Experience

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  AVIAN LLC

  • Lexington Park, MD

  • NAVAIR University Instructor and Courseware Developer

    • May 2013 - Present
    • Lexington Park, MD

    Provide course development and classroom instruction to bring NAVAIR principles and lessons learned to all levels of the workforce. Specializing in Program Management, Systems Engineering, T&E, and Logistics.

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  Systems Application & Technologies, Inc.

  • Lexington Park, MD

  • Consultant Scientist

    • Jan 2012 - May 2014
    • Lexington Park, MD

    Provided business development and proposal support as subject matter expert for T&E aircraft modification, system integration, and instrumentation.

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  General Dynamics Information Technology

  • PMA-261, Patuxent River, MD

  • Deputy to Assistant Program Manager/T&E USMC CH-53K Helicopter

    • Jan 2009 - Oct 2011
    • PMA-261, Patuxent River, MD

    Supported NAVAIR ACAT-I level Program Office: o Generated Program deliverables iaw DODI 5000.02 and NAVAIR instructions and policy,o Gathered and synthesized engineering and programmatic materials into decision quality Executive Level briefs, o Developed aircraft test requirements, coordinated DT&E/IOT&E requirements, identified human/materiel/facility resource needs, developed master test schedule and A-11 budget, identified metrics to execute/track/manage T&E program,o Led T&E risk identification, mitigation and management,o Chaired OSD level CH-53K T&E WIPT,o Updated TEMP in support of first flight and MS-C program decision point,o Coordinated NAVAIR IPT’s, DT&E, IOT&E and prime contractor to develop consensus, continuous refinement, and workarounds for T&E planning and execution in response to unforeseen technical and program circumstances.

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  CSC

  • NAVAIR 5.2 Air Vehicle & Modification Department, Patuxent River, MD

  • Sr. Prototype Design Engineer

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2008
    • NAVAIR 5.2 Air Vehicle & Modification Department, Patuxent River, MD

    Applied engineering skills and ProE/NASTRAN Computer Aided Design & Analysis tools to assist in design, development and testing of upgraded USMC AH-1W and CH-53D/E AN/ALE-47 Chaff/Flare Dispensers. Led the design and prototype manufacture of the CH-53E Aircrew Cooling System installation for the CH-53E helicopter. Supported prototyping process improvements using DMAIC techniques.

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  Naval Air Systems Command

  • United States
  • Defense and Space Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Department Head, Air Vehicle Modification & Instrumentation

    • 2002 - 2007

    Led multi-sited 350 employee T&E aircraft modification and instrumentation organization with annual budget and direct project revenue totaling $36 million per year. Organizational footprint at Patuxent River, China Lake and Pt Mugu test ranges. Responsible for technical leadership, innovation, and engineering quality for air vehicle modifications, system integration, flight test instrumentation, and rapid prototyping efforts on fixed wing and rotary wing air vehicles, manned and unmanned.

  • Propulsion & Power Systems Integration Engineer

    • 1994 - 2002

    Section Head of Propulsion & Power Systems Integration team. Provided leadership and oversight of engineering team responsible for system integraton into Navy & USMC aircraft. Concurrently served as V-22 Propulsion & Power systems integration engineer during program EMD phase.

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  Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)

  • NAVAIR 5.1, Patuxent River, MD

  • Flight Test Engineer

    • 1988 - 1994
    • NAVAIR 5.1, Patuxent River, MD

    Head of USMC Attack/Assault Helicopter Structures, Mechanical Systems & Propulsion flight test team. Team responsible for testing of V-22, CH-53D/E, CH-46E, UH-1N & AH-1W helicopters. Provided oversight of V-22 Climatic Lab testing at Eglin, AFB.

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  Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)

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

  • Rapid Prototyping Design Engineer

    • 1979 - 1987

    Provided design & installation of aircraft modifications required to support instrumentation and integration of airborne systems undergoing T&E.

  • Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

    • 1975 - 1979

    Performed calibration of instrumentation strain gages, accelerometers, position sensors, pressure & temperature transducers. Teamed with National Bureau of Standards to conducted transducer environmental testing (temp, humidity, shock & vibration) and develop state of the art calibration techniques. Provided calibration lab quality assurance.

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  Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)

  • Patuxent River, MD

  • Carrier Suitability Flight Test Engineer

    • 1967 - 1972
    • Patuxent River, MD

    Conducted Carrier Suitability shore based and shipboard testing and certification of aircraft, external stores, launch/recovery equipment, and landing aid systems. Developed & validated of launch & recovery bulletins and techniques. Resolved specific aircraft launch and recovery technical problems.