Matthew B.

Experience

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  Indiana Air National Guard

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2019

  Aircraft Maintenance Technician

  Performs end-of-runway, post flight, preflight, thru-flight, and phase inspections. Advises on problems maintaining, servicing, and inspecting aircraft and related aerospace equipment. Uses technical data to diagnose and solve maintenance problems on aircraft systems. Troubleshoots and maintains aircraft structures, systems, components, and related equipment. Removes and installs aircraft components. Conducts functional tests of repaired components and systems. Inspects aircraft structures, systems, components, and related systems. Interprets inspection findings and determines adequacy of corrective actions. Reviews maintenance forms, aircraft records, automated maintenance data systems, and historical reports to ensure complete documentation. Works directly with pilot, engineers, and the maintenance officers to perform aircraft maintenance. •Led small groups of personnel in aircraft inspections, aerospace maintenance functions & data recording•Briefs aircrew on flight necessary aircraft components and status •Performs forms documentations and engineering requests for aircraft repairs and maintenance•Successfully deployed multiple locations in support of the 163rd ACC FS Show less

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  Boeing

  Apr 2012 - Mar 2017

  Lead in developing weight allocations, balance and mass properties data for NASA Space Launch System Core Stage team. Lead Optimization team that led to 10,000 lb. of weight savings for the Space Launch Systems Core Stage to reduce risk of exceeding NASA weight requirement. Responsible for estimating, calculating, measuring, and verifying, weight, center of gravity and inertias of components and assemblies up to the completed vehicle. Responsible Engineer for managing IMPAS (Integrated Mass Properties Accounting System). Coordinates with designers and stress analysts for improved weight savings in design and manufacturing. Currently in work drafting the Mass Properties Verification Plan along with Weighing Test Procedures for manufacturing and assembly of the SLS Core Stage. Lead mentor for summer mass properties internship. Show less

  • Weights Control Engineer - BCA 777-9X

    Jun 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Weights & Mass Properties Engineer - BDS Space Launch System

    Apr 2012 - Jun 2015
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  Northrop Grumman

  Mar 2017 - May 2018

  System Engineer (PM&P) - Mission System Sector

  Responsible for Corrective Action Board (CAB) duties including failure reporting and trend analysis of non conforming parts. Additional responsibilities include PAR for network hardware trade study down select and IPL/ADPML reconciliation and tracking. Detailed analysis reporting of restricted materials and sourcing of COTS hardware for system integration.

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  Boeing

  May 2018 - now

  Responsible weight engineer for product development and optimization of auxiliary power unit, fuel system. Lead trade efforts for reducing aircraft MEW within the Scaled Agile Framework. Coordinates with supplier management in establishing NTE weights for purchased LRUs.Additional responsibilities include configuration assessment of section 11, section 12 wing box in addition to the fixed and movable leading and trailing edge structure. Interrogates design planform against key program MR&O, DR&O and certification requirements. Show less

  • Mass Properties Manager - BDS Phontom Works

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Mass Properties Lead - BDS Phantom Works

    Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Weights and Mass Properties Engineer - BDS MQ-25

    Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

  • Weight Control Engineer - BCA Product Development

    May 2018 - Feb 2020