Experience

Sumaria Systems, LLC

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

• Senior Test Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Remote

• Senior Flight Test Engineer

  • Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

  Poway, California, United States Supporting the MQ-9B UK Protector Foreign Military Sales program.



Northrop Grumman

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

• Test Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2020

  San Diego, California

• Flight Test Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

  Rancho Bernardo, California Global Hawk Flight Test Engineer working directly with Subject Matter Experts (SME), flight & ground crew, external agencies, customer and other business partners. Lead both small and large teams in a multidisciplinary team environment while working complex technical problems, providing meaningful solutions, and acting as a consultant to management in terms of courses of action. Combine customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledges technical… Show more Global Hawk Flight Test Engineer working directly with Subject Matter Experts (SME), flight & ground crew, external agencies, customer and other business partners. Lead both small and large teams in a multidisciplinary team environment while working complex technical problems, providing meaningful solutions, and acting as a consultant to management in terms of courses of action. Combine customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledges technical, schedule and cost constraints. Coordinate and manage test activities, engineers and support functions.

• Instructor Pilot / Product Trainer / UAV Subject Matter Expert

  • May 2016 - Oct 2017

  Rancho Bernardo, Ca Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for, and develops academic instructor-led courseware to train Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) pilots. Analyze and define training system requirements. Research and analyze engineering source data and technical publications applicable to unmanned aircraft systems personnel training. Design training curriculum to support qualification and difference training for contractor and military personnel, including development of training task lists and training… Show more Serves as a Subject Matter Expert for, and develops academic instructor-led courseware to train Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) pilots. Analyze and define training system requirements. Research and analyze engineering source data and technical publications applicable to unmanned aircraft systems personnel training. Design training curriculum to support qualification and difference training for contractor and military personnel, including development of training task lists and training objectives. Conduct training classes for contractor and military personnel. Estimate man hours, training system technology, and material required to execute training. Secret clearance will be required.



GoJet Airlines

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• First Officer

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area



United States Air Force

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

• Major, USAF (Retired)

  • Sep 1995 - Aug 2015

  RQ-170 Chief Test Pilot--Evaluator/Instructor Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) MQ-1B Evaluator / Instructor Pilot C-17 Aircraft Commander 2A656 - Aircraft Electrical / Environmental Specialist - Maintenance