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Associate Engineering Analyst
Sikorsky Aircraft
Oct 2011 - Present (13 years)
As a member of the Fleet Support Engineering team, I have assumed increasing responsibility for developing repair criteria for damaged or otherwise unusable helicopter transmission and rotor head components. I am one of the primary engineering contacts in a group responsible for over $12,000,000 in savings due to scrap avoidance and process correction in 2013. I manage projects focused on improving component design to meet customer needs.
• Investigate root causes of various transmission anomalies including chip detection, overheating, excess vibration and low pressure
• Collaborate with vendors, customers, production engineering and the FAA as a project manager to implement improved gearbox and rotor head designs
• Write and check disassembly and re-assembly instructions for dynamic system assemblies
• Participate in daily meetings to provide status updates on my group’s tasks to management and to support the company’s delivery schedule
• Issue inspection criteria for faulty, misused, and otherwise discrepant gearboxes and rotor head assemblies
• Create reports detailing investigation findings and presenting corrective action suggestions for management to review
• Perform stress and modal analysis using FEA programs to assist in advancing transmission and rotor head component design
• Draw on knowledge of GD&T, strength of materials and material processing to create new repair options for helicopter components
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Program Analyst
University of Virginia Health System
May 2010 - Oct 2011 (1 year 5 months)
As a student at UVA, I worked part time as a Program Analyst for the Department of Biomedical Engineering where I contributed to multiple early stage projects being funded by the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Grant. I reported directly to the Coulter Program Director and presented my work on a daily basis. All of the projects that I worked on were being funded with the end goal of a company launch or product license.
• Engineered a safety break-away coupling for fluid delivery systems in hospitals
• Used Solidworks to co-engineer an all-in-one medical multi-tool to treat injuries in isolated environments
• Executed due diligence on potential investors, companies, and potential patent conflicts for the wilderness injury device, fluid delivery coupling, and a developmental retinal camera
• Performed market research and analysis for the wilderness injury device, fluid delivery coupling and retinal camera
• Assessed demand for wilderness injury device in the multibillion dollar outdoor equipment market
• Created revenue models for the wilderness injury device and retinal camera
• Interviewed key opinion leaders over the phone and in person about the wilderness injury device
• Participated in translational research Oversight Board project review meetings