OBJECTIVE Meet unmet needs with innovation and pragmatism.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Currently	INTERIM PROJECT MANAGER, History of Computing in Learning & Education Virtual Museum Project
Currently	Staff Writer, Curbed, Amphenol
Currently	Entrepreneur. Trimbath Creative Enterprises: consulting, writing, photography Just Keep Pedaling by T. E. Trimbath Twelve Months at Barclay Lake by T. E. Trimbath Twelve Months at Lake Valhalla by T. E. Trimbath Twelve Months at Lake Merritt” by T. E. Trimbath Dream. Invest. Live. by Tom Trimbath Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland by Tom Trimbath Produced a five year photo essay of Whidbey Island.
May 2013 - October 2014	INFORMATION MANAGER, New Road Map Foundation
February 1998 to December 2001	Owner and Operator. Small Pines Karate Company (a small corporation)
February 1998 to September 1998	Customer Engineer. Coordinate commercial airline customer request with production line and engineering staff.
June 1997 to February 1998	Avionics Engineer. Design and analyze satellite attitude and orbital control systems. Conduct and create system simulation.
June 1996 to June 1997	Mission Planner. Coordinate trajectory performance and flight issues between Western customers and Russian/Ukrainian vehicle providers.
April, 1995 to June 1996	Aerodynamics Engineer. Product development of commercial expendable and reusable launch vehicles. Coordinate with McDonnell Douglas and NASA.
March 1992 to April, 1995	Lead Engineer. High Speed Commercial Transport Program. Technical lead for 10 direct reports. Coordinated, monitored, and directed subcontractors and partners e.g. NASA, DASA. Technical integrator for ARPA proposal.
January, 1987 to March, 1992	Aerodynamics Engineer. Analyzed stability and control aspects of 737s and High Speed Civil Transports. Conducted wind tunnel and CFD analyses for flight safety and piloting issues. Designed aircraft to meet internal and federal requirements.
January, 1987 to January, 1988	Aerodynamics Engineer. Analyze and conduct wind tunnel test of Chinese Y-7 airplane under contract to CATIC.
January, 1985 to January, 1987	Aerodynamics Engineer. Conduct multi-disciplinary research in aeroelastics and computational aerodynamics to improve design process.
July, 1980 to January, 1985	Aerodynamics Engineer. Support 747-300 certification, upgrade and operate 747 flight simulation, analyze configuration modifications for flight safety.

education

September, 1983

to March, 1986

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Masters of Engineering, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Project "A Flying Qualities Design Tool"

September, 1976

to June, 1980

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bachelors of Science, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

organizations

1977 to present

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Senior member