Engineer

Position in engineering

Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City, OK
Aerospace Engineer May 2005 – Jun 2009
• Jet Engine Program Management
o Critical Safety Item listing for TF34 and T64 engines (joint with Navy)
o Engine mishap investigations on the J69 and F107 engines
o Source approvals, first articles, 339 forms, and waivers
o Briefings on Average Time on Wing/Mean Time Between Removals for T64
o Trends in Quality Deficiency Reports
o Weibull analyses and engine theory training manuals
o Hands-on jet engine disassembly
• B-52 Fuel Systems
o Time sensitive item list for cure-dated parts
o Fuel boost pump failure evaluation
• KC-135 Structural Repair
o Authorized aircraft repairs and changes to technical orders
o Managed Engineering Assignments worth upwards of $1.5M
o Corrosion Course, Boeing Liaison Engineering Structural Repair Course
o Nondestructive Inspection Methods, Level 2: Radiographic, Eddy Current, Fluorescent Penetrant, Magnetic Particle

University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
Graduate Research Assistant 2008
o Supported the Combustion and Flame Dynamics Laboratory and the Aerospace Propulsion Laboratory by conducting research on biofuels in gas turbine engines and performing lab maintenance

CityPages Magazine, Q8 Media Farwaniya, Kuwait
Marketing and Business Development Executive, Editor, Staff Writer Nov 2009-Feb 2010
Business development, marketing, writing, and editing articles for a new magazine.

University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Date of graduation (MS): Jun 2008
GPA: 4.00
Thesis: “Effects of Biodiesel on the Performance and Emissions Characteristics of a Small Scale Gas Turbine”

University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, summa cum laude, Spanish minor
Date of graduation (BS): May 2007
GPA: 3.98

Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam 2007, Outstanding Aerospace Engineering Junior 2006, Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, United States Achievement Academy National Collegiate Engineering Award, Worstell Family AME Scholarship (top 7% of school recognized), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Journal Paper: “Performance and Emissions Characteristics of Biofuel Operated in a Small-Scale Gas Turbine Engine,” Journal of Applied Energy, Vol 87, Jan 2010.

19th ISABE Conference Montréal, Canada, Sep 2009
• Conference Paper: “Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Small-Scale Gas Turbine Engine Using Biofuels”
47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Orlando, FL, Jan 2009
• Conference Paper: “Effects of Biofuel on the Performance and Emissions Characteristics of a Small Scale Gas Turbine”

XXVIII Oklahoma AIAA/ASME Symposium University of Tulsa, OK, Feb 2008
• Presentation of Research: “Performance and Emissions Characteristics of the SR-30 Gas Turbine”