Experience

Virgin Galactic

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

• Senior Project Engineer

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Mojave, California, United States

• WK2 Project Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2023

  Mojave, California, United States



The Spaceship Company

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

• WK2 Project Engineer

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Mojave, CA Lead team of engineers to design, maintain, and flight test the White Knight 2 aircraft under the experimental and Part 400 licenses. Responsible for approving engineering drawings, reports, test plans and MRB dispositions. Team included flight sciences, structural design , mechanical design, structural integrity, flight test, avionics/electrical, large scale test, and M&P. Drove team to a very fast paced flight schedule while maintaining budget.

• Associate Project Engineer

  • Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

  Mojave, Ca Same as above

• WK2 Lead Mechanical Systems Engineer

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2017

  Responsible for all of the mechanical system on WK2. Leading team of mechanical systems engineers in new design and modifications to current vehicle. MRB work included production part and in flight part dispositions. Certifying authority in the mission control center during flight tests for WK2. Reduced flight test data and presented during data reviews. Liaison work with the pilots and mechanics to ensure requirements are met and engineering of modifications are completed accurately and… Show more Responsible for all of the mechanical system on WK2. Leading team of mechanical systems engineers in new design and modifications to current vehicle. MRB work included production part and in flight part dispositions. Certifying authority in the mission control center during flight tests for WK2. Reduced flight test data and presented during data reviews. Liaison work with the pilots and mechanics to ensure requirements are met and engineering of modifications are completed accurately and safely. Engineering designs using CATIA V5 for WK2 systems modifications include environmental control systems, flight controls, hydraulics, landing gear. oxygen, and fire suppression.

• Mechanical Systems Engineer

  • Dec 2014 - Oct 2015

  Environmental Control System and Flight Control System subject matter expert. Fixed and improved the systems on White Knight 2 for safety, maintainability and performance. Staffed the control room to monitor White Knight 2 systems during flight test.

• Associate Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  Mojave, CA

• Student Mechanical Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Learned White Knight 2 systems to maintain the aircraft systems. Designed fixes for issues discovered during flight test and maintenance cycles.



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

• Design Student Engineer

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Designed and performed stress analysis on flight part testing structure using PRO/E. Created drawings with full GD&T to efficiently and accurately manufacture parts.



Sports Authority

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Department Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2011

  Warehouse and Outdoors/Team Sports Manager. Ran day to day store operations along with driving sales and store merchandising