Prior, Dr. Falls served as a Consultant to the Oracle BMW Racing Team for the 2003 America’s Cup, supporting the design and structural analysis of racing yacht hull, mast, and appendages. Dr. Falls also worked as Senior Engineer in the Proteus Engineering Division at Anteon Corporation performing ship design and analysis for monohull, multihull, and submarine vessels. Prior to her time at Anteon, Dr. Falls worked as a Naval Architect at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.