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Current

Aerospace Advisor for a small-part manufacturing company

Strategic Application Advisor for a global aerostructures supplier

Prepared and led a regional mobility aircraft design and requirements workshop for a multinational transportation corporation


Recent

Senior Structural Analysis Lead, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.  Technical Fellow, representing the top 1% of engineers.

Led a team of 20+ Analysts, developing fuselage and wing-fuselage attachment structure for a new commercial airplane.  Directed all phases of analysis, including internal loads development, analysis methods, material selection, and structural testing.

Part-time assignments: member of EASA Stakeholder-Led Group on Open Rotor Engine Rulemaking; taught Introduction to Fuselage Structures; Lead Developer and Instructor for University of Washington Mechanical Engineering course about Airplane Structures; Associate Technical Fellow selection board; formal technical and career mentoring.

Previously

Structural Analysis Lead, Boeing

  • New Airplane Product Development

  • 787 Fuselage, including 1 year assignment in Italy

Structural Analyst, Boeing

  • High Speed Civil Transport, NASA/Industry Collaboration

  • Factory and Fleet Support for 737 and 757

Instructor/Developer, Boeing

  • Composite repair theory and practice for airline mechanics and engineers

  • Corrosion prevention and control

  • Advanced topics for metallic airplane repair design

Liaison Engineer, Northrop

Java Programmer, Avolo.com

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona

Sigma Gamma Tau—National Honor Society in Aerospace

Airplane Preliminary Design, Wichita State University

Java Programming Certification, University of Washington

Volunteering

Judge for GoFly—Competition for an Urban Air Mobility Vehicle

Creative Writing Mentor for Elementary School Students at Greenwood Space Travel Supply Company

Event Director for “Day in the Hanger” 2003, free flight model airplane competition and expo