Experience

Virgin Galactic

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

• Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

  • Dec 2022 - Present



The Structures Company, LLC

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stress Engineer

  • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022



University of Cincinnati

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2022

  • Assigned STAR-CCM+ projects for external/internal flows and conductive/convective heat transfer• Assigned a CFD code development project using Euler’s method• Courses taught:- Fluid Mechanics- Heat Transfer - Thermodynamics - System Dynamics and Vibrations- Kinematics and Dynamics- Statics- Solid Mechanics- Numerical Techniques- Mathematic Applications in Engineering Technologies- Embedded Systems Design

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Courses taught:- Semiconductor Devices

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2016

  Gas Dynamics and Propulsion Laboratory• Developed small-scale rectangular, circular, chevrons, SERN, and supersonic shock-free nozzles using the MOC. Ran Fluent simulations, manufactured and tested the nozzles to investigate the noise radiation in high-temperature jets exhausted from military aircraft afterburners• Performed microphone measurements in the jet surroundings, high-speed PIV/LDV measurements to estimate flow velocity and turbulence, and schlieren/shadowgraph flow visualizations• Analysed flow/acoustic data in MATLAB using FFT, statistical methods, POD, cross-correlations• Developed a spatial-statistical method analysing the skewness of the time rate of the acoustic pressure signals to predict “Crackle” noise source location and its generation process, an approach that was later adopted by the F-35 jet noise team• Investigated flow-surface interactions and the effect on jet shock-cells, turbulence, and aeroacoustics, to simulate the ground or airframe surfaces that are located near the exhaust of military aircraft• Designed a new ethanol/alumina particle seeding system to measure fast air speeds of up to 800 m/s • Design/built 2 anechoic chambers/jet facilities, including implementation of acoustic treatment, structures, high-voltage heat exchanger (~1200oF), valves, regulators, sensors, and LabVIEW codes • Developed a Q-learning code in MATLAB to solve the Theseus and the Minotaur maze, with the aim of applying the results to the development UAV autonomous flight systems Show less



Schneider Electric

• France
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  ADE & SAE Global Team • Built an online platform to connect developers of industrial automation solutions • Managed online communication between developers, led WebEx meetings, built the platform for their success stories ADE & SAE Global Team • Built an online platform to connect developers of industrial automation solutions • Managed online communication between developers, led WebEx meetings, built the platform for their success stories



IHI Aerospace

• Japan
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Co-op

  • Apr 2009 - Sep 2009

  Aerodynamics Group • Conducted unsteady RANS Fluent simulations for low pressure turbine cascades in aircraft engines • Conducted a CFD parametric study on film cooling channels at different cross-stream angles Aerodynamics Group • Conducted unsteady RANS Fluent simulations for low pressure turbine cascades in aircraft engines • Conducted a CFD parametric study on film cooling channels at different cross-stream angles



Gulfstream Aerospace

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

• Engineering Co-op

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

  Loads and Dynamics• Developed Fortran codes to evaluate flight envelopes in aircraft flutter and vibrational analysis

• Engineering Co-op

  • Apr 2008 - Jun 2008

  Applied Aerodynamics• Validated wind tunnel test data with USM3D CFD simulations, 5.2 and 6.0 versions• Calculated aerodynamic coefficients and stability derivatives for G650 aerodynamic databases• Generated CFD models for G650 spoilers, ailerons, nacelles, pylons and EVS camera• Computed control surfaces hinge moments and deformations running full-airframe CFD tests• Investigated effect of wing dihedral in aircraft sideslip



University of Cincinnati

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Mar 2008

  Laboratory of Multiscale Materials Characterization and Composites • Characterized interlaminar properties of carbon nanotube reinforced composites by conducting stress tests and visualizing the samples on an electron microscope Laboratory of Multiscale Materials Characterization and Composites • Characterized interlaminar properties of carbon nanotube reinforced composites by conducting stress tests and visualizing the samples on an electron microscope



Gulfstream Aerospace

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

• Engineering Co-op

  • Oct 2007 - Dec 2007

  Human Factors • Examined human accessibility for aircraft maintenance using CatiaV5 aircraft and human modeling • Evaluated the ergonomic effectiveness of cockpit displays and flight deck controls by testing on pilots • Designed an ergonomic crank mechanism for aircraft rudder pedal adjustment using CatiaV5 Human Factors • Examined human accessibility for aircraft maintenance using CatiaV5 aircraft and human modeling • Evaluated the ergonomic effectiveness of cockpit displays and flight deck controls by testing on pilots • Designed an ergonomic crank mechanism for aircraft rudder pedal adjustment using CatiaV5



Gulfstream Aerospace

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

• Engineering Co-op

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2007

  Integrated Test Facility • Simulated aircraft systems and flight by implementing aerodynamic models in Simulink Integrated Test Facility • Simulated aircraft systems and flight by implementing aerodynamic models in Simulink