Principal Scientist at Lone Star Aerospace, Chairperson, Central Florida Section at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Location:
Windermere, Florida
Industry:
Aviation & Aerospace
Work:
Lone Star Aerospace since Aug 2006
Principal Scientist
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics since Feb 1990
Chairperson, Central Florida Section
University of Central Florida Jan 2006 - Aug 2012
Adjunct Professor
Wind River Systems Jan 1998 - Jan 2006
Project Manager / Engineering Manager
Integrated Systems Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
Field Application Engineer
Education:
University of Central Florida 2006 - 2009
PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University 1990 - 1994
Degree of Engineer, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1988 - 1990
MS, Applied Mathematics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1986 - 1988
BS, Engineering Physics
Harper College 1982 - 1986
AS, Pre-Engineering
Interests:
Airframe modeling (aerodynamic coefficient estimation with CFD and system ID)
Autopilot development (acceleration, adaptive, nonlinear, and optimal control)
Guidance algorithm development (PNG, APNG, optimal guidance, etc.)
Signal conditioning (Kalman, EKF, H-infinity filters)
HWIL (servomotors, stepper motors, batteries, IMUs, seekers, etc.)
Honor & Awards:
AIAA Associate Fellow
ASME Recognition Award
The National Scholars Honor Society
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
AIAA / UCF Lecture Award
Distinguished Community College Alumnus Award
Languages:
Italian
Certifications:
Certified Modeling & Simulation Professional, National Training and Simulation Association The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Franklin-Covey Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities, Franklin-Covey
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