Lee Rainwater

Staff Engineer

Raven Industries•  December 2013 - Present

• Deployed as subject matter expert in the development and integration of stratospheric lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle platforms for military and scientific customers. • Acting engineering technical lead for mechanical systems & structures on the development of numerous stratospheric vehicle platforms. Developed Interface Control Documents (ICD's), electrical schematics, electro-mechanical assemblies, etc. Hired, managed, and mentored interns and junior staff • Write Python and MATLAB code to acquire/log data from microcontrollers and data acquisition units • Utilize data science tools including R, Python, SQL, ggplot2, dplyr, scipy and matplotlib to perform cleaning, analysis and visualization of flight test and extruded film test data • Perform detailed design and modelling of complex aerospace assemblies utilizing SolidWorks. Generate and maintain appropriate design data, including ANSI Y14.5-compliant drawings, in accordance with corporate PDM standards • Perform linear and nonlinear structural analysis of balloon components, including material nonlinear, large deflection, and contact problems. Well-versed in the use of NASTRAN, Ansys, and integrated SolidWorks FEA solvers. • Develop, capture, and maintain technical requirements utilizing DOORS. • Develop and implement a strategy and process for deploying ePDM to a far-located geographically-distributed engineering organization. Installed and maintained SQL databases in support of PDM system, configured users and workflows. • Active DOD Top Secret Clearance

Texas A and M University

Analytics, MS•  August 2019 - Present

Established by the Department of Statistics and taught jointly with Mays Business School, the Master of Science in Analytics provides an in-depth study of Regression Analysis, Database Systems, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Model Deployment; while cultivating exceptional business acumen.