Introduction:

As a Gas Turbine Compressor Engineer in Pratt & Whitney's Compressor Component Design and Engineering Group I performed a wide variety of tasks including:

• performance modeling and data analysis of axial flow compressors using 3-Dimensional (Streamline) analysis
• aerodynamic test support of full-size and scaled compressor test rigs
• hardware inspection of experimental blades and vanes
• aerodynamic design of axial compressor blades & vanes, and fan exit guide vanes (FEGV)
• data reduction and analysis of aerothermodynamic (pressure-temperature-flow)data
• providing aerodynamic and data reduction/analysis test support for Pratt & Whitney's first use of Laser Doppler Velocimetry in both a multistage compressor and a counter-rotating high-speed swept fan.
• writing, editing, layout, and desktop publishing of an interdepartmental newsletter focusing on quality for the Engineering Group
• the occasional "G-Job"
• ...and even reviewing a US Patent on Controlled Diffusion Airfoils.

My tasks also included creating dedicated computer programs to handle, reduce, and analyze data, defining & writing procedures, developing & providing training, vetting colleagues, and proposing and implementing databases to catalog all of the test data and analysis.