Experience
	June 2000 - Present	Raytheon Missile Systems - Sr Systems Engineer I with Honors	Tucson, AZ
		Work in the Operations Research Department of the Systems Engineering Center. Lead developer of ballistic missile defense performance simulations. Modeling of missile kinematics, aero properties, guidance, and autopilot. Architecture modeling of radar systems, weapon controllers, and threat ballistic missiles. Simulations use Discrete Event Simulation (DEVS) structure and the High Level Architecture (HLA) to support distributed testbeds.
	Jan 1999 - Sept 1999	Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences	Ann Arbor, MI
		Worked on the Icarus project, a student-run small satellite being built for the NASA ProSEDS Mission. Responsible for satellite CAD design, blueprinting, mass budgets, and presentations.
	Jan 1997 - May 2000	Computer Aided Engineering Network - Programmer	Ann Arbor, MI
		Responsible for JAVA and MacOS software design, and Macintosh network administration.
	May 1997 - May 1998	UofM Aerospace Department - Programmer	Ann Arbor, MI
		Responsible for JAVA software design, and website design. Part of the MAIS project which is intended to teach engineering concepts over the web.
Education
	May 2000	University of Michigan (GPA 8.0/9.0)	Ann Arbor, MI
		College of Engineering
		Master's of Engineering in Space Systems
	Dec 1998	University of Michigan (GPA 3.75/4.0)	Ann Arbor, MI
		College of Engineering
		Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
		Summa Cum Laude

Honors

• Member of Sigma Gamma Tau , National Aerospace Honor Society, inducted 1996
• Member of Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, inducted 1996
• 6 semesters Dean's List, 4 semesters Class Honors

Extra-curricular activities

• Treasurer of American Institute of Aeronautics and Aeronautics , U of M chapter
• Treasurer of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space , U of M chapter
• Two years in the Michigan Marching Band Drumline
• Three summers in the Royal Lancers Senior Drum and Bugle Corps
• Other interests include SCUBA diving, snow skiing, weightlifting, and of course computers.

Computer Skills

• OS: Extensive use of UNIX (OS X, Linux, Solaris), Windows
• Languages: Java, C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, HTML
• Software: Subversion source control, Trac ticket tracking, XCode, CodeWarrior, GCC