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WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021–Present Zipline, Staff Engineer - Aerodynamics, Aircraft Design and Multidisciplinary Optimization
2019–2021 Amazon Prime Air, Applied Scientist II - Aircraft Design and Multidisciplinary Optimization
2014–2019 University of Washington, Aeronautics & Astronautics, PhD Research Assistant
2014–2017 NASA, Ames Research Center, Research Engineer
2012–2014 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aerospace Engineering, Graduate Research Assistant
2011–2012 Embraer, Product Development Engineer - Applied Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics
2008 (summer) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant
2006–10 University of Sao Paulo, SAE Aero Design Competition, Undergraduate Student Competitor
AIRCRAFT DESIGN PROJECTS
AIRCRAFT DESIGN PROJECTS
2021-Present Zipline
Zipline International
Mission: create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally.- Configuration: electric aircraft- Fixed-Wing and - Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL)- More information: Zipline International
2019-2021 Amazon Prime Air
Amazon Prime Air
- Configuration: electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft- Mission: drone for 30-min package delivery- More information: Amazon Prime Air
2014-2017 NASA - Ames Research Center
Subsonic Ultra-Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR)
- Configurations:- Truss-Braced Wing (TBW now X-66A)
- Tube and Wing with Morphing Wing (Variable Camber Continuous Trailing-Edge Flap (VCCTEF))
2011-2012 Embraer KC-390
EMBRAER's largest airplane ever designed and built
- Configuration: high-swept-wing / T-tail- Mission: multi-mission tactical transport aircraft Troop and cargo transport / Air delivery / Aerial refueling / Search and rescue / Forest fire fighting / Disaster relief / Humanitarian aid operations)- Crew: 2- Capacity: 80 passengers or 64 airborne troops or 6 pallets (68"x108") or 74 litter patients- Payload: 26 tonnes (59,500 lb)- Length: 33.43 m (109 ft 8 in)- Wingspan: 33.94 m (111 ft 4 in)- Height: 11.43 m (37 ft 6 in)- Max. takeoff weight: 81.0 tonnes (178,574 lb)- Powerplant: 2 × IAE V2500-E5 turbofan, 139.4 kN (31,330 lbf) each- Maximum speed: Mach 0.8 (470 knots, 850 km/h, 541 mph)- Range: 2,730 nmi (5,055 km) (with 14 ton payload) - Service ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,973 m)
2011 "Penguin"
8th place overall (90+ teams)
- Configuration: flying wing- Payload: 11.865 kg- Empty Weight: 3.9 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 3.04- Engine: OS .61
2010 "Tuiuiu"
4th place overall / Highest Payload World Record / Best Payload Unloading Time / Best Accuracy / First Competitive Flying Wing (90+ teams)
- Configuration: flying wing- Payload: 16.215 kg- Empty Weight: 3.745 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 4.33- Span: 3.80 m- Engine: OS .61
2009 "BR 2009"
6th place overall (90+ teams)
- Configuration: monoplane- Payload: 10.3 kg- Empty Weight: 2.3 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 4.48- Span: 2.30 m- Engine: OS .61
2009 "Pelican"
1st place overall / Highest Payload Honor / NASA Systems Engineering Award for Best Project (60+ international teams)
- Configuration: blended-wing body /monoplane, twin tailboom- Payload: 12.841 kg- Empty Weight: 2.7 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 4.76- Span: 2.30 m- Engine: OS .61
2008 "Frango"
2nd place overall / Best Payload Unloading Time (90+ teams)
- Configuration: low-wing monoplane, twin tailboom, H-Tail- Payload: 11.365 kg- Empty Weight: 3.3 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 3.44- Span: 3.20 m- Engine: OS .61
2007 "Caçador"
9th place overall (90+ teams)
- Configuration: swept-wing monoplane w/ winglets, Fowler flaps, U-Tail- Payload: 9.950 kg- Empty Weight: 2.7 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 3.69- Span: 2.40 m- Engine: OS .61
2007 "Drosophila"
8th place overall (60+ international teams)
- Configuration: conventional monoplane- Payload: 10.6 kg- Empty Weight: 2.2 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 4.82- Span: 2.20 m- Engine: OS .61
2006 "Galinha"
1st place overall / Highest Payload Honor (90+ teams)
- Configuration: box-wing biplane- Payload: 12.135 kg- Empty Weight: 3.6 kg- Structural efficiency ratio: 3.37- Span: 2.40 m- Engine: OS .61
Aircraft Design: Awards / Records / Trophies
1st place international1st place national2nd place nationalNASA Systems Engineering AwardWorld record heaviest payload
WIND TUNNEL TESTING
WIND TUNNEL TESTING
A2 - Wind Tunnel, Mooresville, NC - USA
- Atmospheric tunnel- Open return- Subsonic speeds- Test section: 14 ft. x 10 ft.
University of Washington - Wind Tunnel, Seattle, WA - USA
- Several tests. Partnership with NASA on morphing wings- Atmospheric tunnel- Closed return- Subsonic speeds- Test section: 7 ft. x 10 ft.
Wichita State University - Wind Tunnel, Wichita, KS - USA
- Tested artificial ice shapes attached to leading edge of swept wing- Atmospheric tunnel- Closed return- Subsonic speeds- Test section: 7 ft. x 10 ft.
NASA - Icing Research Tunnel (IRT), Cleveland, OH - USA
- Designed 3 wings for wind tunnel tests at NASA worth over $1 million USD- Atmospheric tunnel- Closed return- Subsonic speeds- Test section: 6 ft. x 9 ft.- Icing wind tunnel: water droplet spray bars- Temperature-controlled
German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) Large Low-Speed Facility (LLF), Marknesse, Netherlands
- Atmospheric tunnel- Closed return- Subsonic speeds- Test section: 8 m x 6 m (26.25 ft x 19.69 ft)
Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas (IPT), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Atmospheric tunnel- Open return- Subsonic speeds: up to 90km/h- Test section: 3m x 2m (9.84 ft x 6.56 ft)
PILOT TRAINING
PILOT TRAINING
Private Pilot
- FAA Certified Private Pilot License: issued May/2014- VFR (Visual Flight Rules) / FAA Medical Examination Class I- Aircraft: Piper Archer III / Piper Cherokee / Cessna 172 / Cessna 152 / Vans RV-6- Air Time: 73h
Piper Archer III
Cessna 172
Glider Pilot
- Sailplane (glider) flight- Sailplanes: PZL Krosno KR-03 'Puchatek' (Polish, max L/D: 27)PZL SZD-50-3 'Puchacz' (Polish, max L/D: 32)Schweizer SGS 2-33 (United State, L/D: 23)- Air Time: 3h
PZL KR-03
PZL KR-03
Hang Gliding Pilot
- USHPA Certified Hang Gliding Pilot License: H3(United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association - USHPA)- Air Time: 34h
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