David Aaron Altherr


CURRENT ADDRESS
5527 Habersham Street
Savannah, GA 31405
(202) 556-3734
david.altherr@gmail.com


EDUCATION
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Master of Science in Technical Management. Expected graduation in August 2010.  GPA: 3.9/4.0.

University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.  June 2004.  GPA: 3.3/4.0.
Honors.  International Certificate in German.  


EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Technical Specialist I / Engineer III
Aug 2004 - Present
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation / Powerplant Engineering.  Savannah, GA.
* Coordinated modification of engine systems for supersonic nacelle testing on the Tay engine.
* Coordinated significant testing program regarding aerodynamic phenomena on the BR710 engine.
* Developed testing technique for in-flight engine fan flow visualization.
* Acted as analyst for evaluation of expanded customer operational envelope for the AEP program.
* Acted as cognizant engineer for several various engineering investigations on the BR710 engine.
* Acted as project lead for the Special Missions Powerplant group on the HALO program.
* Acted as focal point for engineering data on liquid cooling system components for CAEW.
* Designed several system modifications for HALO and CAEW using CATIA v4.
* Developed software and hardware configurations for engine testing at Gulfstream and Rolls-Royce.
* Received Gold Pride Award for contributions to the AEP testing program.
* Received two Silver Pride Awards for follow-on AEP analysis and customer presentations.
* Strong focus on Testing, Qualification, Certification, Matlab, Labview, CATIA.

Research Student (Co-op)
Apr 2003 - Sep 2003
German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Space Operations Center.  Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
* Developed control algorithms and applications for the European Proximity Operations Simulator.
* Performed research in support of the ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle Rendezvous Program.
* Strong focus on Matlab and technical German.

Software Developer (Co-op)
Jan 2002 - Mar 2003
Air Force Research Laboratory / Propulsion Directorate.  Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
* Developed analysis software, algorithms to optimally distribute structured grid computations.
* Performed research in support of the Wright Labs HyTech Scramjet program.
* Strong focus on ANSI C, Fortran, and Unix.

Web Applications Developer (Co-op)
Jan 2001 - Sep 2001
Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC).  Milford, OH / San Jose, CA.
* Acted as lead developer for a knowledge base web application.  Received MVP Innovation Award.
* Strong focus on PHP, MySQL, HTML, Apache, SDRC I-DEAS.  


COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Proficient    Matlab, Labview, CATIA v4, ANSI C, Mathematica, AutoCAD, PHP, MySQL, MS Office
Familiar      Simulink, CATIA v5, Fortran, C++, ANSYS, I-DEAS, FLUENT, STK, LATEX, Unix, Apache


ACTIVITIES
* Presented research on Nanosatellite Inflatable Solar Sails at the 2004 Ohio Space Grant Consortium.
* Co-Founder and Former President of the UC International Cooperative Education Association.
* Former Vice President of the UC American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.


REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST