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Saratoga Springs, Ny, Us

Latham, New York

Latham, New York, United States

Schenectady, New York, United States

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

Design and develop solutions to existing field reliability issues, performing root cause analysis, concept development, detailed design, field testing, and field implementation.Perform system level concept development and design, including the development of the engine coolant, charged air, and lube oil flow circuits. Perform early analysis on the transition of engine level requirements to cooling system layout and sizing. Develop and document system and component level requirements that drive detailed design, and validation.Perform component level concept development and design, interpreting system level requirements to drive component design. Execute detailed design reviews with the broader design team and a principle engineer, illustrating the requirements of the design, design concepts, detailed design aspects, and verification and validation results. In some cases develop detailed purchase specifications outlining the component performance, mechanical, operational, environmental, and reliability requirements. Work with component suppliers to develop detailed designs and iterate the design based on analysis and testing results.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

Assisted GE consulting engineers to develop, test, and design innovation concepts for the locomotive business. Assisted in testing and development of a method to detect fractures in the railroad track while driving over them, an enhanced method of detecting shorts in a large resistor grid, and a method to detect irregularities in cylinder combustion via monitoring of the engine speed sensor. Assisted with idea generation, test plan development, concept refinement, and system implementation.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

Developed, monitored, and ran engine system and engine component tests on the Tier 4 development engine. Worked with the component design engineers and the engine program managers to develop the test plans, allocate resources, and schedule test duration and completion. Worked with the engine lab personal to schedule engine and component tear downs, and to provide instruction and assistance during the tear down and rebuild process. Wrote and documented detailed test reports describing the goals of the test, the operating parameters, and the results of the tests. Critical tests supported include thermal cycle testing, cylinder thermal survey testing, liner scuff testing, and piston ring comparison testing.Assisted with the Failure Reporting and Correcting Action process during the development of the Tier 4 engine, identifying component failures and assisting the appropriate design engineer to develop corrective actions.Assisted with trouble shooting of the Tier 4 engines in the event of irregular performance or failures. Trouble shooting included checking electrical connections for sensors, monitoring engine sensors during operation to determine abnormalities through knowledge of normal/expected values, and detailed inspection of engine and system components.

Erie, Pennsylvania

Worked to support the manufacturing team with assembly and design issues that arose in the radiator cab during the building of 5 pre-production units for the T4 NPI locomotive. Wrote change orders for radiator cab drawings to improve manufacturing ease or modify system design.Worked with suppliers and manufacturing to incorporate late cooling system design changes into the pre-production units being built for the T4 NPI locomotives. Provided drawing modifications and HW to manufacturing for the cut in of late design changes throughout the build process.Designed a flow control valve into the T4 locomotive water cooling circuit to address system design issues, which arose during preliminary testing. The valve allows the cooling system to meet its functional requirements at low pump speeds while having a limited impact on system performance at high engine speeds. Lead design reviews to cover requirements, concepts, and detailed design of the valve and pneumatic actuator. Wrote a detailed purchase specification for the valve assembly to be distributed to valve suppliers as an RFQ. Performed a detailed failure mode effects analysis for the assembly and wrote a validation matrix and test plan designed to measure and mitigate the risk of any failures deemed a potential high risk.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

Using the Simulink suite in Matlab created and edited engine control logic used on GE locomotives. Tuned the PI regulator gains used to control engine speed on an NPI locomotive made for Indonesia. Worked to validate and review all control logic written for the Indonesia locomotive and lead design reviews based on logic addition and validation.Modified logic in the engine control and engine management models to allow what was previously a 6000 HP locomotive to operate at 4500 HP for fuel savings. Worked to review requirements, concepts, and detailed design for the model changes and additions to support the new application.

Organize and assign duties for weekly house cleaning and insure participation of all brothers.Conduct periodic house inspections for structural damage and meet with Lehigh University Residential Services to discuss needed repairs and receive feedback from this committee to bring back to the fraternity brothers.Manage arrival and departure of the brothers in the fall and spring. Insure that all furnishings of the chapter are removed from the storage unit in the fall and returned in the spring.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

Worked in the Proposals team to determine the time and capital necessary to effect changes to current and future locomotive orders.

Using Visual Basic language, created a program to calculate ambient capability of a locomotive based on combination of various engines and cooling systems. Included written documentation to allow for easier updating and use.Using Visual Basic language, created a program to calculate locomotive Net Traction Specific Fuel Consumption based on cooling system and engine selection.Programmed multiple process automations, and data analysis routines in Visual Basic.

Responsible for handling sales of club house inventory and greens fees.Given Key and alarm code for opening and closing the club house.Responsible for managing other employees of the course.

In a group, designed and manufactured a craft able to transport weight through various obstacles, including up hills and around turns, using only wind power.Craft had to fit within an 11"x 17.5" x 10" paper box.Included design process, sketches and progress in a design notebook.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Baseball Club, Ski Club

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering