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    Candidate Profile
     Date Submitted:30-06-2009
     Last Modified:30-06-2009 (03:10)
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     Current job:Systems Engineer
     Employment Term:Either
     Job location:Anywhere
     Date available:immediately
     Industry:Civil Agencies/International Organizations, , , Consulting/Engineering Services, Space Tourism
     Keywordssystems engineer, DOD, defense
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    OBJECTIVE

     

    Seeking entry level position in systems engineering, preferably in aero/astro or similar application area, where I can utilize my problem solving abilities, team-lead experience, and defense-related background.


    SECURITY CLEARANCE

     

    -    Active Department of Defense Top Secret Security Clearance with SSBI

     

    WORK EXPERIENCE

     

    Personal Spaceflight Federation          Fall 2007 – Summer 2008       

    Aerospace Engineer Intern             Washington, D.C.

    -    Researched and analyzed technical and public policy of human spaceflight, including safety records, spaceport infrastructure, NASA programs and FAA regulations

    -    Performed risk analysis of historical human spaceflight data and presented findings to industry CEOs

    Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)        Summers of 2004 2007

    Junior Systems Engineer I (2004, 2005) promoted to II (2006, 2007)       McLean, VA


    -    Researched and analyzed technical issues relevant to a National Security/Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) contract and presented findings to management

    -    Served as lead Quality Control (QC) for team of 10 engineers and reviewed and corrected technical deliverables submitted to NCS/DHS customer


    -    Reduced incidents of missing documents from 25% to 2% by designing and implementing guidelines for internal document tracking

    -    Supervised three junior interns by assigning tasks and reviewing finished products

     

     

    ACTIVITIES

     

    Engineers Without Borders             Spring 2007 – Fall 2008

    Team lead for nine-person international engineering project

    -    Managed $35,000 budget and oversaw one week assessment project and three week implementation project

    -    Designed and installed wastewater management system (septic tank and constructed wetlands) for school in Maceio, Brazil

    -    Developed project work plan and briefed university faculty advisors on project progress

    Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad            2005 – Present

    Officer-in-Charge of emergency 911 ambulance  

    -  Manage and direct ambulance crew and serve as patient liaison to hospital staff

    -    Serve as training officer by mentoring and assisting newer members with ambulance operations

     

    EDUCATION

     

    B.S., Aerospace Engineering     August 2008

    University of Maryland, College Park, 3.0 GPA

     

    Software Experience: C/C++, I-deas, Mathematica, MATLAB, Microsoft Office, Pro/Engineer

     

    Aerospace Coursework: Aerodynamics, Controls, Electronics, Flight Dynamics, Navigation, Propulsion, Space System Design, Structures, Vibration and Aeroelasticity

     

    General Coursework: Calculus I, II, III, Chemistry, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra I, II, Mechanics, Physics I, II, III, Statics, Technical Writing, Thermodynamics


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