Benjamin Chamish Email & Phone Number

United States

Bend, Oregon, United States

My role is to lead my team to design, author and program custom E-learning courses for Federal customers that adhere to section 508 standards.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

• Achievements:
• Considered Subject Matter Expert (SME) in small caliber ballistics defeat, and in designing ballistic armor for vehicles and personal protection
• Presented latest finding and technologies in ballistics defeat to military leaders in Israel, Sweden, Australia, Germany, Great Britain, and throughout the United States
• Hold twelve publications on research and testing including ballistics characterization and overall performance criteria against various materials
• Designed, tested, and validated an armor solution for a future mission system Responsibilities:
• Liaison with national and international ballistics community to improve armor test and evaluation processes

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

• Applied fundamental design principles and knowledge of composite materials and processes to the development of personal protection and vehicle protection materials.
• Researched advanced armor mechanisms and ballistic penetration to more effectively defeat threats
• Studied effects and better technologies to mitigate penetration effects on vehicles and personnel
• Improved understanding of high-rate dynamic and failure mechanism responses and models for homogenous and heterogeneous materials under high rate conditions
• Designed techniques in solid mechanics and material responses to measure specific parameters to improve/develop computational algorithms
• Operated dynamic testing facilities

Wilmington, DE

• Assisted with CAD modeling
• Consulted with customers on design specifications
• Prepared engineering calculations
• Participated in project coordination
• Created engineering studies and reports

Wilmington, Delaware

• Designer / Shaper of custom hand crafted surfboards
• Art work / Graphics - air brush, paint pens, resin tint
• Lamination - fiberglass, carbon fiber / polyester resin / epoxy resin
• Fin installation
• Administrative/marketing duties, inventory control