1. BRANDON JOHNSON Brandon.johnson87@gmail.com
1013 Potter Blvd Tullahoma TN 37388 423-502-1706
SUMMARY
Primary Test Operations Engineer for Turbine Engines
Security Clearance
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
EXPERIENCE
National Aerospace Solutions (formerly Aerospace Testing Alliance) – Arnold AFB, TN 1/13 – NOW
Engineer/Scientist Level 2 (Test Operations Engineer)
 Operate facilities associated with testing of turbine engines in altitude and sea level test cells
(Qualified as Primary Test Operations Engineer at Test Cells J1, J2, SL1, SL2 and SL3)
 Analyze and interpret data in real time to ensure proper operation of turbine engine
 Direct operation of various test articles and diagnosis unexpected issues that may occur during testing
(Turbine Engines: F-100, F-119, F-135, and TF33)
 Facilitate specified test objectives by providing simulated flight conditions
 Provide technical expertise to facility craftsman through work procedures, which include:
Maintaining facilities through preventative maintenance, executing test activities, coordinating
installation and removal of test articles, implementing configuration management and cost savings
initiatives, providing system safety hazard analysis’ and sustaining/improving operational work
instructions per test article requirements
 Trained in boroscope techniques to provide assistance in inspection of turbine engines to monitor
health of engine through testing phase
Manufacturers Industrial Group (formerly Johnson Controls Inc.) – Athens, TN 5/10 - 5/11
Quality Engineer (Cooperative Education Program)
• Created and maintained operator check sheets for press operations to improve quality.
• Facilitated improvements for gages that had broken/wrong clamps, feelers, stab pins, flatness blades,
etc.
• Resolved customer issues through root cause analysis on Toyota program resulting in elimination of
reworking.
• Assisted in floor studies that revealed multiple time saving issues and quality concerns that increased
production.
• Performed analysis’s on welding operations within nine different programs through Cut and Etch
procedures. (Programs: Honda Pilot, Kia, Nissan, P473/356/150, Honda Accord, Toyota O51A, &
GM 355)
• Communicated weld issues to managers and technicians and implemented weld edits.
• Updated and maintained gage instructions for Mercedes program that produced higher quality parts.
• Conducted capability studies for tensile and torque tests resulting in programs that ran consistently
and exceeded customer expectations.
• Assisted in Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to prepare programs to be shipped to Mexico
and other facilities in United States.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering Graduated: 12/15/12
Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, TN GPA: 3.2
A.O.C. Coursework: Turbomachinery, Gas Dynamics, Internal Combustion Engines