Jordan graduated from Purdue in 2011 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. While at Purdue, Jordan was active in various student organizations including the National Society of Black Engineers, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Jordan was fortunate enough to intern at Purdue University in the Physical Facilities department, as well as with Marathon Oil company as an instrumentation engineer, and studied Machine pattern recognition algorithms abroad in Istanbul, Turkey.
Jordan is currently a principal engineer for Elbit System’s land division, where he currently represents the Company as a principal systems engineer in Israel for the purpose of training on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle turret program. Jordan is the technical subject matter expert for turret programs across the engineering teams in the United States. Following his time at Purdue, Jordan joined General Electric Company as an Edison Engineer in the Avionics Systems Division. While at GE, Jordan earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Michigan State University. Jordan worked at GE Aviation for 5 years before moving to Chicago and joining United Airlines as a senior engineer in the avionics engineering department.
Originally from Indianapolis, Jordan currently resides in Dallas. Outside of work Jordan enjoys spending time with friends and family, mentoring underrepresented youth and inspiring them to seek careers in the STEM field via NSBE and other professional organizations. When not involved in community service or mentoring, Jordan is an avid traveler and fitness enthusiast.