Sharon has more than 33 years of experience as an aerospace engineer with an emphasis in propulsion research. She currently serves as the group leader for Life Management. In cooperation with the Flight Systems Engineering, her group has developed a Rotorcraft Structural Integrity Program for Army helicopters. Her group is also doing icing analysis/studies using NASA LEWICE3D code for military and commercial inlets. Sharon is also working with aging aircraft and propulsion systems and nondestructive evaluation/inspection programs, and continues as a leading expert on the USAF Structural Integrity Programs for Propulsion Systems.

Prior to joining UDRI, Sharon served for 21 years as a civilian with the USAF. She retired in 2003 as the Chief of the Advanced Engine Projects Integrated Product Team at Wright-Patterson AFB, where she was responsible for propulsion, structures and NDE support for all fielded engines, which includes cost trades as well as design and safety of propulsion engines/systems. Before that Sharon was the technical expert/advisor for propulsion, structures and NDE for more than 10 years.

Sharon is co-author of a book titled "Fatigue Crack Measurement: Techniques and Applications," and has written numerous technical papers on life management methodologies, high cycle fatigue, fracture mechanics, and nondestructive evaluation/inspection. She has been a co-lecturer for the  B. H. Goethert Aeropropulsion Short Course given by The University of Tennessee Space Institute.

Awards:

2006 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award, Team Member
2002 Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement, from the Affiliate Societies Council of the  Engineering and Science Foundation of Dayton
2002 Collier Trophy, Team Member

Affiliations:

American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) - Chairman of the Board of Directors
American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
American Helicopter Society (AHS)
ASM International

Education:

MS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1982
BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 1974