Michael Thomas
F-35 Flight Test Engineer - Weapons Integration at 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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DAU Test and Evaluation Level I
DAWIASep, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
FAA-certified sUAS Pilot
Federal Aviation AdministrationAug, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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F-35 Flight Test Engineer - Weapons Integration
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Sep 2020 - Present
Flight Test Engineer specializing in weapon integration at the 461st Flight Test Squadron located at Edwards AFB, CA. Please contact for details. Flight Test Engineer specializing in weapon integration at the 461st Flight Test Squadron located at Edwards AFB, CA. Please contact for details.
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Aerospace Research Center at The Ohio State University
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Columbus, Ohio
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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May 2018 - Aug 2020
-Completed self-directed work on university and graduate level research projects focusing on the building and testing of cutting edge autonomous UAV's -Collaborated on the design, fabrication, and flight testing of an experimental autonomous high-speed delta-wing UAV -Designed, performed, and analyzed flight tests for a variety of fixed-wing and multi-rotor UAVs -Independently developed a parameter estimation process for experimentally measuring UAV moment of inertia using a bifilar pendulum and MATLAB’s data optimization tools -Gathered and interpreted thrust and torque measurements for custom 3D-printed low Reynolds number rotor blades, using MATLAB and NI-MAX -Developed and constructed a custom quadcopter capable of recording in-flight thrust and torque measurements Show less
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
- Instructed and mentored twenty-four sophomore level Intro to Aerospace Engineering students through weekly course recitation and work evaluation, in partnership with the University - Collaborated with the Instruction Team to develop recitation curriculum as well as laboratory assignments - Instructed and mentored twenty-four sophomore level Intro to Aerospace Engineering students through weekly course recitation and work evaluation, in partnership with the University - Collaborated with the Instruction Team to develop recitation curriculum as well as laboratory assignments
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Education
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The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering