KYLE HODGSON

801-244-3431 kyle.w.hodgson@l-3com.com


EDUCATION:
Helicopter Pilot October 2013
United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, AL
Distinguished Honor Graduate
Received certification as a rotor-wing commercial pilot with Instrument rating
Certified in multiple rotor-wing aircraft including AH-64D, TH-67
B.S. Degree, Mechanical Engineering; Aerospace Emphasis May 2011
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Military Science Minor
EIT Exam, October 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Quality Engineer, L-3 Communications, Salt Lake City, UT November 2011-Present
Perform contract reviews and develop quality program plans to ensure compliance to customer
requirements, AS9100, and other industry standards
Write corrective actions/preventative actions and evaluate root cause/corrective action
Participate in Material Review Boards
Developed an integrated and closed-loop first article inspection plan for the business
Officer, Utah Army National Guard, 1-211
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Aviation August 2008-Present
Platoon Leader; responsible for 15-20 personnel and over $100 million in equipment
Plan and execute unit-level training to ensure combat effectiveness
AH-64D Apache pilot
Manufacturing Engineer, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT Sept. 2011-November 2011
Responsible for the performance and development of eight different assembly lines producing
more than 100,000 items a day
Implemented design changes to production equipment to improve line efficiency
Wrote reports, test protocols and procedures, Engineering Change Notices, Bill of Material
changes
Undergraduate Researcher, Utah State University, Logan, UT January 2011-May 2011
Worked with a group of students to make space flight more economical by decreasing
manufacturing time of rocket motors
Modeled and fabricated a rocket propellant mixer
Manufacturing Engineer Intern, ATK, Promontory, UT May-August 2010
Created plans used to assemble test motors for the ARES-I launch vehicle
Oversaw testing and qualification of tooling used to attach an igniter to the solid rocket booster
for the Space Shuttle
Presented results and technical information to superiors and peers
Used lean manufacturing to establish a protocol for creating documents used in multiple
applications
Design Engineer Intern, ATK, Promontory, UT May-August 2009
Performed post flight analysis of nozzle components of the space shuttle solid rocket boosters
Designed a new tool that identifies defects in nozzles
Created manufacturing drawings using ASME Y14.5m-1994 GD&T standards
Worked on an integrated production team (IPT) to reduce the cost of manufacturing nozzle
components by determining the cause of process inherent defects
KYLE HODGSON
801-244-3431 kyle.w.hodgson@l-3com.com


Designed a new nozzle configuration for ARES-I that eliminated process inherent defects
Prepared technical documents, including test plans

PROJECTS AND AWARDS:
Chimaera Rocket Team, USU, 2010-2011
First place Undergraduate rocket team that competed in the NASA Undergraduate Student Launch
Initiative (USLI) competition; objective was to design, build, and launch a rocket carrying a
scientific payload to an altitude of one mile above ground level
Conducted environmental testing on several rocket components to verify they met design
requirements, including static motor testing
Designed and built a remote motor ignition system to safely ignite rocket motors.
Designed and analyzed an aerospike nozzle--a more efficient propulsion system
Responsibilities: wrote and presented technical documents; test team lead; chief safety officer
responsible for mission assurance, probabilistic risk assessment; motor selection, performance,
and analysis
Microgravity Research Team (MRT), USU, 2007-2010
Built a nucleate boiling heat transfer experiment flown on NASAs Vomit Comet in June 2010
Worked with the Space Dynamics Lab to design and build a cubesat
Ranger Challenge Team, USU Army ROTC, 2007-2009
Part of an elite ROTC varsity team that competes against colleges throughout the Midwest
Competition focused on teamwork, physical fitness, first aid, marksmanship, and land navigation
Only Freshman to make the team in 2007; requested by the team advisor to return in 2008 and
become team captain in 2009
Reserve Officer Achievement Award, USU Army ROTC, 2008, 2010
Award given to one ROTC cadet per class per year for outstanding performance
Two-time recipient- Freshman and Junior year
ROTC Honors Award, USU Army ROTC, 2008, 2009, 2010
Yearly award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA within the ROTC program

RELEVANT SKILLS:
Application of analytical skills and scientific technical principles in problem solving and
development
Capable of managing and supervising others
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Effective team member
Reading and writing technical documents
Problem solving skills; critical thinking skills
Quick learner; multi-tasking abilities; self-starter
Work well under stressful conditions
Software: SAP, Teamcenter, NX-6, Oracle, Pilgrim, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, I-DEAS, MATLAB,
Simulink, Fluent, Gambit, LabVIEW, Fortran, Mathcad, STK, Microsoft-Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
Access, Outlook