TOM WALKER, PE

Tom Walker is an structural analyst with over 25 years of experience with composite aircraft structures. He has been with NSE since 2000, where he manages and serves as principal investigator for a variety of technical contracts, largely related to residual strength and damage tolerance. Prior to joining NSE, Tom spent 20 years in Boeing’s Commercial Airplane unit, where he was involved in the development and application of advanced composite concepts to primary structure. He has extensive experience in developing and validating analysis techniques, as well as structural testing. Tom is an industry expert on the residual strength of composite sandwich panels and stiffened laminate structure. He is actively involved in Composites Materials Handbook 17, where he is co-chairman of the Damage Tolerance Task Group. Tom has a BS and MS in Aerospace Engineering, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Washington.
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