Aidan Giunta Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

• Materials Subject Matter Expert (SME) and lead mechanical engineer for Components and Standards department
• Analyzed the design and documentation of electrical and mechanical components for all Cubic projects to make sure they complied with all ASME and customer specifications
• Improved the inclusion of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts into Cubic’s inventory system by over 200%
• Identified alternate Form, Fit, Function (FFF) equivalent piece-part components for project requirements
• Utilized supply chain management practices to address long lead time and sourcing/demand issues
• Performed Critical and Engineering Design Reviews (CDR/EDR) to ensure newly proposed and in production designs follow all industry standards and formatting guidelines

San Diego, California

San Diego, California

• Trained to become Cubic's Components and Standards Materials Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Maintained engineering processes for the addition of parts and materials into Cubic's part management software (PLM)
• Identified alternate Form, Fit, Function equivalents for piece-parts, when necessary

Blacksburg, VA

• Led the senior design team of 14 members to procure and modify a stock car for ChampCar competition
• Developed simulated model of vehicle to represent performance characteristics for human training
• Performed trade studies that evaluated impacts of cost, performance, and schedule based on various designs
• Instrumented vehicle with accelerometers and string pots to measure real-time deflection and chassis rigidity
• Helped design turbo and exhaust systems using Autodesk Inventor’s computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool
• Selected as one of the four drivers for the 14-hour endurance race around Charlotte Motor Speedway

Reston, Virginia

• Co-authored engineering white paper on role of integrated designs for smart city infrastructure and IoT tech
• Developed system requirements for start-up tracker algorithm using keyword search-based filtering
• Created infographic marketing material to expand the company’s client base

Blacksburg, Virginia

• Performed analyses for vehicle suspension dynamics based on tire compounds and road conditions
• Designed the structure that housed the quarter-car-rig and performed FEM analysis with Autodesk Inventor
• Co-authored research paper on combined effects of road conditions and tire compounds

Reston, Virginia

• Performed thermal analysis and designed custom HVAC system for cooling high-criticality server rooms
• Designed floor plans using LEAN manufacturing techniques to increase labor productivity by 1,625 hrs/yr

Potomac, MD

• Encouraged inner-city kids to progress their education throughout the summer
• Maintained the students reading, writing, and math skills throughout the program
• Applied leadership and managing skills by being a mentor to students and co-workers.

Master Of Science - Ms, Supply Chain Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Virginia Tech Grand Touring, Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), Car Club of Virginia Tech, Institute of.