Experience

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  Unemployed

  • Engineer

    • Apr 2010 - Present

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  BP

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Design Engineer

    • Oct 2005 - Apr 2010
    • Houston, Texas Area

    As the Lead Design Engineer for BP, was responsible for the design, implementation and approval for the Deepwater Horizon project• Drafted and approved the Preventative Maintenance plan for all systems, including: blowout preventers, main and b/u shutoff valves, and seamless tube inspections• Saved $45K by replacing blowout preventer remote control and automatic closing systems with a manually operated dead man switch

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  • Port Canaveral

  • Engineer

    • Mar 2002 - Feb 2003
    • Port Canaveral

    As the lead engineer for NASA’s space shuttle Columbia program, oversaw many projects and was able to complete all ahead of schedule and under budget. Such projects include:• R&D team lead for Ablative Technologies. Developed new types of carbon composites and saved $1.4 million through cost saving related to ablative shielding adhesives prior to STS-107 mission• Saved $2.7 million by replacing wing hydraulic fluid to a comparable fluid with a lower flashpoint

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  Eastern Consulting Engineers

  • Tacoma, Wa

  • Lead Design Engineer

    • Jan 1938 - Nov 1940
    • Tacoma, Wa

    As the lead engineer for ECE, was instrumental in the design process for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and with clever cost saving design modifications, was a key component in winning the bid for the project from the Washington State Toll Bridge Authority. The work that went into this project is cited in many physics text books to demonstrate the principles of resonance• Saved $30K by forgoing a wind tunnel modeling• Saved $508K by shortening the bridge stiffeners from 25 feet to 8 feet• Saved $1.2 million by reducing the number of lanes from 4 to 2