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Fort Collins, Co, Us

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Funded under a Department of Energy research grant to study additive manufacturing (AM)of composites for novel internal wind blade structure with radically reduced tooling.Demonstrated the use of an AM process to manufacture grid stiffened panels having fibercontent in the region of 50%.Conducted flexural tests and short beam shear tests on additively manufactured grid stiffenersusing commingled fiber tows to investigate manufacturing quality of fiber placement process.Conducted fracture toughness experimentation on additively manufactured thermoplasticcomposites to compare with processes from other manufacturing approaches.Demonstrated the additive manufacturing of sandwich panels having facings with high fibercontent.

New Braunfels, Texas, United States

Design of industrial fiberglass storage tanks with reference to ASTM and API standards.Develop 2D and 3D manufacturing drawings for fiberglass tank fabrication.Structural analysis of wind loads and anchorage on fiberglass tanks.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Knowledge of 14 CFR Part 43, 145 regulations towards maintaining compliance forcontinued airworthinessNon-destructive testing of aviation components using techniques like fluorescent penetranttesting and magnetic particle testing.Used various measurement and inspection tools to evaluate corrosion, nicks, damage onmechanical parts particularly landing gear parts.Used Standard Operating Procedures documentation and engineering repair documentation, todetermine applicable repair procedures for restoring an aircraft landing gear part to anairworthy condition.Prepare repair orders for subcontracted repair jobs

Arlington, Tx

Knowledge of 14 CFR Part 43, 145 regulations towards maintaining compliance forcontinued airworthiness.Used acceptable / approved data to determine applicable repair procedures for restoring anairplane metal or composite part to airworthy condition.Applied various inspection tools/techniques to evaluate damage limits and conductperformance checks.Create bill of materials for individual work orders for forwarding to Purchase Department.Communicate with shop floor technicians to maintain conformance with repair instructions.

Conducted various laboratory experiments to determine material properties in composite specimens with reference to applicable ASTM standards. Created three dimensional finite element models to analyze crack initiation and propagation in composites.Implemented the use of data collection hardware and software to retrieve data for onward data analysis. Wrote custom code in FORTRAN to analyze progressive damage behavior in materials and correlate with experimental results.Repaired composites, tested and analyzed the effectiveness of the repair.Set up strain gauges to measure local strains on surfaces.Set-up testing fixture using digital image correlation to capture full field strain behavior.Fracture Toughness Testing and Static Testing.

Lagos, Nigeria

Conducted maintenance and repair on company machinery to reduce production downtime and inefficiencies. Arranged and oversaw outsourced repair work. Responsible for procurement of tools, replacement parts, consumables needed for maintenance.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis : Experimentation and Finite Element Analysis of Repairs on Composite Laminates and Sandwich Beam Structures.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, 2Nd Class Honors