Experience

ATA Aerospace, LLC.

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

• Sr Project Staff Engineer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Design Lead, Code 597, Propulsion Branch, Goddard Space Flight Center Design Lead, Code 597, Propulsion Branch, Goddard Space Flight Center



Trident Vantage ystems, Inc,

• Greenbelt, Maryland

• Sr. Staff Engineer--Chief

  • Nov 2015 - Oct 2022

  Design lead for propulsion branch, Code 597, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Provide management of all mechanical design and hardware tasks related to spacecraft propulsion systems on the following programs: Europa Clipper ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE GEDI Design lead for propulsion branch, Code 597, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Provide management of all mechanical design and hardware tasks related to spacecraft propulsion systems on the following programs: Europa Clipper ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE GEDI



ASRC Aerospace and Defense

• Senior Principal Subject Matter Expert

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2015

  Design lead for propulsion branch, Code 597, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Provide management of all mechanical design and hardware tasks related to spacecraft propulsion systems on the following programs: Magnetospheric Multi Scale (MMS): Propulsion system: Work with mechanical, electrical and thermal subsystems, to design structures, plumbing, and all specialized fixtures to increase efficiency and minimize weld count on production run of 4 identical observatories. Presented overall system design layout at peer review, PDR and CDR. Modular design approach to allow bench building of propulsion subsystem modules and simplify overall propulsion system integration. Additional duties include creation of detailed weld plan, identifying all assembly sequences, tools and fixtures necessary to assemble observatories with pictorial representation of weld location, clearances for weld heads and x-ray equipment, and contingency plans in the event of weld failure. Created specialized fixturing, proof test plans, installation procedure, and supervised installation of propellant tanks. Detail drawings of all propulsion related hardware to ANSI Y14.5 standards and output to CNC bend machine. Work with manufacturing branch to ensure timely delivery of flight hardware. Assume all production control responsibilities and organization of flight hardware to increase efficiency. Work with technicians to maximize efficiency of CNC tube bending equipment. Reverse engineered and developed new Swagelok Series 8 weld fixture blocks to eliminate difficulties encountered with block instability, and increase functionality.



Chesapeake Space Systems

• Engineer

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2011

  Design Lead for Code 597, Propulsion Branch, at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. See above for description of work performed on MMS. Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM): Propulsion system: Working with mechanical, electrical and thermal subsystems, to design structures, and plumbing for GPM. Create layout of all propulsion system plumbing. Presented overall system design layout at peer review, PDR and CDR Mentor junior engineer and supervise efforts in further subsystem refinements, modifications and drawing creation. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO): Working with mechanical, electrical and thermal subsystems, to design propulsion system. Design of all necessary fixturing to increase efficiency in overall build. Detail drawings of all propulsion related hardware to ANSI Y14.5 standards. Work with manufacturing branch to ensure timely delivery of flight hardware.



Swales Aerospace

• Beltsville, MD

• Engineer

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2007

  Design of spacecraft structures and propulsion systems on various programs at the Naval Research Laboratory, and Goddard Space Flight Center. Design of spacecraft structures and propulsion systems on various programs at the Naval Research Laboratory, and Goddard Space Flight Center.



Orbital Sciences Corporation

• Mclean, VA Dulles, VA

• Design Engineer

  • Jun 1998 - Aug 2000

  Design of spacecraft structures for various programs. Design of spacecraft structures for various programs.



Swales Aerospace

• Beltsville, MD Naval Research Laboratory

• Engineer

  • Nov 1996 - Jun 1998

  Design of spacecraft structures and propulsion system on the ICM program at the Naval Center for Space Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. Design of spacecraft structures and propulsion system on the ICM program at the Naval Center for Space Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC.



CTA Space Systems

• McLean, VA

• Engineer

  • 1994 - 1996

  Design of spacecraft structures and propulsion systems. Design of spacecraft structures and propulsion systems.