Over 15 years as lead engineer at the Air Vehicle Subsystems Branch of USAF, planned and participated in ground and flight tests of receptacle systems in support of certifications and operational AR clearances with legacy USAF tankers—testing involved the F-22, EC-18, E-3D, KC-30M tanker and NATO E-3A aircraft at the Air Vehicle Subsystems Branch. Participated in the Aerial Refueling System Advisory Group (ARSAG) and Joint Standardization Board (JSB) meetings which included providing support in the development/update of ARSAG guidance documents, specifically addressing boom receptacle systems and AR incident investigation. Performed airworthiness certification reviews for US and foreign military sales (FMS) tanker receiver aircraft.

Directed the design, development, and testing of aircraft subsystems, crew systems, flight sciences, propulsion integration, and aircraft structure as the supervisory aerospace engineer at the F-16 System Program Office (SPO). Served as lead technical interface with Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC), Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Seek Eagle organizations involving flight systems issues as the supervisory aerospace engineer. Led tiger team defining integration/airworthiness certification of the auto-ground and collision avoidance systems on the F-16, required joint efforts with NASA, as the supervisory aerospace engineer.