WORK EXPERIENCE
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Flight Test Engineer Las Vegas, NV Apr 2011-Current
- Aircraft flight testing in support of electronic warfare elements
- Radar system performance analysis, including counter-measures
ATK Aerospace Systems
Vehicle Environments Engineer Magna, UT May 2007 – Oct 2010
- Led aerodynamics research and development team as principle investigator, requiring resource and schedule management as well as initiating external supplier relationships
- Developed aerodynamics for launch vehicles, requiring wind tunnel tests
- Supported sounding rocket launch activities, including count-down and launch
- Provided engineering analysis for business development studies and proposals
- Released vehicle loads and environments databooks, covering atmospheric and gravity models, acoustics, vibration, shock, loads, etc.
Utah State University
Graduate Research Assistant Logan, UT May 2005- May 2007
- Investigated manned atmospheric re-entry vehicles and performed trade studies
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Space Exploration Intern Littleton, CO Summer 2006
- Constructed global coverage map for missile concept using optimized trajectory analysis
- Built CEV (Orion) re-entry flight simulator in Simulink for guidance testing (GN&C)
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Research Aeronautics Co-op Edwards Air Force Base, CA Summer 2005
- Developed systems analysis tools for waveriders and manned Earth re-entry vehicles
ATK Thiokol
Tool Engineering Intern Promontory, UT Summer 2004
- Designed rocket motor tooling and predicted stresses using finite element methods (FEA)
Ingeo
Software Development and Testing Tech Logan, UT 2003-2004
EDUCATION
M.S. & B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Emphasis May 2007 & 2005
Utah State University, Logan, Utah 3.97 GPA
- Master’s Thesis: “Aerodynamic Control on a Manned Lunar Return Capsule”
- Departmental outstand...
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