Experience

Virgin Galactic

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stress Engineer

  • May 2022 - Present



US Technical Consultants

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aerospace Structures Engineer

  • Feb 2019 - May 2022

  - Performed classical hand analysis to substantiate the installation of structural components such as interiors and primary structural modifications. All analysis and FEA models showed compliance to all applicable FAA regulations including 14 CFR 23.561 and 14 CFR 25.561. - Generated the structural substantiation for the installation of a UHF and 433 MHz antenna onto the skin of a Beechcraft C90 using classical hand analysis and obtained FAA DER 8110-3 Structures approval showing compliance to 14 CFR Part 23, Subparts C and D. - Authored, 8110-3 FAA DER approved, engineering orders for interior installations, primary and secondary structure modifications, and primary and secondary structural repairs. - Led the design and structural substantiation of the installation of cargo liner in a Boeing 777-200 passenger to cargo conversion project. Created engineering drawings for installation, assembly, and sheet-metal parts using SolidWorks and AutoCAD. - Led the design of the installation of TA True Blue USB ports, including all mechanical and wire harnesses, for several CRJ-550 aircraft. Show less



California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Sep 2017

  - Designed and developed structural components of a mobile rocket engine test stand using SolidWorks, e.g., support structures for a load cell, rocket engine, and a blast shield. - Analyzed and evaluated ANSYS simulations from stress analysis team through hand calculations in order to achieve a factor of safety of 4, for 5 kips of thrust. - Work published in AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum (doi:10.2514/6.2018-4600) - Designed and developed structural components of a mobile rocket engine test stand using SolidWorks, e.g., support structures for a load cell, rocket engine, and a blast shield. - Analyzed and evaluated ANSYS simulations from stress analysis team through hand calculations in order to achieve a factor of safety of 4, for 5 kips of thrust. - Work published in AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum (doi:10.2514/6.2018-4600)



Glendale Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Tutor

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

  - Developed curriculum and lesson plans for Calculus I, II, III, General Physics, General Chemistry, C++, and Java programming. - Improved test scores and grades of 5 Glendale Community College students. - Developed curriculum and lesson plans for Calculus I, II, III, General Physics, General Chemistry, C++, and Java programming. - Improved test scores and grades of 5 Glendale Community College students.



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  - Channelized equipment such as pressure transducers, cell voltages, vacuum gauges, and thermocouples on a Solid Oxide Electrolysis experiment test panel. - Designed and 3D printed test panel parts and flight hardware models using SolidWorks. - Developed a faster and more reliable equipment rental checkout database using Microsoft Access. - Channelized equipment such as pressure transducers, cell voltages, vacuum gauges, and thermocouples on a Solid Oxide Electrolysis experiment test panel. - Designed and 3D printed test panel parts and flight hardware models using SolidWorks. - Developed a faster and more reliable equipment rental checkout database using Microsoft Access.