Experience

Hartwell Corporation

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

• Engineering Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  Placenta, CA Lead a team of 3-5 Project and Design engineers design latch hardware for regional, and business class aircraft as well as helicopters and other small aircraft. Develop young engineers through mentoring and guidance teaching sound engineering practices in design work. Teaching proper use of materials and coatings to design solutions that meet or exceed customer specifications. As a manager I am also responsible for reviewing new business opportunities and evaluating if jobs are a good… Show more Lead a team of 3-5 Project and Design engineers design latch hardware for regional, and business class aircraft as well as helicopters and other small aircraft. Develop young engineers through mentoring and guidance teaching sound engineering practices in design work. Teaching proper use of materials and coatings to design solutions that meet or exceed customer specifications. As a manager I am also responsible for reviewing new business opportunities and evaluating if jobs are a good fit for Hartwell's core competencies. Review and provide feedback to engineers on proper use of GD&T and standard engineering drafting practices in preparation of technical drawings. Support project engineers in technical design reviews. Support technical calls with both domestic and international customers. Ensure proper communication is maintained between engineering and other departments within the company including but not limited to, customer service, engineering testing, manufacturing purchasing and stress. Show less



Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne

• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2011

  Westminster, CA Design mechanical and structural systems for liquid propelled rocket engines. •Designed improved swivel fluid fittings for RS-68 main engine. •Created conceptual designs for implementing 6 RS-68 engines for the NASA Ares 5 launch vehicle. •Designed structural members and tube routing for NASA Orion Refrigerant Pump Package. Utilized Pro-E piping module for all tube routing. •Modified jet engine combustion chamber inlet to accept new fuel nozzle designs for performance testing.



Northrop Grumman

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

• MTS Technical Staff Member

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2009

  Redondo Beach, CA Design structural and mechanical systems for a new satellite solar array. Create layout, detail part, and assembly drawings utilizing Catia V5 CAD software. Support the testing and manufacturing of new designs. •Solar array structural parts contained machined, molded and composite material designs. •Solar array mechanical systems included cable deployment systems. •Utilized GD&T standard ASME Y14.5M-1994 in producing manufacturing drawings.



Boeing

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

• Engineer/Scientist 3

  • 2006 - Aug 2007

  Huntington Beach, CA Mechanical design engineer for the Delta II expendable launch vehicle upper stage. •Lead designer for new Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) configuration. Completed design studies through final manufacturing of new design. •Responsible engineer for mechanical separation systems for Delta II Launch vehicle. •Lead test engineer for spacecraft to launch vehicle qualification shock testing and fit checks. •Interfaced with manufacturing, giving engineering support to solve manufacturing and… Show more Mechanical design engineer for the Delta II expendable launch vehicle upper stage. •Lead designer for new Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) configuration. Completed design studies through final manufacturing of new design. •Responsible engineer for mechanical separation systems for Delta II Launch vehicle. •Lead test engineer for spacecraft to launch vehicle qualification shock testing and fit checks. •Interfaced with manufacturing, giving engineering support to solve manufacturing and processing issues. •Created production drawings using ANSI Y14.5M-1982 standards for GD&T. •Utilize Unigraphics CAD software to create models, assemblies, drawings and layouts for upper stage new design and production changes. •Prepared and presented charts for Engineering Review Board and customer review meetings.

• Engineer/Scientist 3

  • Jun 1998 - 2006

  Mechanical design engineer for the Delta II expendable launch vehicle upper stage. •Lead designer for new Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) configuration. Completed design studies through final manufacturing of new design. •Responsible engineer for mechanical separation systems for Delta II Launch vehicle. •Lead test engineer for spacecraft to launch vehicle qualification shock testing and fit checks. •Interfaced with manufacturing, giving engineering support to solve manufacturing and… Show more Mechanical design engineer for the Delta II expendable launch vehicle upper stage. •Lead designer for new Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) configuration. Completed design studies through final manufacturing of new design. •Responsible engineer for mechanical separation systems for Delta II Launch vehicle. •Lead test engineer for spacecraft to launch vehicle qualification shock testing and fit checks. •Interfaced with manufacturing, giving engineering support to solve manufacturing and processing issues. •Created production drawings using ANSI Y14.5M-1982 standards for GD&T. •Utilize Unigraphics CAD software to create models, assemblies, drawings and layouts for upper stage new design and production changes. •Prepared and presented charts for Engineering Review Board and customer review meetings.