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I'm passionate about people-first technical leadership, always looking for efficiencies…
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Education
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Activities and Societies: Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Lambda
- Supported by a NASA Fellowship, research was designed to support the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME).
- Designed and constructed instrumentation for a hybrid rocket engine that mimicked the internal temperature and pressure of the SSME, including the development of novel sensors to be used to evaluate rocket engine health and performance.
- Developed signal processing algorithms for use with scientific instruments and used the output of these algorithms to modify an FTIR spectrometer…- Supported by a NASA Fellowship, research was designed to support the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME).
- Designed and constructed instrumentation for a hybrid rocket engine that mimicked the internal temperature and pressure of the SSME, including the development of novel sensors to be used to evaluate rocket engine health and performance.
- Developed signal processing algorithms for use with scientific instruments and used the output of these algorithms to modify an FTIR spectrometer to be used with non-constant flame sources.
- Derived triple coherence algorithm to link multiple internal and external signals measured during rocket engine testing. -
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Activities and Societies: Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
- Wrote and was awarded grant to conduct a study of Cepheid Variables
- Interfaced CCD Camera with telescope and computer in order to take automated observations
- Implemented camera / telescope pair to photograph variable stars and performed quantitative analysis of images
Volunteer Experience
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Board of Directors
Lake Nixon Outdoor Center
- Present 6 years 4 months
Children
Board member for the Lake Nixon Outdoor Center.
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Board of Directors
Arkansas Science & Technology Authority
- 4 years
Science and Technology
Industry Committee Chair - 2014
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Corporate Representative - Partner in Aerospace
Arkansas Space Grant Consortium
- 2 years
Science and Technology
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Task Force Member
Lake Nixon Outdoor Center Task Force
- 1 year 4 months
Children
Develop Long Term Master Plan for Lake Nixon Outdoor Center, a 200+ acre recreational facility with a 35-acre lake in Little Rock, AR.
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Director of Logistics
Arkansas Purpose Project
- 2 years
Social Services
The Arkansas Purpose Project was a successful effort to distributed a copy of the book "The Purpose Drive Life" by Rick Warren to each inmate in the Arkansas Correctional System. Due to frequent inmate transfers, books were distributed to all 24 institutions during the same day.
I served as the Director of Logistics for this effort, where we mobilized volunteers and coordinated teams throughout the state to accomplish the goal of simultaneous distribution in all correctional…The Arkansas Purpose Project was a successful effort to distributed a copy of the book "The Purpose Drive Life" by Rick Warren to each inmate in the Arkansas Correctional System. Due to frequent inmate transfers, books were distributed to all 24 institutions during the same day.
I served as the Director of Logistics for this effort, where we mobilized volunteers and coordinated teams throughout the state to accomplish the goal of simultaneous distribution in all correctional facilities within the state. -
Disaster Response
Second Baptist Church
- Present 21 years
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Hurricane relief efforts - participated as part of a chainsaw crew within hours of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Similar participation for other hurricanes.
Haiti relief efforts - mobilized to Haiti less than 2 weeks after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. Provided construction labor for rebuilding, and installed a solar panel system in a remote village without the infrastructure to support electricity.
Multiple tornado relief efforts - chainsaw work…Hurricane relief efforts - participated as part of a chainsaw crew within hours of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Similar participation for other hurricanes.
Haiti relief efforts - mobilized to Haiti less than 2 weeks after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. Provided construction labor for rebuilding, and installed a solar panel system in a remote village without the infrastructure to support electricity.
Multiple tornado relief efforts - chainsaw work, demolition of damaged structures, new/repair construction, food/water distribution.
Publications
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Energy efficient graphite–polyurethane electrically conductive coatings for thermally actuated smart materials
Smart Materials and Structures. 16 S187-S195
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Coherence of Multiple Signals in a Labscale Hybrid Rocket Motor
41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference; AIAA 2005-3904
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Dual Detector Active Intensity Attenuation for the Smoothing of Non-Constant IR Sources
41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference; AIAA 2005-3785
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An Analysis of FTIR Emission Spectroscopy of Flickering / Pulsing Sources: Application to Rocket Plumes
International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, 21, 211-221
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Seasonal Size Variations of Martian Polar Caps: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Planetary Studies.
Journal of College Science Teaching; 30(2): 138-141
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