First year graduate student at Purdue University pursuing MS in Aeronautical Engineering - Structures. I graduated from the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, earning a BS in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering in 2006. I then completed Naval Flight Training in 2008 and went on to fly the HU-25 (Falcon 20) in Cape Cod, MA followed by the HC-144 (CN-235) in Miami, FL. Upon graduation I will go to the Coast Guard's Aviation Logistic Center to oversee depot level maintenance for a fixed wing airframe.