Brandon Parrish

Experience

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  Team Cougar Racing

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2012

  Crew Chief

  • Led a 10-person crew through design, build, and race-day ops of two NASCAR Super-Late models• Worked with vendors such as Armor All to secure sponsorship funds• Collaborated with crew to improve the cars’ performance within regulations• Maintained awareness of crew members at the track to ensure safety and smooth operation• Made educated split-second decisions when problems arise to keep car racing competitively

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  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Jan 2013 - May 2015

  Remodel Architect

  • Led the design and project management of commercial remodel construction projects pursuant to a multi-million dollar budget• Drafted detailed construction plans for city permit approval and contractor bidding using AutoCAD

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  The Spaceship Company

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Structural Engineering Intern

  • Various test roles in materials and process (M&P), large scale (LST), and flight test• Designed, built, and programmed a tool, to calibrate string potentiometers• Categorized structural joints within the WhiteKnightTwo composite, high altitude space launch aircraft• Assumed responsibility for company 3D printer including CAD model preparation and printer operation

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  The Spaceship Company

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Flight Test Engineer Intern

  • Played integral role in development of Virgin Galactic’s Mission Control Center using IADS flight test telemetry software• Designed and programmed screens for multiple consoles in the Control Center• Created and implemented new automated processes within IADS to improve real-time, mission-critical decision making• Organized a thorough test plan and wrote flight test cards to check out systems and flying qualities during the maiden flight of the carbon-composite suborbital space vehicle named SpaceShipTwo• Wrote an outline for a pre-flight Combined Systems Test for SpaceShipTwo to verify vehicle system functionality and Control Center instrumentation Show less

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  The Spaceship Company

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Flight Test Engineer

    Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Associate Flight Test Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Oct 2017
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  Freelance

  May 2017 - now

  Private Aircraft Owner/Operator

  • Private pilot, SEL, Instrument Airplane with 2nd Class Medical and 300+ hours• Owner and operator of single engine, piston aircraft• Required intimate knowledge of 14 CFR Parts 61 and 91 to remain in compliance of pilot certificate training requirements and aircraft airworthiness requirements• Performed owner-assist maintenance activities

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  Virgin Galactic

  Jun 2019 - Feb 2022

  Flight Test Engineer

  • Supported all aspects of ground and flight testing of a piloted, suborbital space launch system from test planning/coordination through execution and post-test data analysis• Mission Control Flight Director and AERO Console operator• 12+ hours airborne test support and unusual attitude/high-G training• Flew hundreds of hours in piloted simulator to develop sim models, develop flight test maneuvers, develop vehicle/MCC normal and emergency procedures, and train pilots• “MAYHEM” trainer – developed and lead integrated mission simulations of 30+ controllers and flight crew to exercise emergency procedures and MCC/crew CRM• Control room developer – Developed displays for 7 consoles spanning all vehicles systems, wrote algorithms used by all consoles, and mentored other controllers on display build/human factors• Vehicle maintenance team liaison – maintained intimate systems knowledge, reviewed and approved work orders for design-for-manufacturing, and planned scope of work between flights to ensure vehicle configuration meet flight test requirements• Assisted anomaly investigations regarding electromagnetic interference (EMI), L-Band/S-Band telemetry, VHF comms, enterprise network, and carbon composite structures• Developed and implemented non-standard Flight Test Techniques to suit one-off test requirements• Developed software tool to compile NOAA weather forecast GRIB format data into a file usable by pilot and software simulators• Designed and programed databases to track test point burndown and vehicle configuration Show less

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  Blue Origin

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Certified as Lead Avionics and INCO console positions for the New Glenn orbital class rocket• Developed control room panels and procedures using Qt/QML• Led the avionics launch team in procedure planning, integration, and console training• Supported testing of systems in HIL environment, provided design-for-operability feedback toresponsible engineers, and trained on special test equipment• Developed MATLAB scripts to auto-code operations products for rapid iteration• Wrote work orders, received certifications, and performed maintenance work on a flight vehicle• Developed methods for organizing and tracking Avionics Problem Reports and other JIRA issues Show less

  • Flight Director - New Shepard

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Sr Manager - Launch Vehicle Avionics Operations

    May 2024 - Oct 2024

  • Launch Operations Engineer

    Feb 2023 - May 2024

  • Aerospace Systems Engineer

    Feb 2022 - Feb 2023