Daniel W. Hodges109 S. Battin; Wichita, KS 67218

Cell Phone: (281) 381-7574Daniel2828Hodges@gmail.com

EDUCATIONEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY Daytona Beach, FLBachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering w/ Minor in Mathematics Graduation: 05/2007

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY Wichita, KSMaster of Science - Aerospace Engineering w/ Concentration in Structures Graduation: 12/2013

EMPLOYMENTTEXTRON AVIATION – CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY Wichita, KS

Entry Level Engineer 2007-2010Design Engineer 2010-2014Senior Design Engineer 2014– Present

PROJECTSCITATION MODEL 560 SOFT BRAKE ISSUE 560 Systems Sustaining Engineering 2007-2008 Resolved “soft” brake issue that had beset Cessna’s largest customer for 10+ years Worked with the customer and Cessna Customer Service to eliminate the problem Revised model 560 brake maintenance procedures, created troubleshooting guide and produced instructional video

Visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnjL-ZW0G9Q) Received Cessna Leading Edge Award and Nominated for Textron’s Chairman Award

A/C MODULE DRAIN REDESIGN 560 Systems Sustaining Engineering 2008-2009 Resolved “spitting (water)” air conditioner issue by redesigning the drain to create a positive pressure differential Nominated for Textron’s Chairman Award and Patent is Pending on new drain design

680+ SOVEREIGN WING REDESIGN Aircraft Structures Advanced Design 2010-2011 Designed wing primary structure to allow for increased load due to addition of winglets Worked with Static Stress, Fatigue and Manufacturing groups to meet build schedules Worked with the Flight Test group to test the influence of ice shapes on flight performance

680A LATITUDE Aircraft Structures Advanced Design 2012-2015 Created layout and detail design of aft-fairing structure including composite layup and design Worked with the manufacturing group to create a more cost effective build plan for the aft fairing Worked with the Materials group and Customer Service to create a plan for inhibiting corrosion on fairing structure Redesigned baggage compartment to meet FAR 25.857 class C requirements Built CATIA-based FEM to analyze thermal distortion effects on gear doors during manufacturing Worked with the Flight Test group to determine flammable fluid re-ingestion fixes (FAR 25.863) using rapid

prototyping (3D Printing)

700 LONGITUDE Hydraulic Systems Advanced Design 2015-Present Created layout and design of hydraulic system lines and components (Currently in design stage)

COMPUTER SKILLS DESIGN SOFTWARE CATIA v4, v5 & v6 (10,000+ hours modeling/drafting experience), EnoviaMISC SOFTWARE MATLAB, Maple, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint