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Design Engineer, Consulting for Defense Research Associates (DRA), 3915 Germany Lane, Suite 102, Dayton, Ohio, 45431

     Designed and optimized Unique Mini Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)

     Designed SoarUAS™

     Designed and developed flying wing CHeW design flown by University of Florida

     Developed and designed the CHeW wing design (patent pending)

     Consultant for test and evaluation, certification, and engineering design

     Designed vehicle and specifications for PLUS program UAS (Aviation Week)

 Aerospace Engineer, Consulting for AirLaunch Systems, Kirkland, Washington                       

     Advanced aerodynamic analysis enabling air launch of space vehicles from cargo aircraft

     Resulted in successful heaviest 72,000 pound load at 32,000 ft from a C-17 aircraft

 Aerospace Engineer, Consulting for EG&E Technical Services, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD; Los Vegas, NV

     Aerodynamic analysis of the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

     Completed review and report on all JASSM airvehicle changes in all variants

     Completed preliminary evaluation overview of training and manning for all military service UAS

Chief Test Pilot, Flint Hills Solutions, LLC, Wichita, Kansas
 

     Chief Test Pilot: developing Uninhabited Aerial Systems and payloads for crises deployment
 

     Set up Software in the Loop simulator and other computer based solutions

     Training as AVO and MPO for fully autonomous Aerosonde UAV operations

Chief, System Safety Engineering, Mobility Systems SPO, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

     Responsible for engineering signoff and management of system safety engineering of C-130J, C-130 Avionics Modernization Program, C-5 Avionics Modernization Program, C-5 Reengining Reliability Program, Halvorsen Loader, C-20, C-37, C-40, KC-X Tanker, and Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures

     MQ-9L Predator B R&D mishap investigation, Investigating Officer and Board President

     Led first certification of a legacy military system – C-130J

     Led first military Global Air Traffic Management certification – KC-135

     Reengineered system engineering signoffs for Mobility Systems

     Oversaw and managed KC-X Tanker System Safety    

     Managed 9 officer personnel (Active 1 LtC, 2 Maj, 1 GS-13, 5 Reservists)

Chief, Aircraft, Propulsion, Avionics, and Electronic Warfare Team, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

     Chief APA/EW T&E Policy & Resource Manager for AFMC, HQ lead for USAF TPS

     Reengineered USAF TPS process and TPS Alumni assignments process

     Supervised, wrote, and organized Leading Edge Oct 1999 “AFMC’s Flying Mission”

     Selected by USAF to compete at NASA for astronaut position

     Selected by AFMC Flying Squadron Commander board ’00 and ‘01

     DO representative to the AF Airworthiness Certification Criteria Control Board

     Reviewed and coordinated KC-X Tanker requirements documents for T&E

     Designated Adjunct Faculty for AFIT; taught T&E for SYS 229, SYS 400, and REQ 111

Chief, SOF Test & Evaluation Division, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

     Division Chief for T&E of CV-22, MC-130H, MC-130E, AC-130H, HC-130P/N, MH-60G, HH-60, MH-53J, and AC-130U

     Supervised all T&E for the SOF SPO

     Wrote Test Manager’s Guide to SOF T&E—HQ AFMC Benchmark

     Military and test representative to AF OSS&E certification development; trained ASC engineering on FAA and AF Modification certification process

    Awarded 1996 Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award as a member of the US Special Operations Command Directional Infrared Countermeasures Integrated Product Team

     SOF SPO 1999 Reservist Supervisor of the Quarter

IPT Lead, Combat Talon II Integrated Product Team (IPT), Special Operations Forces (SOF) System Program Office (SPO), Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

     Chief Integration IPT

     Chief Past Performance Risk Assessment Group for RAVs source selection

     Selected by USAF to compete at NASA for pilot astronaut position

Experimental Test Pilot, 418th Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA

     Chief of TCAMA West (Testing Commercial Aircraft for Military Applications)

     T-39 Flight Commander managed 6 modified aircraft and supervised 10 pilots

     Chief Air Force Test Pilot for C-130J, NDAA, Joint Cockpit Office

     MC-130H Aircraft Commander testing the newest Special Ops aircraft

     SETP Member

     Senior Evaluator Aircraft Commander, Formation/Chase, FCF Pilot, RTU Instructor, Simulator Instructor, Chief Test Pilot - T-39

Experimental Test Pilot, 4953rd Test Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

     Test Program Manager and Chief Test Pilot for T-39 Pod Modification – first flight

     USAF Director of T-39 Test, Test Program Manager for Little Crow

     Test Pilot, Assistant Test Program Manager, Flight Manuals Manager C-20H, T-3

     Briefer for USAF Museum USAF Historical Aviation Program.  Briefing on the OV-10A is part of the USAF historical record

     Selected by USAF to compete at NASA for pilot astronaut position

Test Pilot Student, USAFTPS, Edwards AFB, CA

Staff Officer, Assistant Chief Wing Training,  317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, NC

All Weather Aerial Delivery, Tactical Airlift, C-130E, 39th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope AFB, NC

Operational Support Airlift, C-21A, Det 1, 1401st Military Airlift Squadron, Offutt AFB, NE

     CINCSAC Pilot for General Chain

     Won an honorable mention in MAC Flyer Safety Writing Contest – published nationally

Forward Air Controller, OV-10A, 27th Tactical Air Support Squadron, George AFB, CA

     OV-10A Flight Lead

     Assistant Flight Commander, helped supervise 13 officers plus attached pilots

     Assisted in two Search and Rescue missions

Forward Air Controller, OV-10A, 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Sembach AB, GE

     Forward Air Controller, 1/16 1st Infantry Division (Fwd.), US Army

     Weapons Officer, Computer Officer

Fighter Attack Reconnaissance graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, TX

Process Engineering chemist, Beech Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS