Biography:

As Senior Technical Fellow, I am responsible for the health of this discipline and the technology roadmap, ensuring that new technology is being evaluated and developed to a level of readiness for implementation on our Helicopters, Tilt-Rotors and Stop Fold Technology. Responsible for the following areas: Materials & Process Engineering, Labs, Materials & Process Research and Development, Field Investigation, NDI, Structural Test Labs, Drive Systems Labs, Calibration & Standards, Test Instrumentation, Rapid Prototyping, Ballistics, etc. Have worked on many Aircraft development programs and production support, including the development of new materials that are used today in most aircraft including our products. In my younger years I was a pit mechanic on race teams leading to engineering of design/analysis and manufacture of different components of race motorcycles and cars: Indy and F1.

About Bell Textron:

We’re an aerospace and defense company that engineers and manufactures aircraft for critical solutions in extreme scenarios. We’re breaking barriers in lifting people to safety across transportation, medical, rescue and military services, and leading the industry in future solutions that are fast, reliable and efficient.