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Igor Alexander Kulikov
Telephone: +7 (812) 002-4440
OBJECTIVE
Aviation Development: streamlining operations through optimized performance and reliability of aerospace products achieved by managing operational feedback from design, manufacturing, service, maintenance, repair & technical support. Currently focusing on manned and unmanned autonomously piloted rotorcraft.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Chief Design Engineer 03/2007-current
Aircraft Development Laboratory, Manhattan Beach, California
Responsible for research and development in the area of light man-carrying remotely piloted air vehicles. Lead designers from conceptual to prototype stages, including structural (FEA), aerodynamic (CFD), acoustic & mission analysis, systems design & integration, computer modeling & fabrication, system qualification & flight testing. Report directly to company investors & shareholders.
Advisor to General Director 11/2006 – 2/2009
Rossiya Airlines, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, contract
Advise Russia's third largest airline top executive on marketing strategy and development planning including aircraft fleet renewal, new Western-type acquisitions, maintenance & service, crew & staff training, internet marketing, electronic ticket & information technology implementation, World Alliance analysis & corporate presentations, spare parts, engine & systems technical support for commercial passenger airline. Aircraft types: B737-500, B767-300, A319, A320, A330, EC145, S-76D.
Systems Engineer - F35 JSF 11/2005 – 11/2006
Honeywell Engines & Systems, Torrance, CA, contract
JSF F-35 Lightening II Pressure & Thermal Management System (PTMS).
Assisted Program Manager on Joint Strike Fighter electrical power / pressure & thermal management system. Assigned tasks, reviewed & authored test plans, procedures & reports, conducted wind tunnel development testing, wrote engineering change notices & requests for variance, initiated test failure investigations, interfaced with systems, design, stress, manufacturing, test & quality engineering and the customer to maintain document & component delivery schedule.
Aircraft Maintenance Manager 2/2003 – 11/2006
South Bay Aviation, Inc., Torrance, CA
Managed general aviation service, repair & maintenance.
Chief Design Engineer 8/2004 – 11/2005
Worldwide Aeros Corporation, Tarzana, CA
Manufacturer of Aeros A40B/D Sky Dragon airship, Winner of DARPA high-altitude heavy-lift WALRUS airship design competition.
Managed production & conceptual design, analysis, validation, testing, type & production certification at an airship manufacturing company. Coordinated design effort between government and subcontractors as a prime. Generated project specific certification plans for FAA on new and amended type designs. Authored and revised quality, flight & maintenance manuals, master drawing lists, engineering change orders and rework instructions. Implemented engineering & management solutions and company policies necessary for attaining FAA production certification. Generated specific job requirements, interviewed, made hiring decisions, organized & motivated engineering & production staff leading to winning major design competitions. Generated material and product specifications, interviewed, audited and selected suppliers. Generated & executed project plans, assigned
engineering & management tasks, monitored and supervised teams of engineers & drafters.
Service Engineer 8/1999 – 1/2003
Hamilton Sundstrand Aerospace, Rockford, IL, contract
Electric Power - Provided technical support with operations, service, maintenance, installation, repair and overhaul of integrated drive generators to Airbus Industries and its operators worldwide. Generated training programs and software on preventive & line maintenance of constant speed drive, generator control units, ground power control units, and other critical components of commercial and regional aircraft electrical power generating systems.
Secondary Flight Controls - Supported Boeing 757 leading edge slat geared rotary actuator, Bombardier Global Express Flap & Slat Control System, DHC-8 Flap Control System, CRJ-200/700/900 and Embraer 170/190 Flap & Slat Control System, MD80/90 Horizontal Stabilizer Actuator programs.
Senior Aircraft Design Engineer 1/1998 – 8/1998
Calspan Flight Research, Buffalo, NY
Designed on-board Silicon Graphics Onyx-2 computer cabinet installation and evaluation cockpit instrument panel display installations for joint Boeing/NASA HSCT High Speed Supersonic Civil Transport XVS synthetic external vision including radar, flight controls, communications and computing equipment and its cooling provisions. Designed Variable Stability System hydraulic cooling provisions for Total In-Flight Simulator - heavily modified Convair-580. Designed improvements to the closed loop feedback sidestick controller used on F-16D VISTA in-flight simulator.
B747-B767-B777 Electrical Systems Engineer 12/1996 – 1/1998
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Everett, WA, contract
747-767-777 wire installation & electrical systems design. Service Bulletin implementation. 747-200 combi-passenger/passenger-cargo kits & reconfiguration. 747-400 upper deck entertainment and communication systems installation design.
Lead QA Inspector 2/1994 – 12/1996
Robinson Helicopter Company, Torrance, CA
Generated FAA approved plans & procedures for visual, dimensional, fluorescent penetrant & magnetic particle inspections. Approved manufacturing rework for aircraft production, overhaul & repair. Exercised maintenance release authority per FAA Form 8310-5, Inspection Authorization (IA). Supervised repair station, component assembly, final assembly line, flight test & rigging, electrical & gearbox assembly inspectors at helicopter manufacturing plant.
