Experience

Skurka Aerospace

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

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Adams Rite Aerospace

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Dec 2021 - Jul 2023

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2021

  • Project lead of mechanical and touchless faucets for various airplane lavatories. Lead designer - calling cross-functional team meetings to optimize robustness and cost-efficiency in design. Design products to meet full suite of RTCA DO-160 qualification. Set milestones and goals along the product development pathway.• Lead Engineer for Sustaining Items – Troubleshooting in-service products, launching problem-solving engineering investigations, and delegating customer inquiries to other engineers and team members when necessary.• Project lead for Airbus/Emirates A380 Bronze Lavatory – As lead engineer, I created CAD drawings for production, developed acceptance test procedures with manufacturing engineers, and performed qualification testing with test engineers. I also managed the project through key PDP milestones including kickoff, development, preliminary and critical design review, qualification and production. • Engineering support for design and development of lavatory water heater – creating CAD models, building prototypes, running engineering validation tests. Show less



Glenair

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2018

  • Proficient in CAD software including SolidWorks and AutoCAD. • Comprehensive understanding of mechanical design concepts including thermal management, shock and vibration performance, material/plating selection, environmental sealing, and EMI shielding. • Experience in drafting engineering drawings, incorporating GD&T and understanding machine shop capabilities. • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint • Proficient in CAD software including SolidWorks and AutoCAD. • Comprehensive understanding of mechanical design concepts including thermal management, shock and vibration performance, material/plating selection, environmental sealing, and EMI shielding. • Experience in drafting engineering drawings, incorporating GD&T and understanding machine shop capabilities. • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint



UCLA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  ○ Optimizing running performance by studying the mechanics of the foot in running motion. Deflection analysis of different material in the shoe sole. ○ Assessing mechanics of a baseball swing to reduce losses in energy in swing follow-through. ○ Impact testing on NFL helmet: designing and testing material to reduce force through impact with the helmet in an effort to reduce the risk of concussion for athletes. ○ Optimizing running performance by studying the mechanics of the foot in running motion. Deflection analysis of different material in the shoe sole. ○ Assessing mechanics of a baseball swing to reduce losses in energy in swing follow-through. ○ Impact testing on NFL helmet: designing and testing material to reduce force through impact with the helmet in an effort to reduce the risk of concussion for athletes.



Arch Bay Capital

• Irvine

• Analyst Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  ● Analytics Department Intern: data analysis projects including Tape Cracker ● Developed proprietary Excel program to help predict loan performance ● Analytics Department Intern: data analysis projects including Tape Cracker ● Developed proprietary Excel program to help predict loan performance