Self -motivated Aerospace and Mechanical engineering enthusiast with 10+ years experiences in large commercial planes down to general aviation aircraft. Elimination of costly manufacturing quality issues through Lean while ensuring continued adherence to delivery schedules to customers. Continuous education on aero systems and technology to improve safety and reliability of flight. Motivated to seeing advancements in aerospace sciences and next generation of STEM professionals. Have MS and BS in engineering, while also acquiring pilot license.
Experience
BOEING, Seattle, WA
Propulsion Engineer II, Sep 2006 - Present
Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements.
Analyze project requests, proposals, or engineering data to determine feasibility, producibility, cost, or production time of aerospace or aeronautical products.
Coordinate activities concerned with investigating and resolving customers’ reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
Provide support with execution and logistics in providing personnel and parts to the flight test airplanes. Support test integration by attending coordination meetings and provide active support for flight ops teams.
Utilize Boeing processes and procedures help execute continuous test program schedule flow with minimum contingencies
Lean principles and 5S to reduce waste and work process improvement 5-10%
AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo, CA
Solid rocket motor and liquid propulsion systems (Summer Intern), Aug 2004 – Aug 2006
Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms
Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results.
Investigate faults and failure modes of rocket test data
Education & Licenses
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta, GA
MS Aerospace Engineering, May 2006
Research assistant – develop algorithm to generate a combustor model using cycle parameters (i. e. Temperature, Pressure, flow rate, etc.)
PRAIRIE VIEW A & M, Prairie View, TX
BS Mechanical Engineering, May 2004
Magna Cum Laude
Held tutor sessions for Thermodynamics and fluid mechanical systems
COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE, Seattle, WA
Feb 2015
Instrument-rated
300+ hours total time, 210+ PIC
90+ hours multi engine, 210+ single engine
Volunteer pilot for Red-tailed Hawks flying club – mentorship program exposing underrepresented youth to both general and professional aviation, including discovery flights at different airports around Seattle, and monthly meetings to educate and discuss flight topics and history
Additional Skills
Software: CATIA and Solid Edge CAD, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Unix. Basic competencies in LabVIEW, JavaScript, C++, HTML / CSS
Volunteer with UNCF Project Portfolio. Mentor program for high school juniors and seniors for applying to college