A&P Technician 2/1993 – 2/1994
South Bay Aviation, Inc., Torrance, CA
Performed repair & maintenance of general aviation & business class aircraft. Executed 50hr, 100hr & annual inspections. Maintained, repaired & overhauled engines, propellers, landing gear, fuel, electrical & control systems for a line of fifty-two aircraft.
Electro/Mechanical Engineer 1/1991 – 2/1993
American Aircraft Corporation, Inc., Long Beach, CA
Re-designed instrumentation & electrical panels, consoles, terminal panels & fuel system components for compatibility with an all-composite aircraft structure. Assembled & tested hydraulic servo-boost system for a composite ten-place helicopter. Designed electrical power supply, distribution & power control systems. Generated electrical wire diagrams & system schematics. Installed & checked out wire harness routing & electrical circuits on primary & secondary bus terminals, junction boxes, instrument & control panels & grounding systems on an all-composite aircraft. Integrated Bell 204, 206 & 209 electrical circuits & mechanical components, harnesses, control & instrument panels, transmissions, powerplant & fuel systems into "proof of concept" demonstration aircraft.
Design Engineer 91989 – 1/1991
Medical Manufacturing Company, Inglewood, CA
Created a design of an environmentally friendly waste management system for a nineteen-passenger commuter turbo-prop aircraft. Integrated the design into existing primary structure & on-board pressure system. Supervised design & development of aerospace products. Created permanent aircraft CAD hardware & tooling. Performed integration & liaison with aircraft customers. Monitored, coordinated & directed manufacturing, quality control & customer acceptance.
Student 10/1986 – 9/1989
Northrop University, Los Angeles, California
Executed analytical evaluations & performance analysis of wind tunnel test data for subsonic & supersonic aircraft designs. Performed aeronautical design & analysis for several aircraft configurations. Fabricated scale models for design verification & wind tunnel testing. Developed & continuously updated preliminary data base for future study of main rotor blade aerodynamics. Directed wind tunnel set-ups for Aeronautical Engineering students. Established critical computer parameters to analyze aircraft and missile nose cone performance characteristics. Designed & supervised fabrication of subsonic models for wind & smoke tunnels. Directed high performance VTOL configurations research team.
EDUCATION
Master’s of Aviation Science (MAS) Degree, Anticipated Graduation: June, 2011
Everglades University, Boca Raton, Florida. MAS is prerequisite to Doctorate in Aviation degree program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Bachelor's Degree, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology, 2/1991 – 12/1995
Northrop Aviation Institute of Technology, Inglewood, California. Successfully completed 172 units towards Bachelor of Science Degree in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology (AMET) with Airframe & Powerplant FAA certification as prerequisite. Honor student.
Bachelor's Degree, Aerospace Engineering, 10/1986 – 12/1990
Northrop University, Los Angeles, California. Successfully completed 135 units towards Aerospace Engineering degree at Northrop University.
CERTIFICATION
Inspection Authorization, FAA-DOT, 10/1995
Long Beach Flight Standards District Office. Completed six-month course at Robinson Helicopter Company and passed written & oral FAA examination at Long Beach Flight Standards District Office.
Airframe & Powerplant Technician, FAA-DOT, 2/1991
Northrop Institute of Technology, Inglewood, California. Completed 58-week course and passed written and oral FAA exam for an Airframe & Powerplant Technician license.
R22 & R44 Helicopter Service & Maintenance License, 6/1996
Robinson Helicopter Company
. Completed R22 and R44 helicopter service & maintenance factory course at its Torrance, California facility.
Arrius A1A Engine Line Maintenance, 4/2004
Snecma – Turbomeca
. Successfully passed Arrius A1A engine 1st line maintenance factory training course at its Tarnos, France facility.
Ecureil AS355N Helicopter, 5/2004
Eurocopter Training Academy. Successfully completed the Mechanics Engineer course on AS355N Helicopter at Eurocopter Training Academy in Marignane, France.
Arriel 1E2 Helicopter Engine Service & Maintenance, 4/2007 – 5/2007
Snecma - Turbomeca Training Academy. Successfully passed Arriel 1E2 helicopter (EC145, UH-72A, Armed Scout 645) engine service & maintenance factory training course at its Villaroche Reau, France facility.
SKILLS
AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop (MDT) – Expert
Solid Works – Intermediate
NASTRAN – Beginner
DOORS – Beginner
CATIA – Beginner
LANGUAGES
Russian - fluent, written & spoken in aviation-specific technical terminology
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS
Tau Alpha Pi - National Honor Society for Engineering Technology
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Helicopter Society
SECURITY CLEARANCE
Secret, US DOD, 1998 & 2005, currently inactive
Гражданство: США
Разрешения на работу в РФ нет.
Сейчас нахожусь: Санкт-Петербург, РФ
