Senior Project Engineer
Applied Research - Predictive Tools Development- FEA - Experimentation - Analytical Engineering - Manufacturing Process Development - Project Management DutiesAnalyzed and developed mathematical models of system phenomena including fluid dynamics, heat transfer, structural analysis, mechanical vibrations, kinematics of mechanisms, and buckling using MATLAB, Finite element software, and hand calculations.Conducted experiments including test design/test planning, instrumentation selection, test fixture fabrication, test execution, data capture and reduction.Reported technical findings using memoranda and presentations.Led project to evaluate and adapt priming and laminating processes to in-house equipment while defining and maintaining the schedule, managing consumables, consulting with outside chemists, acquiring components as needed.Developed predictive model to capture thermo-structural behavior of a system of multi-material composite structure and identified a new process failure mode early in the product development cycle.Applied web handling knowledge to assist press component design and analysis efforts.Assisted development of machine diagnostic and qualification system that controls a National Instruments data acquisition board and performs frequency analysis.Developed user-defined subroutines to enhance a finite element software package (LS-Dyna).Used image analysis software to obtain flexible media motion traces from video images.