Joe Beck Email & Phone Number

Hardin Valley, Tennessee, United States

• National Transportation Research Center (NTRC)• Virtual & Vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL) Simulation

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Research & Applications:• Synthetic data generation (image, time series)• Vehicle perception and control systems• Vehicle hardware integration• Self-driving safety, validation, and edge-case discovery

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Responsibilities:• Teaching assistant for Dynamics & Structures and Vibrations courses (ME)• Graded homework assignments and papers• Taught recitation classes weekly• Provided tutoring and corrective feedback

Waynesboro, V A

Roles and Responsibilities:• Estimated Work Breakdown: 40% R&D, 40% Billable Project Work, 20% Field Service• Developed, tested, and improved various software features centered around a proprietary line of in-house pick-place delta robots as part of a two-person team tasked with software design.• Designed electrical systems and control panels, consistent with the responsibilities of an industrial electrical engineer.• Authored novel torque-acceleration based collision guard software as a safety mechanism.• Project Engineer from design to installation and service on two full scale projects located abroad, spanning multiple months each.

Smyrna, Tn

Responsibilities:• Hold shift Start meeting• Attendance & Payroll entries and approvals• Meetings with Production• Work Order follow up, Job scheduling and assignments• PM system work order assignments & follow up• Major Breakdown Report follow up• Turnover follow up• Walk Shop, utilize visual management skills, 5S, Safety checks• Weekend work setup, job plans, material procurement• Pull together end of shift reports and distribute• Hold turnover meeting with oncoming shiftProject Manager- Fire Safety Audits, August 2016.Shadowed and assisted multiple Manufacturing Engineers as they implemented a variety of projects during Summer Production Shutdown.

Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, Tn)

• Machine Shop Lab Assistant• Assembled and learned how to program Festo Robotino® educational robot.• Authored informal user’s manual to run the robot.• Operated the robot at multiple Mechatronics PR events held on campus.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering-Systems & Controls, 4.0 Cumulative Gpa

Relevant Graduate Level Coursework: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Design, Stochastic Modeling, Linear Algebra, Reinforcement Learning, Technical.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering-Systems & Controls, 4.0 Cumulative Gpa

Mechatronics Engineering, 4.0 Cumulative Gpa

Activities and Societies: Engineering Department Student Worker: 2013-2017Engineering Degree blending the Mechanical and Electrical.