Principal Engineer - Structures

• Dec 2019 - Present

Senior Engineer - Integration - SpaceJet M100

• Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

Stress Engineering Manager

• 2012 - 2018

737Classic, 737NG, 757, 767 Winglet Programs Managed Stress Engineering group activity required for product development, certification, introduction and ongoing fleet support of all Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) winglet programs. • Developed stress group analysis and documentation statement of work to obtain FAA supplemental type certification (STC) of 737NG Split Scimitar Winglet and 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglet systems and successfully executed on plan by leading a team of up to 31 engineers. • Developed non-recurring engineering hours estimates required to complete all stress related tasks through certification to support program business case development. • Managed creation of ultimate, fatigue and damage tolerance analysis required to demonstrate compliance with all 14 CFR 25 and 26 regulatory requirements on wing, fuselage and empennage structure. • Provided Stress group work completion status to Program Management department using earned value management metrics. Show less

Senior Stress Analysis Engineer

• 2008 - 2012

737-NG and 737-MAX Wing Box and Empennage StressResponsible for performing structural analysis in support of rejection tag disposition, producibility initiatives to increase production rate and reduce manufacturing cost, and continued operational safety issues encountered in the fleet.• Performed damage tolerance analysis to reassess existing structural inspection program of the 737-NG horizontal stabilizer front spar due to revised fatigue loads.• Created a NASTRAN fine grid finite element model of the wing center section rear spar vapor barrier used to perform detailed stress analysis in support of a redesign to eliminate chronic web cracking in the fleet. Show less

Senior Stress Analysis Engineer

• 2005 - 2008

737-800MMA (P-8A) Wing Box StressConducted stress analysis to support resizing of the wing spars required as a result of increased loads due to the unique requirements of the Navy P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol aircraft.• Supported preparation of technical presentations for customer preliminary design review (PDR) and critical design review (CDR).• Created detailed structural analysis (ultimate, fatigue and damage tolerance), and created substantiating documentation in support of drawing release.• Accomplished strain gage prediction analysis of wing box components on the full-scale static test article used to validate internal loads finite element model. Show less

Senior Stress Analysis Engineer

• 2004 - 2005

737-900ER Leading Edge Stress• Performed leading edge slat wedge loads analysis using an ELFINI detailed finite element model. Documented the results as required to support analysis package off-load to an outside vendor.

Senior Stress Analysis Engineer

• Jun 2002 - Nov 2004

707 / 727 / 737 Empennage Post ProductionConducted all stress analysis required to maintain continued operational safety for issues routinely encountered by aircraft operators.• Developed standard repairs for routinely discovered damage and performed stress analysis to substantiate compliance with regulatory requirements.• Performed damage tolerance analysis to investigate a service related problem on the rudder main and auxiliary actuator attachment fitting and used the results to define in-service corrective action incorporated in a service bulletin.• Performed statistical analysis to predict total fleet wide failure rates based upon limited inspection findings. Show less

Senior Stress Analysis Engineer

• Sep 2000 - Jun 2002

737NG EmpennageConducted all stress analysis required to maintain continued operational safety for issues routinely encountered by aircraft operators.• Developed standard repairs for routinely discovered damage and performed stress analysis to substantiate compliance with regulatory requirements.• Performed damage tolerance analysis to investigate a service related problem on the rudder main and auxiliary actuator attachment fitting and used the results to define in-service corrective action incorporated in a service bulletin.• Performed statistical analysis to predict total fleet wide failure rates based upon limited inspection findings. Show less