Engineer

••••• B. •••••

••••• Lollipop Tr
Abilene, TX •••••
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JOB OBJECTIVE
After several military moves, a challenging and more permanent position to utilize my technical skills in the field of Engineering

EXPERIENCE: ENGINEERING/RESEARCH

Rockwell Collins Dyess AFB, Texas
System Engineer, February 5, ••••• V November 7, •••••
* Engineer serving the contract for the maintenance of the B••••• Bomber Simulators which include the full-motion Weapon System Trainers (WST) and Cockpit Procedures Trainers (CPT)
* Investigates and provides recommendations and solutions to systems anomalies
* Defines system requirements and provides technical support for Distributed Mission Operations (DMO)
* Documents system anomalies and resolutions within Engineering Services Memorandums (ESM), Corrective Action Reports (CAR), and Simulator Change Requests (SCR)
* Interfaces with hardware and software engineering to facilitate the design process
* Performs integration flight testing for new software updates
* Serves as flight test engineer for updates to the Aero Model including evaluation of the data and resolution of discrepancies
* Develops Federate System Test Plans (FSTP) for testing of added functionality of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO)
* Maintains and verifies content accuracy of systems documents and resources
* Conducts software design review for each project
* Active Secret security clearance


Bay County Public Works Panama City, Florida
(In the service of Personnel Resources, Inc.)
Stormwater Engineer II, March •••••, ••••• - May •••••, •••••
* Performed hydrologic and hydraulic design of stormwater projects for the county
* Communicated engineering details to draftsmen in order to develop CAD drawings to be used in construction
* Performed field inspections of stormwater projects

Texas Department of Transportation Wichita Falls, Texas
Transportation Engineer II, June 1, ••••• - September •••••, •••••
* Passed the Professional Engineer (PE) Test on April •••••, •••••
* Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Test on April •••••, •••••
* Learned software programs quickly to be used for designs
* Designed mass transportation structures and roadways, including erosion and sedimentation control
* Performed hydraulic design, including flood analysis, of bridge and culvert structures using computer modeling and analyzed the results for incorporation into the design
* Developed plans and prepare drawings using CAD software for construction of mass transportation road systems and structures
* Authored environmental design documentation for construction projects
* Maintain documentation and records of designs
* Performed field inspections in order to determine the characteristics of project sites
* Reviewed completed plans and provide comments to designers
* Conducted design conferences and safety review team meetings for proposed projects
* Prepared engineering estimates for projects that are within •••••% of final bid
* Provided engineering support to Design and Survey Technicians
* Prepared and present project proposals, estimates, and schedules to the public and local officials in the form of Public Meetings
* Performed inspections of construction projects using laboratory test procedures
* Managed multi-million dollar projects which I designed
Women Helping Others (WHO)- Treasurer (•••••), Secretary (•••••)

United Space Alliance, Station Operations Planning and Software Integration Houston, Texas
NASA Johnson Space Center
Staff Engineer II, June 1, ••••• May •••••, •••••
* Designed ground-floor operations concepts for one of the most innovative and complicated scientific projects, the International Space Station
* Provided rapid response for system anomalies during operations and simulations
* Served on the planning software development and programming team
* Analyzed simulation data for integration in mission planning
* Provided integration and testing of operations software and mission objectives
* Certified as a flight controller and lead for the command and telemetry system for space flight missions, including space station and space shuttle
* Established requirements for custom software to be used in planning and real-time
* Coordinated communication between international partners, astronauts, flight directors, software developers/programmers, and system engineers
* Managed the development of the Space Station Automated Procedures system and software package
* Authored operations procedures for use during real-time missions and simulations
* Obtained a Secret security clearance
* Worked in team environment, self-motivated, and able to make decisions quickly
Spaceteam Toastmaster- Vice President of Public Relations (•••••)
Beginning Russian and Japanese Language Training

Texas A&M University, Aerospace Engineering Dept. College Station, Texas
Research Assistant, June ••••• June •••••
* Investigation and testing of magneto-rheological fluid damper for integration with a UAV flight control system and artificial feel system for flight simulator
* Conducted computer modeling to produce graphs of dampers characteristics during testing
* Prepared weekly reports of findings
Grader, September ••••• December •••••
Graded weekly homework for sophomore level engineering class of ••••• students

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Wal-Mart, College Station, Texas
Accounting Office Associate, April ••••• June •••••
Bank United, Kingwood, Texas
Service Representative II, May ••••• August •••••, •••••
World Savings and Loan, Sugar Land, Texas and Katy, Texas
Customer Service Representative, May ••••• May •••••

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, August ••••• Graduation, May •••••
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
GPA (Final 4 semesters): •••••
Designed an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle according to Mil STD ••••• including the assessment of factors such as mission safety and risk management
Courses: Structural Analysis I and II, Electrical Circuits & Instrumentation, Aerospace Vehicle Design (Wind Tunnel and Flight Testing), Aerothermodynamic Propulsion, Heat Transfer of Viscous Fluids, Strength of Materials, Dynamics of Aerospace Vehicles, Active Control for Aerospace Vehicles, Differential & Integral Calculus, Aerodynamics, Statics and Dynamics

••••• Stan H. Lowry Award for Excellence in Airplane Design
Vice Chairperson American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (•••••)
Secretary of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (•••••)
Financed •••••% of education expenses

SPECIAL SKILLS/INTERESTS

Software: Microsoft Office ( incl. Excel, PowerPoint, Word), AutoCAD, Microstation (CAD software), Geopak, Winstorm, Culvert, HECRAS, Runoff, MathCAD, Maple, Matlab, Advanced Airplane Analysis, and Satellite Tool Kit
Hardware: Personal computer and UNIX
Programming Languages: Fortran and HTML
Enjoy traveling and astronomy.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST