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the Aerospace Corporation , El Segundo , CA 47 Launch Vehicles 29 year military aircraft 5 year commercial aircraft major assembly 1 year other space system hardware 7 year Assessment of space system contractor work 11 year Launch Vehicles 29 year military aircraft 5 year commercial aircraft major assembly 1 year other space system hardware 7 year Assessment of space system contractor work 11 year 29 year of experience in launch vehicle mass property , include analysis , datum review , weight and center of gravity ( cg ) measurement of part , assembly , and major vehicle segment , mass property test planning , mass property analysis and database software development and maintenance 7 year of experience in aircraft weight and cg analysis , include detail part and assembly mass property datum computation from CAD , actual weight and cg measurement , include fuel calibration measurement , and parametric mass estimation of conceptual vehicle experience in evaluation , acquisition , and usage of mechanical and electronic scale , and electronic load cell weigh system 11 year of experience in in assessment of satellite and launch vehicle contractor mass property engineering analysis , database , reporting , and measurement procedure this include assessment of mass property datum product and verification process participate in the development of SAWE , AIAA , and other standard and recommend practice for mass property control , analysis , verification , and reporting other experience in algorithm for mass property uncertainty analysis , coordinate transformation , and software code in FORTRAN , C , C++ , Java , and Excel cell equation to help provide other guidance in Mass Properties Engineering method when they need it informally mentore 3 new hire and 2 intern in mass property analysis , database usage , and verification process no involvement in SAWE Training class development or presentation author or co-author of the follow SAWE Papers : 1527 Mass Properties Analysis and Control of Advanced Space Structures through Computerized Integration with Design and Structural Analysis 1701 Strategic Defense Initiative Mass Properties Challenges 1890 Mass Properties Database Model Verification and Finite element Model Mass distribution 1891 development of a Mass Properties Database Plotter and Mass distribution program 2116 Coordinate Transformation of Inertias use Tensors 2432 object orient programming in Mass Properties Analysis 3156 " Standard " SAWE Mass Properties calculation Software and Algorithms * 3360 be you sure ? - uncertainty in Mass Properties Engineering * 3570 Center of Mass uncertainty Coordinate Transformation 3620 inertia uncertainty Coordinate Transformation * 3786 incorporate Non-Random Mass Properties Uncertainties * bs in Mechanical Engineering , MS in Engineering Physics SAWE Fellow 1998 , SAWE Honorary Fellow 2006 co-author or author of papers award SAWE Conference Best Paper in 2001 , 2005 , 2014 , and 2023 English USA , Southern California , Pacific Time Zone preferably , after May 2024 possibly earlier , such as after January 2024

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