Passion

I led the preliminary design of the control system for the X-65 active flow control flight demonstrator vehicle. I am currently developing and testing the X-65 guidance and control algorithms while building common software tools for vehicle design and analysis processes, prioritizing efficient access to meaningful engineering data.

I was responsible for maturing the readiness level of various autonomous flight technologies, focusing on developing safe, reliable safety monitor and contingency management systems. I was heavily involved with the design and analysis of robust, high performing guidance and inner loop control algorithms. I built a dynamic flight displays application, out-the-window visualization system, and integrated my software with real flight controls hardware for realistic piloted flight simulation.

In this role I was primarily responsible for developing an efficient stability and performance analysis tool-chain and process. The technical computing solutions that I identified allowed for significant time savings in simulation and data processing. I was also leading software verification efforts prior to customer release of F/A-18 flight control computer operational flight program.

This role provided significant exposure to aircraft mission management systems and avionics integration. My primary responsibility was to support the F/A-18 Electrical System Integration Laboratory with test bench design, assembly, integration, test, and maintenance to support avionics testing.