Resume

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Contact: mays.jeff20@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyamays/

Career:

• Guidance Navigation & Controls Engineer III, Blue Origin - August 2023 to Present
• Guidance Navigation & Controls Engineer II, Blue Origin - March 2022 to August 2023
• Guidance Navigation & Controls Engineer I, Blue Origin - June 2020 to March 2022
• New Shepard GNC Team - Responsible for developing, running, and verifying vehicle flight control, ground control, local loop software applications, and integrated high-fidelity simulations of the New Shepard launch vehicle, including stability and Monte-Carlo analysis.
• First authored two New Shepard business unit memos
• Certified GNC Flight Ops Support Engineer for the New Shepard vehicle
• Liftoff Award - Awarded for NS-19 GNC Monte-Carlo Support

Education:

• Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, May 2020
• The University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, AL
• GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, May 2019
• The University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, AL
• GPA: 3.96 / 4.0

Certifications:

• Applied Trajectory Optimization Certificate, March 2024
• The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA
• GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
• Notable Course Projects:
• Entry/Descent/Landing of an Atmospheric Measuring VTOL UAV
• Starship Landing Trajectory Problem

Notable Projects:

Internships:

• 737MAX Aerodynamics Stability & Control Intern, The Boeing Company - Summer 2019
• 787 Quality Engineering Intern, The Boeing Company - Summer 2018
• 777X Thrust Reverser Stress Intern, The Boeing Company - Summer 2017
• Co-op Engineering Intern, Mercedes Benz - Fall 2016 / Spring 2016

Notable Skills:

• MATLAB / Simulink, C / C++, Python, Win / Linux, GitLab / SVN, SolidWorks / Onshape, 3D Printing, Arduino / STM32

Organizations:

• Blue Origin's Toastmasters Club - President & VP of Membership, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Blue Origin's FIRST Robotics Volunteer, 2023

Top 5 Favorite Courses:

• NPS - Missile Flight & Control, 2024
• NPS - Aerospace Trajectory Planning & Guidance, 2023
• NPS - Dynamic Optimization, 2022
• UA - Flight Guidance & Navigation, 2020
• UA - Advanced Flight Dynamics & Control, 2019

Sports/Activities:

• Marching Band (UA), Mellophone Player, 2014-2017
• Powerlifting, Battle of the Beasts, 2nd place in the 100 kg weight class, 2017
• Rugby (UA's intramural team), Flanker, 2016
• Golf, 2011-present
• Boxing, 2023-present
• Skiing, 2004-present

Languages:

• English (fluent)
• German (intermediate)