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San Jose, CA, US

Greensboro, North Carolina, US

Developing battery back in eVTOL (electric-Vertical-Take-Off-Landing) aircraft leveraging STARCCM+ (CFD) and Reduced-Order-Modeling to study operational loads, charging cycles, and to mitigate battery thermal runaway.

Fremont, California, US

Developing the thermal management of battery systems, certifying product per UL, NFPA.

Hanover, Maryland, US

Contracted by Allegis (Aerotek/EASI) in hardware testing of Mixed Reality devices (at Micrsoft)* Primary Role: developing Thermal Test Station at factory EOL (end of line).* Using C#/.NET framework to telemetrically connect to devices, receiving power, temperature and other signals. Customizable XML libraries dictate test flow. Calibrating power levels.

Foster City, California, US

• Zoox is developing robotic taxi service. In the Thermal Integration team, I supported development of L5 vehicle by using CFD/Thermal analysis.
• Developed in-house method of Vehicle Aerothermal with STARCCM+. The location of radiators and fans posed special challenges in both the model and design. With the CFD results offered several design options, such as.
• Heat protection study of PCB/ECU using STARCCM+.
• Hydraulic-thermal model of water-cooled PCU, studying pressure restrictions, cooling effectiveness; collaborated closely with DRE with incremental changes to Manifold to improve the flow distribution.

两江, 重庆, CN

• SF Motors, later named Seres, designs BEVs and PHEVs produced in Chongqing, China. While based in the vehicle group at this start-up, I served both vehicle and powertrain divisions, collaborated with battery teams, and.
• Filled role of HVAC engineer during early concept phase, by coordinating with suppliers, visiting potential testing facilities, and by defining system attributes and targets.
• Learned process of vehicle programming, product validation, and regulatory certification.
• Built partnerships with powertrain and battery groups for successful system integration.
• Mentored and taught intern how to build and tune a hydraulic model in GT-suite.
• Developed a novel method to accurately predict temperatures in battery module using conjugate heat transfer model, validating it with test probes.

Calumet, MI, US

• TAI delivers heat transfer software and services to commercial and government customers.
• Predicted temperatures in LV battery during hot conditions of vehicle cycle.
• Predicted effect of different paint coatings on energy consumption during cabin simulations.
• Built working models for potential customers to demonstrate the capability of CoTherm to couple TAITherm with CFD programs such as STAR-CCM+.
• Supported customers, wrote user-guides, recorded training videos.
• Assisted software release by sharing user experience and bugs in exploratory tests.

• DEP provides services and software to model optimization.
• Staffed 12 months at Fiat-Chrysler in Auburn Hills, MI, then at DEP’s Troy office.
• Modeled flow in intake manifolds, validated with temperature and pressure data.
• Identified discrepancy in test results caused by a leaky prototype.
• Studied dozens of morphed designs to achieve balanced flow in engine manifolds.
• Other projects: pressure loss optimization of diesel exhaust system; tuning O2 sensor location; generating compressor map from 3D models; using GT-power to predict impact back-pressure on engine performance.

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein Westfalen, DE

• Pierburg is a division of Rheinmetall Automotive supplying emission parts like EGR-valves.
• Prepared parts in CATIA-V5, meshed with ICEM-CFD, computed with ANSYS-CFX.
• Predicted temperatures in EGR modules with comprehensive conjugate heat transfer CFD model over the course of three design stages, now in produced in GM Duramax.
• Computed pressure loss in EGR-valve, later validated by prototype samples, and generated valve-lift curves for end of line tests.

• Contracted by Aerotek. MBNA develops electric powertrain for platforms such as Smart EV.
• Conducted thermal tests of electric motor; processed test data with Matlab.
• Sorted and analyzed stress data from durability testing; then used Rainflow Analysis to generate a 90-minute test cycle representing 60 hours of mechanical fatigue.

Auburn Hills, MI, US

• FEV offers services for powertrain development with world HQ in Aachen, Germany.
• Computed steady-state and transient CFD models of turbo-charged manifolds, teaming with designers during two design stages to balance flow and pressure.
• Guided the design of the upstream snorkel by using my own novel method of sampling the charge-air-cooler that correlated to the downstream cylinder induction.
• Modeled fluid storing and releasing 5000 bars of pressure in Hydraulic Hybrid system. Program funded by EPA-420-F-09-066,used in delivery and sanitation trucks.

Melville, NY, US

• CD-adapco (now part of Siemens), sells CFD software and services.
• Analyzed aero-thermal CFD models sing STAR-CD consisting of 20 million elements.
• Analyzed results per customer’s expectations, answered Tech Support queries.

Hoboken, NJ, US

Assisted in the instruction of Heat & Mass Transfer, Intro to Chemical Engineers, Thermodynamics, Developed and instructed the in-silico laboratories for undergraduate Bioengineering curriculum.

» Manufacturing of generic pharmaceuticals (meaning not patented or branded) in injecting vials.» Ensured the safety, strength, quality, identity and purity of the pharmaceutical products by testing the equipment and processes per the company's standards based on governmental regulatory standards (FDA, DEA, and EPA), especially pertaining to CFR 21 parts.

Synthesised organic, latex particles measuring around 180nm in diameter, while using ultra-emulisification (ulta-sonfiier), that would then be imprinted with chemically specific amino acids, that then was impregnated into filter-membranes. This INTERNSHIP was sponsored by the Deutsche Akademsiche Austauschdienst (DAAD) and in cooperation with IAESTE.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Analyzed how the neurotoxic Di-isoproply-flouro-phosphate (DIFP) distributed through the cross-linked, poly-urethane foam that had been developed to swab hazardous surfaces. The study informed how the polyurethane foam absorbed significant quantities of the neurotoxin as a thirsty sponge, despite omitting the expensive enzymatic inhibitor.Research funded.

B.S.Eng., Chemical Engineering; German Language

M.Eng., Chemical Engineering