Experience

Overair

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  • Test & Evaluation o Designed and assembled actuator test fixture o Designed and assembled magnetic rotor, test fixtures, wire harnesses, and a circuit board for electric motor and software-in-the-loop testing • PCB Design & Layout o Performed PCB design and layout activities, using Altium, for circuit board testing o Assisted with PCB schematic rework activities of actuator driver boards • Mass Properties o Managing development of a mass properties tool to improve analysis and confidence of vehicle mass properties o Assisted in weekly mass properties reporting activities and improved current tool format for improved mass properties confidence • Flight Simulation o Developed a visual model of the aircraft for flight simulator activities o Lead evaluation of new flight simulation software (externally developed) • Additive Manufacturing o Leading effort to improve company additive manufacturing activities and providing technical expertise to other engineers for 3D printed test equipment • 3DX Admin o Provide technical and administrative support for 3DX/CATIA • Provide cross-disciplinary engineering support where necessary Show less



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  • Computer Aided Design, Circuit Analysis, Aircraft Design Projects, & Aircraft Dynamics and Controls • Organized and lead interactive labs and discussions to classes of up to 250 students• Consistently received positive evaluations from students, professors, and staff personnel(Senior Design Capstone Projects - 6 years)(Computer Aided Design - 6 quarters)(Circuit Design and Analysis - 1 quarter)(Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles - 1 quarter)(Finite Element Analysis - 1 quarter) Show less

• Senior Design Project Global Coordinator

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Provided technical advising and management assistance for up to 40 projects and 300 students• Developed project management and project planning skills using tools such as the SCRUM framework• Wrote MATLAB code to process student performance in design reviews and output performance statistics



Karem Aircraft

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

• Mechanical Engineering Consultant

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Test pilot for small scale remotely piloted concept flight vehicle • Developed and built a small scale concept flight test vehicle in an accelerated time frame to assess preliminary flight characteristics • Provided on-sight and off-sight support to complete the test vehicle and other test equipment • Test pilot for small scale remotely piloted concept flight vehicle • Developed and built a small scale concept flight test vehicle in an accelerated time frame to assess preliminary flight characteristics • Provided on-sight and off-sight support to complete the test vehicle and other test equipment



Tier 1 Engineering

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

• Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Performed drag build-up and aircraft performance calculations for clean sheet electric aircraft • Developed vortex lattice models to obtain stability and control derivatives • Wrote MATLAB code to predict VTOL transition behavior • Used X Rotor to predict and validate propulsion power and control power estimates • Assisted lead aerodynamicist and lead configurator with aircraft subsystem configuration design choices • Developed flight test plans and supported flight testing for modified R44 electric helicopter Show less



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Computer Aided Design, Circuit Analysis, Aircraft Design Projects, & Aircraft Dynamics and Controls • Organized and lead interactive labs and discussions to classes of up to 250 students • Consistently received positive evaluations from students, professors, and staff personnel (Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles - 2 quarters) • Computer Aided Design, Circuit Analysis, Aircraft Design Projects, & Aircraft Dynamics and Controls • Organized and lead interactive labs and discussions to classes of up to 250 students • Consistently received positive evaluations from students, professors, and staff personnel (Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles - 2 quarters)



Zodiac Aerospace

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

  • Worked with closely with the lead for initial lavatory production on the new Bombardier CSERIES • Drafted assembly instructions, engineering drawings, and supporting documents using CATIA • Gained familiarity with aerospace specifications, as well as GD&T standards • Worked with closely with the lead for initial lavatory production on the new Bombardier CSERIES • Drafted assembly instructions, engineering drawings, and supporting documents using CATIA • Gained familiarity with aerospace specifications, as well as GD&T standards



Boeing

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Performed CAD work, in SolidWorks, to refine engineering documentation for production for the A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter • Designed tooling for testing and production line operations • Conducted endurance testing of the tail rotor assembly to ensure specification requirements • Drafted assembly instructions, engineering drawings, and supporting documents • Gained familiarity with military and aerospace specifications, as well as GD&T standards • Performed CAD work, in SolidWorks, to refine engineering documentation for production for the A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter • Designed tooling for testing and production line operations • Conducted endurance testing of the tail rotor assembly to ensure specification requirements • Drafted assembly instructions, engineering drawings, and supporting documents • Gained familiarity with military and aerospace specifications, as well as GD&T standards