Robert Kydd Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

• Provided 24/7 on-call support for industrial power generation clientele in the form of: process control system tuning and troubleshooting, incident analysis, and operator support.• Led MW Production and Steam Send Out Demonstrated Maximum Net Capacity Tests, resulting in the largest capacity payments on record for Consolidated Edison's East River Units.• Synthesized technical system descriptions, control logic, and process flow and instrumentation diagrams to produce and currently maintain 97 training modules specific to boiler, steam turbine, gas turbine, and balance of plant systems.• Developed and maintain tie-back and physics based plant system simulations. • Possess knowledge of various PLC's and SCADA software: Emerson Ovation, DirectLOGIC, Burner Management Systems (BMS), Proficy Machine Edition, WonderWare, GE Mark V Control System MVIe).• Restored Black Start (special operating procedure to repower NYC in the event of a state/city wide grid failure) capabilities to the NYPA designated in city sites.• Co-invented Boiler Inspection Device (BID) that inspects the interior of a boiler noninvasively, saving thousands of dollars in scaffolding and labor costs (Patent Pending, Appl. No.: 16/720946)

Greater New York City Area

• Experimental Research: Assisted in the characterization of fire effects on bridge wire cable.• Conducted confidential tensile testing for Rebar using Instron Universal Testing Machines and MTS test systems in accordance with ASTM/ANSI standards. • Used SolidWorks and AutoCAD to create CAD models of rooms for light fixture installation.• Applied etching techniques to analyze grain structures of various steel samples to validate relative steel strength.http://carleton.columbia.edu/

Greater New York City Area

• Researched, created, and optimized simulations in Abaqus/CAE for pure Mode I and Mode II mechanical testing of pre-cracked composite specimens with and without interleaf strengthening. • Performed tensile testing in accordance with ASTM D882 to validate the mechanical properties of various thin plastic sheets using Bluehill 2 software and Instron Universal Testing machines. • Conducted vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) to create composite specimens that were tested for failure to delamination.• Analyzed fracture surface of delaminated specimens using scanning electron microscopy.• Learned to use ANSYS Fluent to further my understanding of muliphase flow theory that was used to develop the robotically based automated biodosimetry tool (RABiT).• Co-authored a technical paper: “Interlaminar Toughening of Fiber Reinforced Polymers by Synergistic Modification of Resin and Fiber” (Paper No: MSEC2018-6528, V002T04A002)http://www.aml.engineering.columbia.edu/

Greater New York City Area

• Designed a pneumatic and manual coring device with a team for the 2017 Micro-G NExT NASA design challenge.• Created numerous CAD models of components and assemblies using SolidWorks.• Performed structural analyses by applying FEA techniques in SolidWorks.• Manufactured components using 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC machining.• Participated in outreach events such as Intrepid's Kids' Week.• Proposal was approved by NASA and we travelled to Houston to test our device at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in June 2017.https://columbiaspace.org/missions/mission-microg/

Greater New York City Area

• Used Solidworks to create CAD models for chain guard and bearing break-in machine• Used Mastercam to create toolpaths for chassis jig pieces which were later CNC-milled• Aided in assembly/disassembly of drivetrain system

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Gpa: 3.60

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Gpa: 3.76

Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma Engineering Society, National Society of Black Engineers, Columbia Space Initiative, Engineers.

High School, Gpa: 4.00; Rank: 3/352

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, Varsity Tennis, Varsity Cross-Country, AP Calculus AB/BC and AP Macroeconomics Tutor