San Diego, California, United States
A technically oriented Aero-Thermal Engineer with a strong background in Fluid Dynamics and Gas Turbine Engine Performance. Currently assigned as a Secondary Flow & Heat Transfer Engineer at Solar Turbines. Previous work experience includes being a Secondary / Internal Cooling Flow Engineer, a Turbine Aerodynamics Engineer, and an Engine Performance engineer for the “Advanced Engines Programs” department. My objective is to leverage my engineering work experience in gas turbine engines with my academic knowledge in Aerodynamics, Thermodynamics, and Engine Cycle Performance. Ideal position would provide new work experience in the fields of Aero-Thermal Fluids while building on previous work experience in gas turbine engines
Secondary Flow Lead for T250 Tech Demonstrator (A Derivative Engine of the T250 family). Secondary Flow Lead and Power Turbine Heat Transfer Lead for the Lynx (New Development) Engine. - Design secondary cooling flow system and run analysis to ensure proper flows, pressures, and air temperatures are achieved in turbine airfoils, static cavities, and rotating cavities of the engine. - Develop 2D/3D Thermal Models for different engine modules & components - Perform trade studies on different geometries, airflow configuration, and heat transfer options in order to optimize designs to meet structural life requirements while maintaining adequate engine performance - Plan instrumentation for test validation, support live test operations, and data match flow models/thermal models based on test results
Propulsion engineer assigned with developing & improving tools to aid in the design of future inlets & exhaust systems • Mesh CAD models, run CFD, and post-process results to analyze the performance of inlet & nozzle configurations • Research methods to improve CFD turbulence RANS models at high temperatures and apply improvements to the Fluent CFD commercial code via UDF’s • Apply Adjoint tool in Fluent to optimizing Nozzle geometries for improved nozzle performance (Cd & cfg) and reduced thermal loads at the nozzle aft deck
Turbine Aerodynamics Engineer for VCAT & ADAPT military programs. Regular/Completed tasks include: • Design airfoil Vanes & Blades for High & Low Pressure Turbines • Run 2D/3D CFD to evaluate the quality of the airfoils being designed. • Develop flowpath Endwall Contouring (EWC) for LPT Vanes & Blades to improve LPT Efficiency • Run Turbine Meanline to create a preliminary turbine configuration in early programs and continuously update as program progresses to reflect the latest turbine efficiency based on the current engine configuration & rig/engine test data results. • Design TOBI (Tangential On-Board Injection) system from a System Secondary Flow standpoint and design the resulting required TOBI Vane from a Turbine Aerodynamics standpoint.
Secondary Flow Technical Lead & Analyst for both VCAT (Variable Cycle Advanced Technology) and ADAPT (Air-Dominance Adaptive Propulsive Technology) engine programs. Regular tasks are similar to those outlined in 4th section of Work Experience, below.
Performance Engineer for the “Advanced Engines Programs” department; responsible for developing new engine concepts & cycles for future programs. Regular tasks include: • Create new engine cycles that would meet future customer requirements • Develop new engine models using NPSS (Numerical Propulsion System Simulation) software • Perform test data reduction and update existing performance models to align with results of engine/rig test • Produce “Engine Performance Tables” containing engine cycle outputs for evaluation by the module centers • Optimize engine cycle models with the latest “learning” from engine module centers and aerodynamics groups • Improve operational engines by adding new technology in order to keep our engine fleet in the market competitive
Manufacturing Characteristic Accountability: Accounted for the accuracy of dimensions/tolerances in parts, from their on-site production in manufacturing to their outside processing by assigned vendors, in order to ensure 100% manufacturing quality Created step-by-step manufacturing manual for the Integrated Lower Control System Actuator (ILCA) manifold containing key characteristics & operation guidelines that machine operators have to be aware of. Drafted new drawings on SolidWorks for currently existing hand-drawn drawings that need to be revised and current existing tools in assembly for which no drawings had been made for. Designed a Dual SAS Test Fixture to be used for the Leakage Testing of SAS (Stability Augmentation System) manifolds
Wrote invoices for finished project in order to obtain federal reimbursement funds Performed drawing changes and created location maps of road segments using AutoCAD Assisted in the evaluations of proposals for the selection of a contractor for future projects Wrote, reviewed, and made corrections to the final reports of finished projects under Proposition 1B Performed a Preliminary Environmental Study on Evan Hewes Hwy in order to obtain CALTRANS approval and funding for the start of a preliminary road improvement design