Steve Sweet Email & Phone Number

New London/Norwich, Connecticut Area

• Active DOD Secret Clearance
• Finite element (FE) structural acoustic / vibration analysis of submarine propulsion and shafting components
• Creation of hyperelastic material models from coupon test data
• Fit viscoelastic material properties to FE models to match full-scale component test data
• Dynamic testing of natural rubber samples to aid in the design of new components
• Used vendor-provided creep data to investigate component preload over time

• Designed a vibration test fixture for the Mk.VI VW Golf door to determine the reliability of new door panel fasteners developed by A. Raymond
• Created preliminary designs of intelligent fuel line connectors
• Assisted in translating documents from German to English

• Assisted in designing the M240-SLR, a semi-auto version of the M240 Light Machine Gun
• Redesigned the M240-SLR trigger group, reducing trigger pull from 12 lbf to 6 lbf
• Analyzed a part failing under low-cycle impact fatigue and increased life to a calculated 300,000 cycles with a prototype sustaining 39,000 cycles without failure or detected cracks

• Designed new manufacturing equipment and created detailed drawing packages
• Assisted manufacturing floor with tooling issues
• Designed and conducted an experiment to reduce the time required in the post cure process of a specific elastomeric compound

Master Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

• Concentrations in Materials Science and Mechanics and Design • Graduated with Highest Honors

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Human Powered Vehicle Team • Graduated with Highest Honors