EDUCATION

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, December, 1993
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May, 1992

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT
Principal Engineer, September 2008 to present
Engineering Specialist, December, 2002 to September, 2008
Senior Engineer, December, 1997 to December, 2002
Engineer, January, 1994 to December, 1997
- Responsible for Design, Analysis, and Repair of Composite Submarine Structures
- Responsible for Management of Composite Structures Development Programs

United Technologies Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT
Technical Assistant, May through December, 1990
- Responsible for fabrication and testing of scale-model composite helicopter components

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Engineer (May, 1999 to present) Connecticut License #21117
Private Pilot (November, 1990 to present) United States Federal Aviation Administration
Completed, Adhesives Tutorial (May, 2004) Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
Completed, Supervisor Skills Workshop (May, 2003) General Dynamics Electric Boat
Completed, Nuclear Submarine Systems Course (November, 2001) General Dynamics Electric Boat
Completed, Composite Materials Continuing Education Course (January, 2001) General Dynamics Electric Boat

LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERISM

City Councilor, New London, CT (December, 2007 to present)
Deputy Mayor, New London, CT (December, 2009 to December, 2010)
Host, "Common Sense, Revisited" Cable Public Access Show, MetroCast Communications, Waterford, CT (October, 2007 to present)
Member, Board of Trustees, Whaling City Restoration Committee (June, 2007 to present)
Volunteer, New London Main Street (October, 2007 to present)
Member, Board of Directors and Treasurer, Pequot Point Beach Company (October, 2003 to present)
Disc Jockey / Operator / Announcer, WRPI, 91.5 FM, Troy, NY (May, 1989 to December, 1992)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Knowledge of ABAQUS/CAE parametric CAD and FEM application; ABAQUS/Standard and ABAQUS/Explicit FEA applications; MSC/PATRAN FEM application; Microsoft Office applications suite and numerous other Windows-based programs.
Familiarity with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire CAD application; FEMAP FEM application; MSC/NASTRAN FEA application; FORTRAN and HTML programming languages; UNIX and Windows, operating systems.

ACTIVITITES AND INTERESTS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE); Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA); Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity (PiKA); General Dynamics Electric Boat Athletic Council (EBAC) Softball; General Dynamics Electric Boat Management Association (EBMA)