I am currently an Instrumentation Test Engineer at Honeywell who has recently graduated with my Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University. I am extremely interested in test engineering, propulsion development and design, flight test, and project management.
When I am not at work or spending time with family, I try to work on smaller projects to further my knowledge of different things. These projects help develop skills that range from woodworking, 3D printing, and even learning new programming languages. These skills are then combined to create something unique. More information about these mini projects can be found here.
"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."
-Jimmy Dean
Education
Skills
- MATLAb
- SolidWorks
- Siemens NX
- C++
- Arduino
- Microsoft Office
- Excel VBA
- Adobe Illustrator
- Intro to Java
- Soldering
- Laser Cutting
- 3D Printing
Work Experience
Test Engineer II | Honeywell
November 2020 - Present
I have recently been hired as a full time engineer on the Instrumentation team, continuing and advancing the skills and tasks discussed below.
Rotational Engineer Engineer | Honeywell
Instrumentational Engineer | January 2020 - November 2020
As an instrumentation engineer I was responsible for the design and installation of various sensors used for the development of gas turbine engines. Types of sensors include strain gages, thermocouples, pressure, tip clearance and various other measurement technologies. I also help with design modifications to rig and engine hardware while generating instrumentation system drawings and documentation. Part of my role also includes rotor dynamics analysis to predict how modified hardware will perform during test.
APU Project Engineer | July 2019 - December 2019
During my second rotation, I was an APU project engineer for the COMAC/Irkut HGT750 Engine. I directed and built a Flight Test APU as well as assisted with set-up and completion of various qualification testing. During this time, I also scheduled and lead a Maintainability Demonstration for COMAC which consisted of an engine build up, acceptance testing, maintainability demonstration, and a finalized report and video delivered to the customer. The procedure developed was so successful it is now standard for similar demonstrations on other engine programs.
Quality Engineer | January 2019 - July 2019
As a quality engineer that was part of the propulsion and APU assembly line, I received my Six Sigma Green Belt Certification by automating data and metric reporting system, saving the quality and management team hours of work a week. I was also responsible for a multisite IDO Returns meeting, which reduced weekly escapes by 20%.
Flight Test Instrumentation Engineering Intern | Honeywell
May 2018 - August 2018
During the summer of 2018, I was have the privilege to intern at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Honeywell facility providing instrumentation engineering and technical support as part of the Flight Test Operation team. I was defining, designing, installing, programming and operating various hardware and software systems/components to collect data from installed test systems. I also participated in flight tests as test coordinator and record data as required. Click Here for more info...
Amazon Student Developer
January 2018 - May 2018
I was previously an Alexa Developer for Arizona State University, who had a partnership with Amazon. My job responsibilities included making and updating Alexa Skills that are used by and represent Arizona State University. I had used Node.js and Python to test out Beta Technologies and worked on Proof Of Concepts for setting up new technologies.
Senior Community Assistant | Arizona State University
August 2016 - May 2019
As a Senior Community Assistant in Tooker House, one of the largest residential dorms in the United States, I was responsible for managing a floor of 60 residents as well as 34 other Community Assistants who each handle 30-60 residents of their own. My main goal was to create a welcoming and interactive community for the students as well as ensuring the safety of everyone. When participating in an on-call rotation designed for crisis response, my responsibilities also included educating and enforcing all university and residential policies. Planning and hosting community wide programs was another large part of the job, using a budget of up to $40,000.
This job in general has taught me the skills to required to delegate and resolve conflicts with co-workers, customers, parents and students is several different situations. It has also made me capable of managing and running large groups of people, making me the leader I am today. These skills are perfectly transferable when working in group projects in school and other engineering environments. In such a position, it is required that you always posses a professional demeanor, appear approachable, and continue to succeed in classes/research because someone is always looking up to you.