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SupernalControls and Actuation Staff Engineer at Supernal
May. 2020Irvine, California, United States
Bell FlightControls System Design for Bell Innovation
Jul. 2018 - May. 2020Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Dassault SystèmesIndustry Process Consultant
Oct. 2017 - Jul. 2018
Integral AerospaceSenior Staff Engineer (Mechanical Systems)
Apr. 2016 - Oct. 2017Santa Ana, CAProject Manager and Technical Lead for Landing Gear Detail Design for new proposals and ongoing programs. Coordinated technical proposal development and design for main and nose landing gear designs for the Air Force T-X new trainer program as well as the preparation of technical proposals for the V-280 landing gear. Render Material Review Board (MRB) actions with authority to disposition non-conformances and corrective actions for all legacy landing gear programs currently still in production. Provide liaison engineering and MRB support for manufacturing engineering team for composite wound fuel tanks to present in Technical Review Board meetings.
Bell HelicopterMechanical Engineer III
Oct. 2014 - Apr. 2016Hurst, TXProject Manager and Design Lead for the Flight Controls of the V-280 Valor ARMY FVL/JMR Demonstrator program. Responsibilities included the design and integration of flight control inputs from the pilot and copilot to the fly-by-wire input sensors and trim actuators. Executed and managed detail design of control system parts including collective and cyclic grips, directional controls, and brake control components. Generated and supervised team members who produced digital product definitions in CATIA FTA workbench and released ECO packages in ENOVIA V6 ahead of schedule. Coordinated with test pilots, human factors, and suppliers for design input and validation. Rapid prototyped multiple iterations of controls grips design to arrive at the best possible and robust solution within budget and on schedule.
Alger-Triton InternationalProject Manager - Product Designer
Apr. 2014 - Oct. 2014Greater Los Angeles Area
Bell HelicopterSenior Design Engineer (Contract Engineer Position)
Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2013Hurst, TXWhile continuing graduate studies, returned as a consultant to provide integration support for the wheeled landing gear system on the V-280 Valor ARMY FVL/JMR Demonstrator program. Generated three-dimensional CAD models, initial layouts, and hydraulic and electrical systems routings in CATIA and ENOVIA version 6.0. Coordinated across design disciplines to communicate performance requirements, resolve space reservation issues and engineering problems. Negotiated with vendors to provide landing gear hardware at reasonable costs and on schedule.
Art Center College of DesignMaster's of Science in Industrial Design
Sep. 2011 - Apr. 2014Pasadena, CA
Bell Helicopter TextronSenior Mechanical Engineering Specialist
Feb. 2006 - Jun. 2011As part of a large team, implemented a major initiative to modernize enterprise software systems including computer aided design with CATIA and ENOVIA. Documented existing and new enterprise processes in Visio, created software customizations to comply with these processes, and prepared training for all engineering personnel at Bell Helicopter. Produced coding specifications for software customizations to document interface design, inheritance and data validation rules, and screen wire frames. Tested customizations and resolved software glitches to launch enterprise system roll outs on schedule. As a contributor to the controls and hydraulics team, provided landing gear support by producing wheeled landing gear designs and controls and hydraulics layouts for a variety of helicopter programs. Generated CATIA models for preliminary design of landing gear and control systems for the Bell 429 and Bell New Medium Helicopter (later became the 525). Validated proper operation of landing gear extension and retraction mechanisms utilizing DMU kinematics in CATIA V4 and V5. Redesigned the 407 controls actuation system to reduce inertial bias in the boosted actuation system. Produced and maintained detail design models and ANSI Y14.5 compliant drawings for manufacturing and vendor procurement. Created written performance based specifications for requirements definition and statements of work for vendor procurement. Actively supported design review meetings with internal and external customers. Supported flight certification exercises by quickly resolving engineering problems as they surfaced for the landing gear system on BA609 tilt-rotor program. Routed supplier documentation and generated necessary FAA forms to obtain regulatory conformity on all design changes. In support of certification processes, reviewed supplier data submittals including qualification test procedures and drawing changes for compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations (Part 27 and Part 29).
Lockheed Martin AeronauticsSenior Mechanical Engineer
Oct. 2001 - Feb. 2006Dallas/Fort Worth AreaDesigner, subcontract manager and kinematics lead for F-35B STOVL variant.
The Boeing CompanyMechanical Liaison Engineer
Jul. 2001 - Oct. 2001Dallas/Fort Worth AreaProvided liaison-engineering support between factory production floor and design engineering in Seattle. Solved emergent engineering problems to meet production deadlines producing avionics hardware on commercial aircraft. After 9/11, chose voluntary layoff to return to Lockheed Martin.
Ignition Inc.Mechanical Engineer
Apr. 2000 - May. 2001Designed mechanical packaging for telecom products for established and startup telecom and computer hardware companies. Worked with Industrial Designers to design the engineering side or product packaging. Job ended in dot com crash of 2001
Lockheed Martin AeronauticsMechanical Design Engineer
May. 1998 - Apr. 2000Dallas/Fort Worth AreaDesigned mechanical hardware fixtures for avionics software test stations for various F-16 fighter programs.
Aetrium Forward System AutomationMechanical Design Engineer
Jan. 1996 - Dec. 1998Dallas/Fort Worth AreaProject designer for semiconductor test handlers
Army National GuardSergeant
Aug. 1988 - Aug. 2001Financed education through GI Bill and Louisiana Tuition Exemption
Veteran Desert Shield/Desert Storm
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