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
Engineering Specialist, December, 2002 to present
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 (December, 2007 to present) New London, CT
Host, "Common Sense, Revisited" Cable Public Access Show (October, 2007 to present) MetroCast Communications, Waterford, CT
Member, Board of Trustees (June, 2007 to present) Whaling City Restoration Committee
Docent and Shuttle Bus Coordinator (October, 2007 to present) New London Main Street
Member, Board of Directors and Treasurer (October, 2003 to present) Pequot Point Beach Company
Disc Jockey / Operator / Announcer (May, 1989 to December, 1992) WRPI, 91.5 FM, Troy, NY

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
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE); American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); 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)