University of Southern California

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Test Lead at Joby Aviation

Mojave, California

I lead the Airframe and Actuators Testing Team in Santa CruzOur team ensures all the structures and servos on the S4 vehicle are tested and verified to be safe for the next generation of air travel.

Joby Aviation

Test Lead

The Spaceship Company

Chief Engineer, WhiteKnightTwo

Established capabilities for loads and fatigue tests, component and environmental tests, and full vehicle integrated ground tests.  We support testing through all phases, from  test design through execution, data analysis and requirement verification. Structural Test - Static and FatigueEnvironmental Test - DO-160, Vibration, Shock, Thermal, MoistureIntegrated System and Full Vehicle Testing    System Performance - Flight Controls, ECS, Air Data, Avionics, EMC    Structural Response and Proof Testing - Loads Calibration, FEM Correlation, Structural Proof    Ground Vibration Response (GVT) - Aeroelastic Model CorrelationFlight Readiness Review - Responsible Engineer for Structures and Integrated Ground TestTest Requirements Derivation and ValidationReview and Approval of Test Plans, Test Procedures & Test ReportsRequirements Verification Through Analysis and TestFailure Analysis and Recovery

Test Engineering Manager

Assembled and led a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians to analyze and test components and structures used in our space flight system.  This team established a lab and capabilities to support the most demanding test requirements and generate extremely precise and robust data collection and reporting capabilities.

Lead Structural Test Engineer

Gulfstream Aerospace

ODA Structural AR

Gulfstream Large Cabin Completions - 50+ Completed(G450 / GIV-X, G500 / G550 / GV-SP, G650 / GVI)Project Hours EstimationStress Task AssignmentsProject SchedulingPrimary & Secondary Fuselage Structure - Modification & Damage Repair Disposition and AnalysisMonument and Seating Installation AnalysisAntenna Installation and Fuselage Penetration Static & Fatigue AnalysisSandwich Panel AnalysisDiscrepant & Non-Conforming Parts DispositionClassical Hand Stress Analysis (Bruhn, Niu, Flabel, Roark, Peterson, MMPDS, ESDU)Fatigue and Damage Tolerance (FDT) AnalysisStructural Test Plans and Test ReportsStructural Analysis Methods Standardization and Development STC Project Specification and Design ReviewFemap Nastran FEA / FEMCatia V4 / V5, Enovia SmarTeam & AutoCAD Data Review and ApprovalMathCAD

Lead Stress Engineer

Research of Wood Composites and Composite PanelsANSYS FEA Modelling of Composite Structures and Mechanical Equipment Mechanical Equipment Design and Build ManagementLabView Data Acquisition ProgrammingPublished, "Development of a Bending Stiffness Model for Wet Process Fiberboard" in Wood and Fiber Science, 39(1), 2007, pp. 196 – 203.

Chris Turk

Chris Turk