Ryan Powers Email & Phone Number

East Port Environmental Campus

System development, product analysis, line extensions, lift station pump design.

Personally responsible for intraocular lens design, material selection, bio-compatibility, and biomechanics in close collaboration with Doctor of Optometry.Currently in process of working with attorney on lens design (patent pending).

Port Charlotte High School

Completed and presented Senior Design Project involving design of compact, rechargeable, battery-operated inflator and digital controls package using rotary vane style pump for compression. Performed SolidWorks rendering and testing to gather empirical data and meet inflation time constraints. Completed and presented additional project and report on comprehensive analysis of design and cost of duct system for nitrogen gas transportation. Worked with design specifications, including given length of straight duct, number of duct bends, constant delivery and supply pressure, and given volumetric flow rate. Calculated total head loss for various duct diameters to determine necessary fan head rise to meet design requirements. Performed cost analysis for operating system continuously over five-year period.Completed coursework in Control of Mechanical Engineering Systems, Mechanical Design, Thermo-Heat Transfer Design, Dynamics and Controls System Design, Finite Element Analysis and Design, Intermediate Engineering Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials Laboratory, Manufacturing Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Laboratory, Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics, Numerical Methods of Engineering Analysis, Computer Programming for Engineers, Computer-Aided Graphics and Design, Analytical Geometry and Calculus, and Physics with Calculus. Gained machining and welding skills using mill, lathe, welders, and hand tools.Successfully designed and built self-propelled system, controlled through motor controller module, capable of collecting and relocating objects.Assisted in design of compact water purification system, capable of producing 30 gallons per hour of clean water, as contribution to Haiti relief efforts; worked specifically on making system portable and supporting sponsorship endeavors.Tutored Calculus and Physics students while maintaining own course load.