Experience

Fenix Space

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

• Program Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Present



Working Design LLC

• Tehachapi

• President

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Aerospace development, program planning, management, design and fabrication services. Types of ongoing contracts: Space Launch System Program Management Air Mobility Demonstrators Project Management Sub-scale systems development and flight testing Space vehicle design project engineer Air Mobility Proof of Concept Rapid design and fabrication of a future concept vehicle for flight testing. Three months from concept to first flight. Customer remains confidential - Engineering Program Management Program development and vendor management for the development of a new small lunar transfer stage and lander. Includes new propulsions systems development and Agile/New Space management experimentation.



Composite Approach

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

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2018 - Present



Astra

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head Of Production

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  Clean sheet design and fabrication of a new launch vehicle for small satellite delivery to low earth orbit. Lead manufacturing efforts to build rocket engines, avionics, and structures for the first launch demonstration. This team of thirty designed and built a ready to launch rocket in a little over a year. Experimented with Scrum/Agile management methods to produce the fast iteration necessary to develop a complex system in a short time frame. Clean sheet design and fabrication of a new launch vehicle for small satellite delivery to low earth orbit. Lead manufacturing efforts to build rocket engines, avionics, and structures for the first launch demonstration. This team of thirty designed and built a ready to launch rocket in a little over a year. Experimented with Scrum/Agile management methods to produce the fast iteration necessary to develop a complex system in a short time frame.



Sierra Technical Services

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager & Program Engineer

  • Nov 2015 - Jun 2017

  Responsible for the success of multiple parallel government aircraft development and manufacturing programs. By specializing in rapid design and construction of carbon composite airframes STS was able to attract the interest of many government agencies looking for ways to quickly develop new “attritable” aerial assets. Our team of highly experienced “grey beards” from Skunk Works and approximately ten enthusiastic engineers pioneered new ways for the US military branches to do fast iterative development that challenges the typical Aerospace Primes costly and slow approach.



The Spaceship Company

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

• Manufacturing Planning and Development Lead

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  Project development sequencing, and resource management for Spaceship Two SN2. Advanced Design Configuration Lead: including concept development, configuration management (CAD), development team leadership, and senior technical advisor.

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Jan 2015

  Spaceship - 002 Project Management, created integrated product teams so to accelerate the engineering and manufacturing engineering process. This team under this structure supported a very complex vehicle build with minimum engineering recourses.Company process planner and technical lead on the floor for detailed process development.

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

  Team Leadership and technical solutions for critical path manufacturing problems.



SOLID innovations

• Consultant

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2012

  As a consultant at SOLID Innovations my services include high performance product design with empheses on carbon reinforced plastics i.e., high performance aircraft and race/super car bodys. As a consultant at SOLID Innovations my services include high performance product design with empheses on carbon reinforced plastics i.e., high performance aircraft and race/super car bodys.



MySky Aircraft, Inc.

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2010

  While at MySky Aircraft my primary responsabilities included production system development, product refinement and prototyping, and flight testing. I am very proud of the team involved in making this aircraft a reality. While at MySky Aircraft my primary responsabilities included production system development, product refinement and prototyping, and flight testing. I am very proud of the team involved in making this aircraft a reality.



Advanced Composit Solutions

• Aviation Manager

  • Sep 2006 - Jan 2008

  Project management for composite aircraft development and prototyping. Project management for composite aircraft development and prototyping.



Scaled Composites, LLC

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Mar 2002 - Oct 2007

  Co designed, developed, fabricated and test flew a new kit aircraft for the LSA market. Co designed, developed, fabricated and test flew a new kit aircraft for the LSA market.