Motivated, energetic nuclear engineer and radiation effects in electronics physicist with a passion for team-driven, empathetic leadership. Experienced with experimental- and simulation-based scientific research and strong interpersonal skills. Lifelong desire to continue learning and expand worldview. Demonstrated leadership by building OSD-level working group from the ground up to assess U.S. Rad. T&E infrastructure as directed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters.
Who am I?
I endeavor to do the right thing, all the time, no matter who is watching.
I put forth maximum effort toward any project or job – all day, every day – and do so with enthusiasm and perseverance.
I strive to push boundaries in order to provide new solutions.
I strive to treat team members with the utmost respect in all interpersonal relationships; disagreement is okay, as it can lead to innovative thinking, but contempt is not.
Executed two Internal Research & Development (IR&D) projects with $350K+ budgets as Principal Investigator and lead researcher.
Developed collaboration partnership teams made up of internal and external world-class personnel. Organizations include Sandia National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, MIT, The Aerospace Corporation, and others.
Presented findings at the Hardened Electronics and Radiation Technologies (HEART), Radiation Hardened Electronics Technology (RHET), and Nuclear & Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC), leading to publication in conference proceedings.
Lead, Microelectronics Radiation Survivability Support to Missile Defense Agency :
Principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) leading team of 5 exceptional individuals and 3 FTE of effort providing radiation survivability support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program.
Interfaced with division leadership and base physical security/communications personnel to propose, develop, and execute plan to improve local classified (SIPR) terminal access.
Study Manager, Radiation Test Infrastructure:
Coordinated Department-directed gap analysis comparing projected radiation test needs against national infrastructure capacity to ensure the continued ability of NSWC Crane to meet expanding customer demand.
Interfaced directly with strategic missile system programs (Navy, Air Force, and MDA), as well as national radiation test facilities such as Texas A&M Cyclotron, Little Mountain Test Facility for prompt dose rate, and White Sands Fast Burst Neutron Reactor.
Initiated multimillion-dollar construction project to support future radiation testing of strategic electronic components at NSWC Crane.
Chair, Strategic Systems Hardware Working Group (SSHWG) :
Lead dynamic, cross-Department team of over 15 individuals tasked to interface with NSWC Crane and strategic customers’ S&T/R&D programs and to direct investment of over $7M/year in innovative research projects.
Developed and implemented standardized Working Group process to review, score, and stratify yearly IR&D proposals.
Lead, Modeling and Simulation for Radiation Sciences:
Revitalized high-performance scientific computing capability for NSWC Crane Flight Division, which included classified and unclassified, Linux-based Rocks (CentOS) cluster assets. Expanded user base every year.
Coordinated team of scientific, security, and system administration personnel and drove 8x computing resource expansion on unclassified system leading to the ability to perform setup and execution of Monte Carlo simulations in <50% of the usual time.
Provided subject-matter expertise to assess new and emerging technologies as candidates for radiation-hardened applications.
Wrote technical requirements and derived contract documentation for $20M/year Basic Ordering Agreement with industrial partner for the sustainment of critical manufacturing capability in support of OSD Title III critical infrastructure investment to ensure national ability to procure rad-hard microelectronics for defense applications.
Engineer supporting Trident II D5 strategic missile warheads, the W-76 and W-88 reentry bodies.
Developed and defended budget package for $5M environmental data collection system to better understand and quantify RB Stockpile-to-Target Sequence (STS)
