Matthew Morgan
Fort Walton Beach,FL
Summary
Leads a dynamic team of 16 government and contractor members performing energetic material research and development for 17 research projects. Responsible for managing energetic characterization experiments across four labs, overseeing scheduling & execution of 20+ analytical tests, and documentation of material characteristics for weapon system transition. Coordinates with external agencies to complete equipment phasing to stand up $80M facility.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
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1
Certification
Work History
Characterization Team Lead, Energetics Branch
2nd Lieutenant, United States Air Force
Eglin AFB, FL
05.2023 - Current
- Established brand new section workflow procedures, setting common standards across 18 characterization techniques, increasing resiliency by eliminating single point of failures. He eagerly embraced the team lead role, supporting section chief spin up after a 2-year manpower gap and streamlined technical report publications.
- Led test characterization for 12 analytical experiments, ensuring efficient facility utilization & rapid reporting for 40+ work orders supporting 8 technical leads. He drove repairs to a $5M Triax test asset, giving the DoD the its only capability for characterizing explosive material via multidimensional stress behavior to FOC.
- Spurred the operational transition of the X-Ray capability to section, expertly avoiding testing delays to provide $100k+ operations for critical analysis on 5 DoD prioritized warheads.
- Initiated a technical collaboration & joint experiment with a sister branch, uncovering crucial mechanical tensile characteristics, pioneering new fuse development in munitions for war-fighter. He consolidated research priorities with 2 branches in the move into new $80M laboratory, mitigating schedule risk for future explosive research.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM12-2022
Skills
- Operations Management
- Data Management
- MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Excel
- Technical Writing
- Staff Management
- Engineering drawings
- CAD software packages
Affiliations
- Active lifestyle, contributing to unit's Basketball and Beach Volleyball teams
Certification
- High explosives Principles and Application course
- MTS Hardware Concepts and 793 Software
- Solidworks Foundational
Timeline
Characterization Team Lead, Energetics Branch
2nd Lieutenant, United States Air Force
05.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
New Mexico State University