Served in the United States Marine Corps as an Aviation Mechanic and Quality Assurance Representative. Integrated additive technology and products in a support and tooling function to assist in repair and overhaul of systems. Spent five years at the National Institute for Aviation Research, primarily focused on Metal-AM material qualification, principally with the JMADD program and work for Army's AvMC. Spent the last two years at BlueForge Alliance, supporting the MIB in their Metal-AM Qualification approach, serving as the nexus point between Test Matrix Generation and Test Data Delivery.