Experience

Virgin Galactic

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

• Chief Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Present



The Spaceship Company

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

• Chief Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Present

• Project Engineer

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Responsible for engineering task planning, coordination, and execution at the ship level.

• Lead Engineer - Test

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Stress and Test. Load and Mode.



Boeing Commercial Aircraft

• Structural Test Engineer

  • Mar 2011 - Feb 2014

  Write test requirements, test plans, test reports. Oversee day of test operations. Conduct and observe tests. Coordinate all involved organizations. Perform structural analysis (FEA and closed form methods) and provide inputs to test design. Predict test elastic behavior, failure, delamination growth. Interpret the meaning of test results for the airplane. Review work product from other members of the group, especially test reports. Write methods documents and best practice memos to standardize work within the Structural Test Engineering group. Show less



United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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

• Stress Analyst

  • Nov 2006 - Feb 2011

  Use FEA and hand calculations perform mission analysis (DII Fairing, DIV Thermal Shield, AV Fairing), analyze and disposition manufacturing defects, define repairs, approve drawings. Automate FEM post processing to drive efficiency. Use FEA and hand calculations perform mission analysis (DII Fairing, DIV Thermal Shield, AV Fairing), analyze and disposition manufacturing defects, define repairs, approve drawings. Automate FEM post processing to drive efficiency.



Boeing

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

• Stress Analyst

  • Jan 2005 - Nov 2006

  Stress analysis (on-orbit environment), liaison between stress and manufacturing, dimensional requirement verification. Stress analysis (on-orbit environment), liaison between stress and manufacturing, dimensional requirement verification.