S. military strength with leadership and resourceful engineering solutions. Certified in Business Administration, understands the process of meeting or exceeding program goals. Recognized as a strong contributor in career opportunities with awards in many roles. Strong educational background enhanced with additional projects/courses to advance overall skills. Seeking new challenges with an organization that rewards good performance with additional responsibility, personal growth, and opportunities to contribute.
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
• Project/Program Management • DAWIA Level 1 Certified
• SECRET Security Clearance • Six-Sigma Whitebelt Certification Training
• Working knowledge of: MATLAB, ProEngineer Wildfire 5.0, Maple, Microsoft Office Suite, CORE 8.0,
Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Mechanical
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command (IJC), KAIA Kabul, Afghanistan – Theater Basing
Basing Analyst / Engineer – USAF BRAC/T CUOPS 2013 - 2014
• Project Engineer for validating, updating, tracking basing status across theater
• Project Engineer spearheading integration of 64+ bases into IJC Operational Basing Board planning
• Base Transition Reporting System: Program management - technical issues and information validation
Silbrico Corp, Hodgkins, IL 2013 – Present (Deployment interrupted)
Engineer – Structures, Systems, Manufacturing for Perlite Ore Production/Refinement
• Foreign system design structural and detail engineer for $1.3 million mineral processing system
• Project Engineer for installation of 650 ton capacity ore tank to include foundation, grading, and surveying
• Sales Engineer for product design, fabrication, and technical support regarding production and test products
United States Air Force, Air National Guard, Lambert AFB, MO 2009 - Present
First Lieutenant (O-2) – Civil Engineer 231st Civil Engineer Flight
• New Horizons Belize QA/QC Team for 4 site locations and 5 buildings to include initial site demolition, concrete, base and sub base testing and documentation as well as overall design/SOW adherence
• N.H. Peru 2012 Design Team vitally involved in statement of work, design documentation, and site survey information resulting in pushing project progress beyond expectations for pre-deployment work
• Awards and Decorations Officer self-initiated position overhaul and reorganization to focus on results
• Flight Physical Training Manager/Leader – Flight Recruitment Officer in Charge
NAVAIR – United States Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River NAS, MD 2009 - 2012
JSF Weapons Integration Flight Test, F/A-18 Stores Integration Flight Test, APSD Prototype Design Engineer
• Lead Project Manager for FZU-55 Lanyard Configuration Testing responsible for management, cost estimation, planning, initial testing and consulting for project that was transitioned on time and under budget
• Lead Designer/Engineer Project Manager for MH-60R RFA Tray Productionization Program performing all design and documentation activities as well as aircraft surveys, fabrication management, installations, and customer contact resulting in ahead of schedule and under budget completion
• Lead Project Engineer/Manager for ADU-902/E Testing accomplishing work under extreme schedule restrictions and under budget
United States Air Force, Air National Guard, Lambert AFB, MO Munitions Systems Apprentice 2007 - 2009
DeMattias Hall, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO Resident Advisor 2006 - 2007
Department of Housing and Residence Life, Saint Louis University Office Assistant 2005 – 2007
Previous experience available upon request
FORMAL EDUCATION
Unites States Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Masters Degree in Systems Engineering
• Capstone Project: CVN Deck Management System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology at Saint Louis University 2009
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Magna Cum Laude
• Major: Aerospace Engineering Minor: Engineering Mathematics
• Additional Focus: Certificate in Business Administration
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