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Years Relevant Experience: 5

Title: Aerospace Engineer

Career Objectives:
  • To continually evolve and introduce new aerospace vehicles to the greater aerospace community and attain a high degree of expertise in this field
  • To seek constant challenges to improve my self development
  • Continuing involvement in a working team environment in which a good work ethic and efficiency apply
Education:
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Diploma in Aerospace Engineering 1998
  • Certificate of Advanced Composite Construction 1998
  • Various Catia V4 and V5 Courses
Professional Training:
  • Catia V.5 Solid modelling, Surfacing, Tube Design, Design automation
  • Catia V.4 Electrical 3D, Tube Design, Solid modelling, surfacing
  • Cadds 5 Explicit
  • CADAM
  • Microsoft applications
Career Summary:
  • GKN Aerospace Services
  • Lockheed Martin/ Northrop Grumman F35 Joint Strike Fighter
  • BAE Systems Eurofighter/ Typhoon
  • Westland helicopters
  • BAE Type 45 Anti Aircraft Naval Destroyer
  • National Aerospace training
  • Basic Maintenance on Various Cessna aircraft
Personal Technical Skills:
  • Constructing an advanced composite Joint wing Experimental Aircraft
  • Skills I have attained in the development of this aircraft include Back
  • Engineering, Stability calculations, Resizing, Redesign for superseding power plants, Equipment and Part replacement
  • Practical use of Composite materials, Aircraft alloys, Plastics and Machining in light aircraft construction
  • Design of a new aft fan turbojet engine for light aircraft
  • Design of a new generation lifting body craft
  • Design of electro-optical countermeasures
General Skills:
  • Theoretical and Practical experience with composite materials
  • Flight planning
  • Internal Auditing
  • Proficient in the use of Lathes and Milling Machines
  • Efficient and dedicated team player
  • Ability to manage work in demanding situations
Other Personal Details:
  • Restricted Pilots Licence
  • Hungarian – Basic language skill
  • Other interests - Surfing, Snowboarding, Dirt bike riding, Rally driving
Employment History:

GKN Aerospace Engineering Services, Melbourne, Australia
Aeronautical Design Engineer
(January 2002– Present)
  • F35 Lockheed Joint Strike Fighter. Co-ordinating the Interfacing systems between two sections (mate joint) of the aircraft working with 3 companies, integration role between GKN and Lockheed. Weapons bay Equipment layout design, Fluid system layout design, Hydraulic lead ensuring the schematics and the aircraft are compliant incorporating both design change and system requirements. Taking layout design to detail part design – ready for manufacture.
  • F35 Northrop Joint Strike Fighter fuel system test rig, Sub systems structures design and design automation. Incorporating the use of CatiaV4 and V5, Lockheed Martin PDM, Vis – Mock up, LM design standards and ITAR exposure.
  • Eurofighter/Typhoon Electrical 3D wiring design of Cockpit Electrical Systems, Harness modelling and Positioning, Structural cable protection, Ejection profile reports Flight test instruments and 3D Solid modelling
  • Westland EH-101 and Lynx Helicopters AL-Lith material change
  • Type 45 Anti Aircraft Destroyer 3-D Solid modelling and 2D drawings for Systems mounting and Walkway design
Direct Air Charter / National Aerospace Training Contractor.
(November 2000 – July 2001)

  • Light aircraft maintenance
  • Aircraft inspection and Defect recognition
  • Quality assurance
  • Flight planning
IFOS Integrated Flight Operations Service
(March 2000 – November 2000)

  • Flight planning
  • Information gathering