Analysis of nuclear components.

Contract Engineer - MRINetwork/People2.0 • Facilitated migration from Windows based file system into a Solidworks PDM vault system. • Python programming - “cleaned” corrupted database (malware attack); removed duplicate files; identified and appended missing file type extensions; converted Tiff files into PDFs; removed over 40,000 duplicate or redundant files from a database with 250,000 files.

ANSYS Associate – Collaboration with ANSYS, Inc. - Evaluated ANSYS FEA software and GUI’s in exchange for access/evaluation of ANSYS Professional software. • Authored ANSYS white paper: Finite Element Analysis of Braided Corrugated Hoses with Multiple Layers of Individual Braid Wires Using an ANSYS Implicit Solver. - July 2018• Mathematical modeling: created: universal 3-D helical braid generator software and optimized it for line-to-line contact of braid wires. • Excel & Visual Basic programming.

Contract Engineer - Column Engineering, Oak Brook, Illinois. Analyzed flexible, corrugated metal braided hose assemblies for the Space Launch System (SLS).• Engineering calculations: stress; fatigue; fracture; vibration; and natural frequency. • Prepared Boeing/NASA Structural Analysis Reports. • ANSYS/Workbench 2017 and PATRAN/NASTRAN Finite Element Analysis.• Benchmarked suitability of ANSYS and PATRAN/NASTRAN “Contact” algorithms for finite element analysis of flexible, metal, braided hose assemblies with multiple layers of helical braid wires. • SOLIDWORKS (2016) 3D CAD - solid and surface modeling. • Created mathematical Excel spreadsheet model of two-over, two-under, helical wire braid weave pattern with macros to export XYZ coordinate data point sets. • Created SOLIDWORKS macros to: import XYZ coordinate data point sets; extrude wire profiles along XYZ coordinate curves; and automatically create dual layer braid assemblies. • Researched elastic analysis of U-Shaped expansion joints under axial loads and internal or external pressures (U-Shaped, corrugated, flexible bellows).

2011-2013 StudentTriton College, River Grove, Illinois• StatisticsCollege of DuPage, Glen Ellyn IL• Advanced PhotoShop• High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography

Non-Engineering related. Construction (home remodeling).

Design and analysis of aircraft structural modifications for Internet equipment installations.• SOLIDWORKS (3D) modeling of complex, curved aircraft structures and Internet racks.• Finite Element Analysis (FEA): SOLIDWORKS.• Supervised aircraft prototype installations.

Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Experiment (n-EDM); PHENIX • Collaborated with: The University of Illinois; Los Alamos National Laboratory; and Brookhaven National Laboratory.• Nonlinear “Contact” Finite Element Analysis (FEA/FEM) using ABAQUS.• Performed structural analysis and designed linkage system supporting 11,500 pounds.• Researched material properties for cryogenic temperatures and selected fabrication materials.• Designed self-sealing cryogenic interconnect tube fittings (70 F - 0.4 K)• Conducted literature and patent searches.• MATHEMATICA; MATLAB; and AutoCAD.

University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois• Optical Methods in Mechanical Engineering (velocity measurements & holography)University of Southern California - (Internet/audit)• Optical Information Processing • Mathematical Pattern Recognition Triton College, River Grove IL• C++

Finite Element Analysis consultation.• Performed modal (vibration) and structural analyses of CATERPILLAR mining trucks and road graders. • Created and analyzed FEA models using SDRC/IDEAS and ABAQUS software packages.• Edited HYPERMESH finite element models for input into the ABAQUS solver.• Modified Pro/ENGINEER CAD geometry to remove unnecessary detail before meshing.

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn IL - Certificate in Photography Technology Triton College, River Grove IL• Pro/ENGINEER (3D)• Refrigeration & Air Conditioning• Applied Electricity for Refrigeration• Automotive Technology (diesel and gasoline engines)School of the Art Institute, Chicago IL• Holography

Researched fighter pilot neck injuries due to sustained high-G (acceleration) spinal loading.• Conducted independent research relative to: biomechanics; mathematical modeling & simulation; stress analysis; finite element analysis; fuzzy logic; biomedical instrumentation/testing and cadaver spine motion experiments • Prepared a funding proposal to the U.S. Office of Naval Research for conducting laboratory experiments and biomechanical modeling of sustained high-G fighter pilot neck injuries: “Extending Sustained High-G Tolerance and Reduction of Neck Injuries in Aviators.”Consultant (self employed) - Provided engineering and forensic (expert witness) consultation services.• Wilson Sporting Goods - Golf ball patent litigation.

1999 - 2000 TRIODYNE INCORPORATED, Niles IL - Senior Mechanical Engineer 1998 - 1999 AUTOMATED ANALYSIS CORPORATION / BELCAN CORPORATION, Lombard IL - Project Leader 1996 - 1998 S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY, Chicago IL - Senior Engineer/Consultant 1992 - 1996 ENGINEERING SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, Aurora IL - Senior Staff Engineer 1988 - 1992 BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE - Transmission & Engine Components Corp., Bellwood IL - Senior Product Analyst1985 - 1988 NORTHROP/GRUMMAN CORPORATION, Rolling Meadows IL - Senior Engineer