1. Ia W. Whiteley
2960 Ridge Ave., Dayton, OH 45414 | (407)-446-3154 | iaatwork@icloud.com
OBJECTIVE A professional or managerial opportunity in testing, engineering, manufacturing, or
product development.
CLEARANCES, TRAINING, and CERTIFICATIONS
NACLAC 'Secret' level Federal DoD Security Clearance
Cost savings training using TOPS8D, Lean, and Six Sigma (GE Aviation)
CAREER
SKYWARD, LTD. (Aerospace Engineer/Test Engineer) 2012 – 2014
Military weapons and aircraft testing and analysis company with additional expertise in fire
prevention, fire abatement, and 3D scanning.
• NACLAC 'Secret' level Federal DoD Security Clearance.
• Weapons tests production planning, including: instrumentation requirements
and layout design, test set-up design, scheduling, system logistics.
• Aircraft and weapons survivability/vulnerability analyst.
• High speed video data analysis, infrared video data analysis, materials fracture
and structure analysis, ballistics analysis.
• Technical data summary and reporting for U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army.
• Development of technical procedures, forms, concepts, analysis techniques for
multiple government programs.
• 3D scanning of hardware, large scale test setups for comparison to pretest
conditions.
GENERAL ELECTRIC AVIATION (Aerospace Engineer) 2005 – 2010
Leading aircraft engine design company.
• Led engine failure event disaster recovery plan and implemented solution for
100% of the F118 SLEP engine fleet in service for the B-2 stealth bomber.
• Led redesign of the JSF compressor variable stator vane actuation support system
with 70% reduction in weight and cost.
• $10 million dollar annual savings achieved through managing, initiating,
organizing, and implementing cost reduction projects successfully with a
multinational, and multilingual team.
• Vibration failure analysis of military compressor and fan blades for multiple
engine platforms.
• Design engineer, Military Aircraft Engines including: variable stator blades,
compressor blades, fan blades, variable stator actuation systems.
• Supply chain part owner for F110, F101, F118, JSF
• Product development team manager for the SLEP (Service Life Extension
Program) engine redesigns and JSF, including: design, test, manufacturing, and
delivery.
• Successfully led manufacturing cost reduction investigations using the TOPS8D
process in order to reach a cost effective solution for many long standing
hardware investigations, in addition to implementing the lean manufacturing
process on current hardware.
• Investigation of multiple hardware manufacturing metallurgical discrepancies
such as grain size and hardness.
• Created templates to ease understanding of many confusing corporate processes
for the engineering, manufacturing, and management teams.
• Qualification reports for submission to the U.S. Military.

2. HEICO (Aerospace Design Engineer) 2005
Leading aircraft PMA parts manufacturer and reverse engineering company.
• Reverse engineering of PMA parts for aircrafts engines including use of 3D
measurement tools and hardware, metallurgical analysis, hardware
deconstruction.
• Managed coordination of hardware development with manufacturing.
• Quality control analysis of hardware.
• Submission of hardware for approval to FAA.
FILM PRODUCTIONS (Executive Producer, Director) 2010 – 2012
• Led and organized production team including: locations, continuity, logistics,
schedules, financial budgets.
• Technical design and construction of complex sets, props.
• Science/Engineer/Mathematics/Physics expert for story development and
technical continuity for multiple films.
• Assistant Director for Skylar Phoenix Productions.
• Film sound editing, visual editing, coloring, and compositing.
BILLBOARD.NET (Consultant and Website Designer) 2004 – 2005
• Organization and planning of website strategies for success and development.
• Website development.
FLORIDA SPACE INSTITUTE (Research Scientist) 2004
Grant driven, space focused research group.
• Development of a Microwave Electro-thermal Thrust Engine.
FLORIDA SPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Research Scientist) 2004
Grant driven, space focused research group.
• Design of an inflatable mars greenhouse.
• Target book and simulation designer for the S.H.O.R.E. project for the
International Space Station.
• Worked under Astronaut Samuel Durrance.
UNIVERSITY OF C. F. (Project Manager and Simulation Designer) 2003
• Design of a unique returnable launch vehicle system include hardware design
and mathematical systems architecture designs from launch through orbit
insertion and return to earth.
EDUCATION
University of Central Florida: Aerospace Engineering Orlando, Florida 2004
The Maile School: Professional Image Winter Park, FL 2004
SKILLS
Procedure development. Team management. Problem solving. FLIR/infrared video analysis. High speed
video analysis. 3D Scanning. Supply Chain. MathCAD. Matlab. Unigraphics. AUTOCAD.
SOLIDWORKS. Celtx. Final Cut Pro. Adobe Premiere. Motion. Color. Compressor. Adobe Photoshop.
Adobe Dreamweaver. Adobe Flash. Adobe Acrobat. Word. Excel PowerPoint. Technical Report Writing.
Technical form development. UNIX. Microsoft Windows. Mac OS. iWorks.
HOBBIES
Writing. Independent film. Sewing. Acting. Aerial Dance. Yoga. Stunt Choreography. Crew Team.
Volunteering. Prop construction. Costuming. Painting.