Design Engineer

• Mar 2022 - Present

Mechanical Systems Design & Analysis Engineer 3

• Jul 2015 - Mar 2022

➤ Senior Mechanical Engineer on the Aerial Refueling IPT, KC-46 Program. Responsibility for developing, maintaining, and/or modifying systems, components, and installation design proposals, analyzing requirements and specifications, contributing to supplier development, test, and production activities, and supporting with system component design standards. ⬬ Won approval of a Functional Configuration Audit by customer USAF – Authored and executed plan and presented material in alignment with USAF business requirements ⬬ Coordinated design change and new welding process to remediate failed Flame Arrestor – Conducted investigation which included analysis and X-ray inspection of parts, determined inferior design and weld quality, and coordinated design change and new welding process, resulting in the new design passing vibration test ⬬ Returned Aircraft to flight test with no other failures – Supervised a strip and inspection of hose drum brakes installed on a test aircraft which had failed upon Startup Built in Test and identified that maintenance procedures hadn’t been followed, recommended course of action which were adopted ⬬ Tests passed and drawings & documents released – Drove execution, build, testing, and delivery for Wing Aerial Refueling Pod equipment ⬬ Revised and coordinated the WARP FAA Certification Plan – Awaiting certification ⬬ Drove improvements to meet FAA & USAF requirements – Reviewed and revised drawings, test plans, non-conformance reports, and processes which resulted in compliance ⬬ Represented engineering on visits to UK, France, and NY suppliers – Resolved technical problems, witnessed testing, and provided project management oversight and expertise, which included tracking performance to plan, proposing alternate approaches, and shifting resources to tasks on critical path Show less

Mechanical Systems Design Analysis Engineer 3

• 2013 - 2015

➤ Engineer on Floor Coverings/Stowbins – 747/767/777 with responsibility for creating and releasing detailed drawings for new customer configurations. Managed 13 customer introductions on-schedule and budget.⬬ Created CATIA models and drawings – Developed and released engineering for aircraft carpets, galley mats, thresholds, overhead bins, secondary supports, and payloads systems to customer specifications⬬ Achieved a lower-than-average rework rate – Coordinated closely with 11 interfacing groups⬬ Prevented delivery interruption & drove cost savings – Supplier discontinued material color and refused to manufacture color for Boeing, tracked down alternative available color which was flam tested and met regulatory requirements Show less

Design Engineer 2 - Structure & Payloads

• 2011 - 2013

➤ 767 Commercial and 767-2C/KC-46A Tanker Interiors Design Integration Leader responsible for leading complex design development of interiors commodities/systems, and interfacing systems & airframe commodities/systems through design development phases to production. Represented Interiors IPT at program meetings and worked closely with the Interiors Certification Leader. Resolved design issues and worked cross-functionally to facilitate engineering solutions.⬬ Reduced painting of KC-46 to 1X, saving several $100K in costs – Organized and hosted multi-day workshop, inclusive of numerous SMEs and stakeholders, presented requirements and options, and coordinated team discussion to solve conflicts between regulatory and program requirements which required painting 2X prior to delivery⬬ Co-designed and assigned design requirements – Created a framework to ensure full compliance with contract specs⬬ Released engineering – Communicated customer and program requirements to 28 commodity teams to meet program schedule and unique requirements ⬬ Budget management – Helped create and track an Earned Value Budget of 1,000’s of engineer hours Show less

Design Engineer - Structure & Payloads, Interiors Certification Integration

• 2011 - 2013

Interior Design Integration, KC-46A

Design Engineer 2 - Structure & Payloads

• 2010 - 2011

Interiors Certification Integration Project Manager

Design Engineer 2

• 2009 - 2010

Linings, 747-8 Design & Certifications

Design Engineer 1

• 2005 - 2009

Video Control Station, 787