Experience

Orbion Space Technology

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Engineer

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Engineering and execution of laboratory setup and testing of Orbion Space propulsion productsCo-Development of Orbion Space propulsion products

• Engineer

  • Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

  Engineering and execution of laboratory setup and testing of Orbion Space propulsion productsCo-Development of Orbion Space propulsion products



UPVI, LLC

• Contract Software Developer

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Contracted through UPVI, LLC to develop LabVIEW software for test cells at the Advanced Power Systems Research Center. The current project involves updated software to provide the user expanded options for data collection and power sourcing. Contracted through UPVI, LLC to develop LabVIEW software for test cells at the Advanced Power Systems Research Center. The current project involves updated software to provide the user expanded options for data collection and power sourcing.



Michigan Technological University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2017

  I work in Michigan Tech's Ion Space Propulsion Laboratory working on electric propulsion devices. Specifically I work with electrospray thrusters. To date I have successfully demonstrated the using of ExB filters to measure electrospray beam characteristics, and used electron microscopes to visualize operating thrusters. During my tenure, I have also become skilled in the use of high voltage power supply, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, and the focused ion beam. I have also programmed using LabView at an intermediate level.



Woodward, Inc.

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

• Test Engineering Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  I had two primary tasks I worked on during my intership:Project: GE Healthcare pneumatic servo test stands*Ran procedural test on three servo controller test stands *Diagnosed hysteresis was too large on one stand*Developed a revision to programming to minimize hysteresisProject: Test Stand Documentation*Created hydraulic and pneumatic system drawings of 15 stands*Documented Electronic Test Stands (ETS) and assessed future viability*Formatted test computers with advanced setup and company programming



Brian Terhune LLC

• Construction Laborer

  • 2004 - 2008

  Framed residential homes, additions, decks, and remodelsInstalled windows, siding, and trim Framed residential homes, additions, decks, and remodelsInstalled windows, siding, and trim