Wide range of applied experience:
- Basic aerodynamic design and performance analysis
- System engineering – how various requirements influence component and system specifications
- System/operational analysis – how the subsystems interact and perform in both transportation modes
- Knowledge of regulatory space both on the ground and in the air
- Detail design (form, fit and function, solid modeling, drafting and GD&T)
- Basic and detailed structural analysis including optimization (classical methods, spreadsheets and FEA)
- Torsional resonance model and design tool for unique power plant installations
Academic and professional credentials:
- BS/MS Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University
- 10 year veteran of rocket propulsion industry
- 8 years developing actual roadable aircraft hardware
- Key milestones:
- registered a roadable aircraft with the California DMV,
- driven prototype 1200+ miles on public roads as of April 2015,
- successfully demonstrated single, motorcycle based, power plant for road and air operations
Professional presentations:
- SAE AeroTech Speaker – 2015 (scheduled), 2013, 2011
- EAA AirVenture Forum Speaker – 2015, 2012, 2010 and 2009
- AIAA Los Angeles Speaker – 2013, 2012
- DARPA Transformer Partnering Workshop Poster – 2010
- EAA GoldenWest Forum Speaker – 2009