15 YEARS · DESIGN TO TESTING
A selection of projects spanning unmanned aerial, maritime and subsea systems, weapons and defense programs, and research initiatives — from initial concept through prototype, manufacturing, and field validation.
Showcased here are some of the projects I either led or have worked on, from the past 15 years.
Built from scratch in 87 days. 5-meter wingspan, 150 kg MTOW, Carbon Fiber / Kevlar construction. 4,000 units manufactured and delivered to Ukraine for operational deployment.
Custom UUV with 110-hour battery life and 275 nautical mile range — the longest-reaching in its class. Modular architecture supports ISR, hydrographic survey, mine countermeasures, and electronic warfare.
Miniature missile for defeating unmanned aerial threats. Solid rocket propulsion, AI-powered IR seeker with IFF, and operator datalink. Ground, pod, silo, and air-launch capable.
Custom design and analysis for solid propellant formulas, as well as custom designed graphite/phenolic nozzles and custom motor enclosures. Designed to produce an equal amount of thrust to an N-class motor.
Low-cost, AI-powered Counter-UAS Interceptor developed in collaboration with Alpha-Industries. Features a hybrid propulsion system (rocket/electric) to achieve required velocity and range.
Designed and manufactured from the ground up — a fully autonomous surface vessel powered by a Yamaha PWC HE Turbo-Charged Engine coupled to a jet-drive. Equipped with side scanning sonar, radar, Starlink, EO/IR imaging, and AI systems onboard.
Upgraded and demonstrated the Griff G-135 heavy-lift platform to US Navy PMA-226 at Yuma Proving Grounds. Subsequently demonstrated to US Army and USAF over an 18-month evaluation period.
Six COTS jet airframes converted to fully autonomous UAVs for swarm testing and AI integration. 3 m wingspan, 80 kg MTOW. NVIDIA Jetson Nano on each. All 6 completed together.
Modified X8 flying wing with hybrid gas/electric VTOL. DST EO/IR gimbal, LIDAR landing sensors, FPV day/night camera. Design and tooling in 60 days — currently in manufacturing in Europe.
CFD-optimized wing and tail redesign of an existing Group-1 airframe. Repurposed from aerial target to one-way loitering munition. Currently deployed operationally in Ukraine.
Designed entirely for 3D manufacturing — FDM Carbon-Nylon fuselage and wings, CF spar tubes, catapult or runway launch, ballistic chute recovery. Proved a UAV can be built entirely via additive manufacturing.
Converted SeaDoo GTX-130 PRO to an unmanned surface vessel with conformal fuel tanks, FLIR gimbal mounting, and Radome Antenna surfaces. Plug-and-mold manufacturing for exact hull fit.
Custom top deck and internal hull-conformal fuel tanks for a SeaDoo Spark USV. Full plug-and-mold process. Fiberglass/Kevlar construction throughout for durability and weight efficiency.
IN USE · ACTIVELower-cost rocket guidance computer designed for missiles and rockets. Project concluded successfully — now deployed in several active small-diameter missile programs.
ORBIT · SUCCESSFULStructural design and manufacturing support for microsatellites for the University of Hawaii. Project concluded successfully — microsatellites launched into orbit.
Personally designed and built a jet-powered glider wing. 4× JetCat P400 turbines, full flight controls, ballistic recovery chute. Self-funded. Tested from a Bell 206 helicopter — performed as designed.
RESEARCH PHASEAerospike engine research to maintain nozzle efficiency across varying altitudes, addressing the core limitation of fixed-geometry nozzles. Research phase concluded successfully.
DELIVEREDCustom Ground Control Solution inside a Sprinter Van — a mobile command center capable of controlling multiple unmanned systems simultaneously from a single deployable platform.
These are a selection of completed and ongoing projects. Many additional programs, under NDA or otherwise restricted from public disclosure, are available for discussion in a controlled context.
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