Experience

Bye Aerospace, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Design, test, and qualification of mechanical systems for all-electric Part 23 aircraft. Design, test, and qualification of mechanical systems for all-electric Part 23 aircraft.



BLUE ORIGIN

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Avionics Hardware Mechanical Engineer/Analyst

  • Mar 2020 - Feb 2021

  Design, development, and test of critical avionics for New Shepard spaceflight applications.Go-to-guy for ruggedizing, testing, and qualifying Escape Controller avionics to extreme shock & vibration environments.Built prototype units and coordinated & conducted risk reduction vibration, shock, thermal, and vacuum testing to complex and changing qualification specifications.Collaboration with technicians to ensure robust and repeatable assembly and testing processes, including authoring work instructions and creating fixtures.Development of new capability to repeatably install heat staked inserts in thermoplastics for flight applications, including identification and procurement of necessary equipment and fixtures, test and validation, and creation of a company process specification.



HeliTrak, Inc.

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2020

  Team member developing avionics and safety equipment STCs for Part 27 rotorcraft.Handled design, prototyping, drafting, manufacturing, installation, test (environmental, ground, & flight), documentation, and qualification of products & systems with minimal oversight.Performed analyses, authored documents, and interfaced with FAA DERs to ensure compliance with applicable regulations covering static, fatigue, environmental, and flammability matters (CFRs, ARPs, RTCA/DO-160, etc.).Integral in developing and certifying the company’s first AML-STC product, the Collective Pull Down.Led development of safety critical components for an autopilot system: flight control actuator enclosure, main processor enclosure, override detection linkage, bellcrank, pilot control interface, remote magnetometer, outside air temperature sensor, and harness integration.



Carlisle Interconnect Technologies

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Product Development Engineer/Analyst

  • Feb 2012 - Aug 2015

  Developed avionics trays, hold-downs, enclosures, racks, and integrated structures for Part 25 aircraft.Heavily involved in electrodynamic shaker vibration testing and analysis – performed previously outsourced testing in-house with quick returns on equipment investments.Played critical roles in development of a line of lightweight and robust ARINC avionics trays - over 20% lighter than competing tray assemblies and qualified to rigorous performance criteria. Developed avionics trays, hold-downs, enclosures, racks, and integrated structures for Part 25 aircraft.Heavily involved in electrodynamic shaker vibration testing and analysis – performed previously outsourced testing in-house with quick returns on equipment investments.Played critical roles in development of a line of lightweight and robust ARINC avionics trays - over 20% lighter than competing tray assemblies and qualified to rigorous performance criteria.



National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science Undergraduate Laboratory Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2011

  Performed wind turbine drivetrain testing and data analysis in a structural testing lab. Performed wind turbine drivetrain testing and data analysis in a structural testing lab.



University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Elijah Project Intern

  • May 2009 - Sep 2009

  Developed experimental payloads flown on a high-altitude weather balloon. Developed experimental payloads flown on a high-altitude weather balloon.