GORDON THOMAS
Greenville,SC
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Summary
Experienced Mechanical Test, Evaluation, and System Integration Engineer and Military Officer. US Army Reserve Field Artillery Officer.
Detail-oriented, organized and meticulous employee. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success.
L3Harris Space and Intelligence Systems Division President's Award-winning Engineer focused on sustainable design. Highly effective at working with teams of designers and builders to accomplish projects on-time and according to cost constraints.
Bronze Start Medal Recipient for Heroic and Meritorious Service during Operation Iraqi Freedom Campaign.
Work History
Bridge Inspection Engineer
CONSOR Engineers LLC
02.2019 - 03.2020
- Conducted bridge inspection duties, including subsurface component inspection
- Conducted technical evaluations of engineering designs and test results
- Wrote, reviewed and edited technical document in accordance with template requirements
- Conducted safe commercial dive operations
- Reported on bridge inspection operations
- Used common software tools (MS Office, Autodesk, Solidworks) to document findings
Test and Evaluation Engineer GS-11
US Air Force Materiel Command, 780th Test Squadron
09.2016 - 07.2018
- Planned, coordinated, executed, and reported on eight ballistic weapons and munitions test programs for DoD and Defense Industry customers
- Assisted in developing cost-effective solutions to engineering problems
- Performed complex calculations to analyze and optimize engineering processes
- Coordinated directly with customers, program engineers, contractors and other agencies to achieve test objectives
- Developed Methods-of-Test to ensure safe and accurate testing
- Supervised product testing in laboratory setting
- Test mission scheduling and budget authority
- Conducted rigorous quality assurance tests, identifying areas of improvement for product optimization
Integration and Test Engineer
L3Harris, Space And Intelligence Division
01.2014 - 09.2016
- Hands-on integration and testing of mechanical tools, software, electrical components and personnel to analyze and improve customer owned technology
- Tested technology against customer requirements
- Gathered and analyzed data using common MS Office tools
- Reported test and experiment results to program leadership through oral and written reports
- Evaluated process procedures and updated with lessons learned and best practices
- Provided technical advice to improve quality of engineering practices
- Tracked test reports and failures determined by root cause data trends
- Scheduled available resources to conduct assessments and prototype testing
Field Artillery Officer
US Army
05.2006 - 04.2013
- Supervised and led numerous teams and small units
- Continuously rated as a top performer by supervisors
- Decorated combat leader
- Specialized in the prediction and delivery of indirect fires
- Integrated combat multipliers, organic assets, and non-organic assets into operational plans
- Wrote operational orders
- Advised supervisors on artillery and fire support
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
05.2006
Skills
- Leadership and Project Management
- Process and Product Testing and Evaluating
- Data Analysis
- Oral and Written Communication
- Teamwork
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Aided Design
- Technical Drawings
- Quality Control
- Failure Analysis
Certification
Weapons and Munitions Testing
Smart Manufacturing - MIT
ADCI Commercial Diver
DCBC Commercial Diver
Data Analytics (ongoing)
Engineering Design Technology (CAD) (ongoing)
Wilderness First Aid
Combat Lifesaver
Affiliations
- West Point Alumni Association
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Special Operations
Additional Information
Eagle Scout. Bronze Star Recipient for Heroic and Meritorious Service. President's Award - Space and Intelligence Systems Division, L3Harris.
Overview
7
7
Years of Active Duty Army Officer Experience - Top Performer
10
10
Years of Test and Evaluation Engineering Experience
1
1
Commercial Diver Engineer Experience
1
1
B.S. in Science Mechanical Engineering
1
1
Smart Manufacturing Post Graduate Cert from MIT
2
2
Ongoing Certs in Data Analytics and Computer Aided Design
20
20
Or more foreign countries visited
2
2
Foreign languages spoken with some degree of proficiency
3
3
Years of Active Duty Army Officer Experience - Top Performer
7
7
Years of Active Duty Army Officer Experience - Top Performer
Languages
Russian
Elementary
Spanish
Limited Working
Work Availability
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkWork Location
RemoteHybridOn-SiteImportant To Me
Company CultureTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programsWork from home optionSoftware
Solidworks
Microsoft Office Suite
Adobe Suite
Humbly speaking, I am a pocket knife. I can do anything someone teaches me to do.
I am blessed and lucky to be a very adaptable, intelligent person. I have an outstanding education background and life experiences beyond those of average 39 year olds. I got straight A's growing up, went to a prestigious high school where I excelled, Majored in Mechanical Engineering at West Point. I served for 7 years in the Active Duty Army as a Field Artillery Officer. I was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic and meritorious service with the 101st Airborne Division during Iraq combat operations. I volunteered for the Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection course and was selected to attend the Special Forces Officer Qualification course where my assigned language was Russian. I also speak Spanish at the intermediate level. I have good oral and written communication skills. I love being on teams and leading people by example. After I left the active duty Army, I started a career as an engineer focusing on Hands-on Test, Evaluation, and Integration of complex systems in the Defense Industry. I am commercial diver certified and have worked as a Bridge Inspection Engineer. I love to learn. I love to work with technology. Given adequate support and the right resources and educated, I am confident that I can live anywhere and complete and assigned task to standard and on-time.
Interests
Sailing
Traveling
Literature
Science
Mountain Biking
Learning
Timeline
Bridge Inspection Engineer - CONSOR Engineers LLC
02.2019 - 03.2020
Test and Evaluation Engineer GS-11 - US Air Force Materiel Command, 780th Test Squadron
09.2016 - 07.2018
Integration and Test Engineer - L3Harris, Space And Intelligence Division
01.2014 - 09.2016
Field Artillery Officer - US Army
05.2006 - 04.2013
United States Military Academy - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
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