Systems Operations Manager

• Jun 2022 - Present

Systems Operations Manager

• Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

Manage $16M Climatic Test Division (ECC) Major Instrumentation programs and TDAPs todevelopmentally test and evaluate aviation, missiles and sensors, weapons systems/subsystemsand associated equipment for customers such as TAGM, PEO STORM, PEO MS, and ultimately theU.S. warfighter.Aide in the expansion of ECC capabilities, to include the construction of a thirdmulti-environment chamber and Solar Array structure to allow Redstone Test Center to competefor Army Futures Command and RCCTO testing of various missile, aviation, and sensors testprograms.Work closely with Division Chief in planning the Division’s strategic vision and performstrategic roadmaps to guarantee alignment with evolving technologies, to include identifyingfuture customer requirements and test capabilities.Leverage multidisciplinary engineering principles, to include concepts and practices of testingcomponents and weapons systems and subsystems, to further ECC’s testingcapabilities.Collaborate with account teams to ensure test programs adhere to cost, schedule andperformance goals as determined by the ECC Division Chief.Negotiate with CONUS and OCONUS vendors to ensure Environmental and Component TestDirectorate funding is handled with the utmost fiscal responsibility.Working to instantiate a web-based procedure to verify all pre-test documents are in place prior totest execution to include SOPs, Work Procedures, TSRAs and funding provisions.Lead an Integrated Product Team of Cross-Directorate members to develop a Test RecordVerification and Life Cycle Router (TRVLR) system to replace paper travelers and implement hardstops for quality and safety checks for explosive and non-explosive test assets.Work with RTC Facilities, DPW, and the CoE to expand the ECC facility footprintto accommodate the increased NEW motors being developed by AFC and RCCTO. Show less

Section Manager

• Jan 2020 - Sep 2021

Mentor a team of eleven Mechanical Engineers and Electrical Engineers.Hold bi-weekly one-on-one meetings with team members to assist in goal setting and professional development.Review resumes, conduct interviews, and build job offers to fill open positions in the IDAP section.Conduct market salary analysis based on educational and professional background.Oversee the successful completion of all projects being worked in the IDAP section.Hold semi-annual Employee Development Reviews to communicate to team members their professional development progress.Aide in the development and revision of contract wide policies and procedures.Report IDAP section project progress and hiring actions in bi-weekly Tactical Meetings.Continued duties from Structural Engineer position in addition to the tasks described above. Show less

Structural Engineering Team Lead

• Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

Develop cost, labor, and material estimates for upcoming projects.Maintain a good working relationship with the Government Customer.Mentor new-hire employees to ease the shell-shock of a rapid prototyping design process.Mentor a team of four Jr. Structural Engineers by assisting them in developing professionally.Assign projects to team members based on team member availability and project priority.Leverage tools, such as Microsoft Project, to plan and forecast successful project completion.Develop, and review, processes to document, and standardize, the flow of work within the Aviation Flight Test Directorate.Continued duties from Structural Engineer position in addition to the tasks described above. Show less

Structural Engineer

• May 2016 - Feb 2018

Perform mechanical design, review, and analysis to support the installation of non-standard systems on board U.S. Army aircraft.Prepare stress analysis of various design prior to sign-off of the design drawings or models.Produce documentation for the purpose of obtaining air worthiness releases (AWRs) of designs.Support the fabrication shop to develop completed designs.Design, oversee fabrication and installation of prototype components in a high stress and fast paced environments.Collaborate with Instrumentation Engineers to develop project requirements, cost, and schedule.Independently manage projects from conceptual design to aircraft installation and flight.Develop cost, labor, and material estimates for upcoming projects.Mentor new-hire employees to ease the shell-shock of a rapid prototyping design process. Show less

Mechanical Engineer

• Oct 2013 - May 2016

Reviewed Technical Data Packages for accuracy before submittal to customers. Maintained a Secret Security Clearance. Supervised and assisted in the installation of prototypes on the CH-47 Helicopter. Verified and approved airframe stresses through calculations of various prototypes to be installed. Created Technical Manuals for aircraft repairs and prototype installations. Provided stress analysis of installed components using standard hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis methods on OH-58, UH-60, and CH-47 Helicopter platforms. Lead redesign efforts for components which produced less than acceptable results from the structural analysis. Lead the design and analysis of various composite components to be installed on the UH-60 Helicopter platform. Drafted Substantiation Reports to show the customer installed aircraft components will not fail during flight or during a crash scenario. Managed the analysis, redesign, and Substantiation for all A-Kit items on the 15F Army Airborne Command & Control System UH-60. Mentored and trained upcoming Engineer in Finite Element Analysis and Substantiation and Airworthiness report production. Performed Modal Analyses for components installed on various Helicopter platforms to ensure components are safe for flight. Show less

Junior Aerospace Engineer

• Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

Assisted in developing a model to run various trade studies which optimized the payload of NASA launch vehicles. Created numerous cost, reliability, and performance databanks from running trade studies on first stage engines of various launch vehicles. Reviewed ROSETTA Model deliverables from contractors for errors and design flaws. Assisted in developing a model to run various trade studies which optimized the payload of NASA launch vehicles. Created numerous cost, reliability, and performance databanks from running trade studies on first stage engines of various launch vehicles. Reviewed ROSETTA Model deliverables from contractors for errors and design flaws.

Design Engineering Intern

• Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

Obtained and maintained a Secret Security Clearance. Developed Technical Data Package for Utility Helicopter Program Office UH-60 Blackhawk Aircrew Trainer under ASYME Y14 standards. Developed a 3-D modeling package from the Government Furnished Information provided by the UHPO. Utilized PDM system to document the life cycle of the mechanical design as a deliverable to AMRDEC through SSDD. Created a system using SolidWorks PDM to properly format and update 2D Drawing Bill of Materials electronically which ultimately output a mast Bill of Materials to be delivered to AMRDEC. Created a custom configuration MILSPEC Toolbox within SolidWorks to allow easy access to MILSPEC parts in any assembly created by SAIC. Trained incoming employees to become familiar with UHPO standards when modeling, the department’s standard operating procedures, and the department’s software. Show less

Research Technician IV

• Sep 2011 - Mar 2013

Developed computer aided designs of various machined parts to be manufactured. Assisted in Cantilever Beam Analysis by calculating resonant frequencies and ultimate tensile strength of beams using Microsoft Excel and Patran. Assembled CAD Model of OH-58C Helicopter components. Designed and built support lift to mount AB3NAT sensor package to nose of OH-58C Helicopter. Contracted to The Boeing Company to assist in the design of Air Force 767 KC-46 Air Tanker by populating 2-D drawings from 3-D CATIA models. Assisted in CATIA V5 and ENOVIA training of new employees. Show less

Mechanical Engineering Intern

• May 2009 - Aug 2009

Implemented detailed time studies on machine cells to alleviate machine down time. Developed goal setting system to achieve increased productivity. Designed quick and efficient training program to allow for greater new machinist hire independence. Monitored the flow of raw material throughout the plant. Created flow chart process which allowed management to track profit loss. Implemented detailed time studies on machine cells to alleviate machine down time. Developed goal setting system to achieve increased productivity. Designed quick and efficient training program to allow for greater new machinist hire independence. Monitored the flow of raw material throughout the plant. Created flow chart process which allowed management to track profit loss.