Personal sabbatical to resolve a family emergency.

* Engineering design of components for various types of logging equipment.* Performed engineering calculations to assure design integrity of equipment to prevent failures.

* Developed proprietary technology for the development of new brake rotor designs by integrating CFD & FEA analysis techniques.* CFD analysis included rotation of rotors upto 60mph, braking to slow heavy vehicle and generate heat, cooling of rotor due to airflow caused by rotation.* Transferred data from CFD to FEA module for stress and deflection analysis.* Wrote instruction manual and conducted training on new rotor design and analysis techniques.* Wrote heat generation equations using calculas and various engineering principles to determine amount of heat generated in rotor during braking to slow a vehicle at various speeds.* Performed engineering failure analysis on mechanical systems as required.* Performed bolted joint analysis on braking components to verify design integrity.

• Perform engineering failure analysis on mechanical systems as required.• Prepare engineering drawings, bills of materials and engineering specifications to enable the complete manufacturing of pump products.• Create multipart assemblies using CAD systems.• Read and interpret drawings, specifications, and engineering procedures.• Review FOP’s, customer orders, and specifications.• Delegate work to design engineers and drafters. Review work of other to assure designs are cost effective, conform to customer requirements and follow company standards.• Perform detailed design calculations to validate design features. Check and approve design calculations performed by design engineers.• Participates in administrative functions of the department, including order and design review meetings.• Provides support to tendering, and manufacturing as required. • Adhere to company and department policies, procedures, and standards.• Support, cooperates with, and participates in company-wide LEAN and EHS Management System which includes following all safety, health and environmental policies and procedures. Supports and cooperates in company-wide Quality Management Standards.

Static and dynamic analysis of structures (baseplates) securing rotating machinery (pumps & motors) including:• Vibration analysis: Natural frequency analysis to identify resonance between rotating machinery and mounting structure.• Shaft-end deflection analysis: Stiffness analysis of mounting structure to determine pump shaft end deflection during system operation.• Structural Analysis: Stress analysis of baseplate components, welds, and bolting.• Lifting Analysis: Structural analysis of baseplate during a lifting event.Seismic (earthquake) analysis of vertical emergency feed water pumps for nuclear facilities:• Evaluation of stresses according the ASME BPVC Sections II, III, VIII.• Lateral analysis of vertical pump.Thermal and static analysis of pumps for high temperature applications (molten salts project). Pump casing (pressure vessel) analysis subjected to external nozzle loading and high internal pressures.• Evaluation of stress, casing deformation and gasket tightness between mating parts.Creation of various excel tools to complete complex and time consuming engineering calculations.• Mass moment & area moment of inertia tools for various geometric shapes• Equivalent force & moment tool for several forces in 3D space• Piping stress tool for internal pressure and external applied loads using Mohr’s Circle• Wind drag force calculation tool• Custom tools for evaluating stresses in vertical pumps for nuclear applications.• Custom tools for generating reports for nuclear applications.Extensive use of ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code to qualify designs.Write ANSYS APDL code to simplify and increase efficiency of routine analysis tasks.Make recommendations to resolve design failures.Perform complex machine design stress calculations.Write detailed reports on analysis performed.Analysis work performed using ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS APDL, and in house FEA code.

Design custom concreting and shoring systems for walls and slabs.Special training in tunneling, bridge shoring, and wall climbing systems.Perform finite element analysis and hand calculations to verify design integrity.Perform site service to help clients properly assemble products.Create drawings and BOM’s for each system designed

Instruct college level students in various mathematics subjects.

Lead Engineer Finite Element Analysis Engineer for the IMS Division of Credence.Designed complex mechanical fixtures for various applications.Managed all phases of assigned design projects from concept to end of product life cycle.Created concepts, 3D CAD models, and prototypes of new products.Assembled and tested prototypes for functionality.Managed manufacturing projects assigned to outside vendors.Worked closely with machinists and other vendors to produce cost effective partsConducted engineering design reviews that included sales, marketing, and site-service personnel.Worked closely with manufacturing to create assembly documentation.Investigated product failures by interviewing customers, manufacturing, and site-service personnel.Integrated FEA (stress, bending, and thermal analysis) into engineering design process.Researched and recommended FEA software suitable for mechanical engineering department.Designed complex mechanical fixtures for computer systems using 3D CAD software.Performed non-destructive testing to optimize new designs using FEA technology.Reduced cost and time to market of new products using FEA technology.Create drawings and BOM’s for logistics to order parts.