Experience

Raytheon

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

• Senior Mechanical Engineer II

  • Oct 2018 - Present



Pratt & Whitney

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

• Facility Control System Engineer - Systems Engineering and Validation Engineering

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2018

  • FCS area owner of commercial Next Generation Product Family (NGPF) C11 stand and commercial/military Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) U5 & U6 stands• Created and uploaded run profiles, updated run limits, modified Citect screen interfaces, created ICADS and PLC logic, and completed engine mounts to support commercial and military engine programs (NEO, Bombardier, Irkut, MRJ, Embraer, F135, APU) as well as power generation programs (FT4000)• Completed Special Test Equipment (STE) checkouts and troubleshooting for Environmental Control System (ECS), hydraulics, Cross Wind Generator (CWG), Nozzle Area Actuator (WOWIE), telemetry cooling, and Variable Frequency Generator (VFG) systems to prepare test stands for engine program testing• Created facility services logic for commissioning of new power generation and APU test stands in order to run successful and timely development and production engine test campaigns• Led limit review meetings to consolidate and standardize analog and digital run limits to ensure safe testing of assets across all stands on site• Worked closely with test engineers, controls engineers, and stand crew to run STE and use facility services to successfully complete engine program tests• Processed and plotted data for customers to ensure accurate and consistent testing results• Completed Level B of the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Program 6 months ahead of schedule

• Test Engineer - Systems Engineering and Validation Engineering Development Program

  • Oct 2014 - May 2015

  • Communicated engine status and timelines to management by writing morning stories and leading assembly floor morning meetings• Worked closely with engine mechanics, process planning, measurement center, validation planning, flight test group, contractors, lab technicians, hot and cold section engineering, CIPTS, and management to coordinate NEO program engine builds, teardowns, and testing• Coordinated with Performance Systems Analysis (PSA) to develop engine run programs• Completed LPT instrumentation, LPC nibble diagnostic, endurance, combustor tone, vibe survey, MTF thermal soakback, performance calibration, and deterioration testing for NEO engine program• Completed run prechecks and borescoping before testing and used CETL to log for tests• Worked extensively in Bill of Materials (BOM) in SAP to track and disposition engine hardware• Obtained FAA Medical certificate and completed hypoxia training for flight test campaign• Volunteered for weekend work to support additional engine testing (including BA engine program)• Supported NEO engine program to achieve FAA certification

• Measurement Systems Engineer – Systems Engineering and Validation Engineering Development Program

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Led Reduced Mount Architecture (RMA) harness egress planning for multiple NEO engines and test variants in CT (East Hartford and Middletown) and FL (West Palm Beach)• Owned and managed harness egress patching tool to coordinate and approve connections and routing of thermocouples, static pressures, probes, strain gages, pressure transducers, accelerometers, rotary variable displacement transducers (RVDTs), and speed/flow meters• Updated and maintained Master Instrumentation Sheet (MIS) with egress planning information such as sensor types, engine egress zones, and common part names as well as parameter limits• Spearheaded task of routing sensor leads from installation location to engine connectors and harnesses to reach the pylon and hardback for data acquisition system hookups through the RMA architecture• Led effort to accommodate sensor parameter overages for NEO program certification that exceeded RMA architecture capacity by working with validation planning, test engineers, component integrated product teams (CIPTs), sensor applications, data recording, and test stand personnel • Coordinated procurement and delivery of necessary RMA harnesses and connectors along the supply chain (from vendor to Georgia Distribution Center (GDC) to PW in CT and FL) for various engine tests• Created work instructions and wrote memos for sensor applications on engine hardware and worked intimately with hourly lab technicians to direct sensor installations and reduce man-hours and waste by creating pigtail assemblies• Completed Associate Level Certification of the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Program one year ahead of schedule

• Assembly Engineer – Systems Engineering and Validation (SEV) Engineering Development Program

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Led tooling coordination and lookaheads between test engineers, process planners, and engine mechanics for assembly and teardown of NEO engine program• Reviewed validation sync charts and assembly process storyboards to compile tool lists• Completed tooling inventory for NEO and JSF engine programs as member of tool integrity group (TIG)• Established use of RFID scanners to track tooling and update SAP• Assisted in procurement and installation of $1 mil. tooling automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS)• Managed $60K shaded structure project to protect test equipment and vehicles from the elements• Created ACE Visual Factory (VF) boards for build cells and SYMON VF monitor content



Georgia Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) – Engineering Graphical Design

  • Aug 2011 - May 2013



GE Aviation

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

• Graduate Level Infrastructure Engineering Intern – Aeromechanics Technology

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Conducted spin rig bench testing for light probe validation for LEAP engine certification plan• Supported light probe data post processing with Agilis program for LEAP engine certification plan• Completed rim damper analysis for high pressure compressor on LEAP 1A engine• Post-processed steady CFD solutions at various speeds and operation lines to develop a quick screening method for flutter predictions based on flow separation and streaklines for Passport 20 engine fan blisk



Georgia Tech Career Fair

• Graduate AE Student - Looking for Full Time Position

  • 2012 - 2012



Raytheon Missile Systems

• Tech Student Post Graduate – Energetics and Propulsion Intern at Advanced Propulsion Lab (APL)

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Manufactured and tested 5 inch hybrid rocket motors for multiple programs (TOW)• Designed, constructed, and tested electric propellant sample test setup and analyzed data• Drafted first APL lab manual



Raytheon Missile Systems

• Tech Student Senior – Energetics and Propulsion Intern at Advanced Propulsion Lab (APL)

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Manufactured and tested 5 inch hybrid rocket motors for multiple programs (MNG)• Revised and improved fuel grain quality control data sheets for fuel grain processing• Designed, constructed, and tested liquid injection thrust vector control (LITVC) test setup• Designed and assembled hydroxyl ammonium nitrate (HAN) preburner test stand• Redesigned and optimized hybrid rocket motor igniter and forward end closure



Raytheon Missile Systems

• Tech Student Junior – Energetics and Propulsion Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Worked on subscale ballistic motor data reduction methodology, tabulated and consolidated burn rate data• Analyzed data and interpreted results to make accurate conclusions about full scale ballistic motors• Worked with ballistic modeling of propellants and motor resonance analysis



Naval Undersea Warfare Center

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• University of Rhode Island Student Intern – Code 25 Second Life Project

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Responsible for documentation and execution of computer grid maintenance and startup measures• Beta tester and reviewer of virtual software, presented use and purpose of the software to superiors• Secured and used a secret clearance to work on restricted naval three dimensional models• Secret security clearance granted by the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO)