Summary

Senior Engineer and Analyst at Lockheed Martin, Maritime Systems and Sensors. Both mechanical and software engineering work performed.

Consultant for advanced engineering and technology firm RGA Labs, Barrington Hills, IL.

Provided complex simulation solutions using extensive programming and machine learning experience.

Postdoctoral work at the Thermal Systems Virtual Engineering Group, Virtual Reality Applications Center, Iowa State University.

Numerous awards for academic excellence.  BS, MS, PhD Engineering, ISU.

Experience

Senior Engineer, Analyst, Lockheed Martin (MS2), Eagan, MN 
6/2004 - Present

• Work with the Ruggedized Computing Infrastructure group of MS2
• Helped develop miniature UAV unit, simulation software and neural net control
• Designed isolation systems and simulation software for United States Navy
• Shock and vibration analysis using FEMAP, NASTRAN, SIMPLE, and custom code
• Wrote process automation code using API methods to Pro/E, FEMAP
• General Pro/E work

Consultant, RGA Labs, Barrington Hills, IL 
8/1998 - Present

• Design induction-based models to simulate electric load demand and gas usage
• Neural network components delivered are based on PhD work at ISU
• Developed the training engine for the latest Nostradamus load forecasting software
• Programming and database work in C, Visual C++, VB, SQL

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virtual Reality Applications Center, Ames, IA
7/2001 - 3/2003

• Projects related to Thermal Systems Virtual Engineering Group
• Structural work (Pro-E) and CFD work (Star-CD)
• Developed optimal methodologies for solving CFD problems more quickly
• Virtual reality applications development for the 6 sided CAVE at ISU

Research Assistant, Adaptive Computing Lab, Ames, IA (ISU)
8/1995 - 6/2001

• Masters and Ph.D. work in artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Information technology, data management, analysis, and methods development
• Study of artificial neural network and evolutionary programming techniques on complex, sparse, and raw real world data
• Object oriented C/C++ programming of inductive learning algorithms

Education

Iowa State University, Ames, IA

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering/Machine Learning 2001
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering/Machine Learning 1997
• B.S., Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics 1995

Member of ISU Honors Program, Phi Beta Kappa
High School Valedictorian