Patrick Mcinturff Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Lead Software Integrator for an HWIL lab. PATRIOT program.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Advisor: Dr. Phillip LigraniMaster's Thesis: Influences of Impingement Hole Shape and Small Roughness on Impingement Jet Array Heat Transfer ­
• Conducting a thermal analysis on the impingement system including conduction, convection, and thermal radiation to develop both a computational and analytical thermal model
• Studying and performing tests on multiple target plate/impingement plate pairs to compare heat transfer effects of varying shapes and roughness patterns
• Gaining experience with tasks such as: Pressure measurement, LabVIEW implementation, Temperature measurement, IR thermal camera operation, MATLAB & Excel data processing

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Advisor: Dr. Phillip Ligrani
• Worked with the supersonic wind tunnel project ­
• Project goal: to design and implement a wind tunnel to study the aerodynamics of aerospace vehicles in high­speed flow including but not limited to shockwave formations and interactions
• Aided in the research facility design and initial installation of all components, test sections, user interfaces, and safety features
• Operated the wind tunnel facility (operated pneumatic valves, manual valves, and a Labview interface) to perform initial testing

Huntsville, Alabama Area

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• Facilitated one­on­one and group tutoring sessions
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the material to properly aid the student in learning of the material
• Relevant classes tutored: Fluid Mechanics I, Thermodynamics I, Thermodynamics II, Intro to Heat & Mass Transfer

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• Aerospace/Transparencies Division
• ­Manufacturing, under the Finishing and Assembly Departments
• Conducted an airplane window resistance statistical study
• Used AutoCAD to create a production floor area cell layout and an electrical mapping drawing
• Conducted a Kaizen event to reduce area footprint, improve area workflow and increase process efficiency

Huntsville, Alabama

• Director for PASS(Peer Assisted Study Sessions) for 341 Thermodynamics I
• Facilitate study environment with groups of students in a Tutor-like setting

Lafayette, GA

• Appliance Division with Roper Corporation
• Part of the Constant Improvement Department
• Participated in Internal Kaizen weeks: Overall Projects to improve plant performance
• Worked on various projects including: - Changing the process of an assembly line- Creating pin maps detailing operators on the assembly line in an area- Creating and revising value stream maps of current assembly.

Master Of Science In Engineering - Mse, Mechanical Engineering, Gpa 3.667

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Gpa 3.777

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta PI Member ● American Society of Mechanical Engineers Member ● Pi Tau Sigma Member ● Salutatorian.