Engineer Mechanical Engineering

Mission: It is my dream to leave this world a better place then when I

found it through the development and production of innovative &

alternative solutions to the worlds demands.

EDUCATION

San Diego State University

Spring 2013

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.2

San Diego, California

. Tutored at Center for Academic Assistance and Training (CAAT)

. Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Systems Test and

Qualification Engineer July 2013- Present

Paid Full-Time San Diego, California

. Tested world's leading Unmanned Arial System (UAS) for the United

States Air Force

o Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV)

o Ground Control Station (GCS)

. Lead multi-functional test teams in the following disciplines:

Datalinks, Payloads & GCS

. Responsibilities included:

o Generated system level test plans, procedures & reports~ 2000

pages per year

o Conducted Lab/Ground/Flight testing ~ 3600 test hours per year

o Integration, Verification and Validation testing of hardware and

software

o Participated in customer & internal technical reviews

o Derived & tracked the successful completion of 2500 test

requirements

Pratt and Whitney AeroPower Quality Assurance Engineer Intern

November 2011- April 2013

Paid Full-Time San Diego, California

. Responsible for initial assessment of customer returned material ~

$50,000 per day

. Owner of root cause failure investigation and corrective action,

closed ~ 20 investigations

. Responsible for the monthly reporting of quality department metrics

to senior management

. Review & approve First Article Inspection's ~ 5 per week

Kiewit Infrastructure Field Engineer Bidding Intern

Summer 2010, 2011 Paid Full-Time

Poway, CA

. Interpreted drawings and specifications for I 405 widening project

. Assisted 3 multi-million dollar bids: U.S. border fence, rock

quarry, flood channel

. Performed quantity take-offs, as points of reference to engineers

estimate ~ U.S. border fence

. Pioneered haul road designs using topographic maps ~ rock quarry

Jaco Machine Works Machinist

Dec- Jan 2009

. Designed high precision, low tolerance parts using parametric solid

modeling software Santa Cruz, CA

. Collaborated with clients to develop designs specific to their

project needs ~ 1 per moth

. Operated CNC machine tools

SOFTWARE/CERTIFICATIONS

> UCSD Wireless Eng. Cert (current student)

. Solidworks

. Office Suite

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