Timothy Lawler Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Full lifecycle ownership of valve and actuator hardware from proposals through development, manufacturing, qualification, and customer support. Experience with individual component development through system integration.Programs include Starliner, SLS/RS25, Orion, Phantom Express, NGI, GBSD, SCEPS

Greater Los Angeles Area

Durango, Colorado

• Engineering Experience
• Designed, analyzed, and maintained system to provide space simulation for rocket engine testing; validated hand and numerical analyses via experimental methods
• Investigated and proposed alternate vacuum systems to the President and upper management to maximize performance and minimize capital and marginal costs, with improvements of over 90% on marginal costs
• Determined cost to run altitude system based upon mass flowrates, rental costs, liquid nitrogen evaporation, etc. to create more accurate quotes, minimize cost overruns, and decrease quote turnaround time
• Analyzed customer hardware to help determine testing needs and optimize quality of data and cost
• Created formal documentation policies to track decision making and reduce lead time for future projectsMentorship/Management Experience

Columbus, Ohio

• Advisor: Dr Randall Mathison
• Conducted heat transfer research in the high pressure turbine section of a gas turbine engine
• Designed, ran, and analyzed an academic experiment concerning internal heat transfer in high pressure turbine blades
• Investigated the effect of Reynolds Number on flow structures and heat transfer in a turbulated serpentine passage
• Implemented a novel measurement technique for the lab (Transient Thermochromatic Liquid Crystals) to increase spatial resolution from four points per passage to thousands per passage and decrease build up from years to.
• Designed future rotating experiments for more representative flow physics and conditions

Monroe, Michigan

• Single person responsible in North America for all Original Equipment disc and fastener components, and sole point of contact for manufacturing teams, international teams, application engineers, internal supply chain.
• Responsible for designing and maintaining new and current disc valving components
• Designed, ran, and analyzed experiments to improve Tenneco and supplier manufacturing capability and decrease scrap
• Interfaced and negotiated pricing with tooling and part suppliers
• Collaborated with European and North American colleagues to implement new designs and ensure compatibility

Braunschweig Area, Germany

Researched methods of improving efficiency of Li-ion batteries for the automotive industryWorked in a research laboratory settingDesigned and ran experiments in an independent environmentDeveloped techniques and procedures for equipment new to the University

Glenview, Illinois

Redesigned and updated tools to meet new specificationsDesigned new mechanical systems and tools and tested the prototypesTroubleshot tools and redesigned parts for complianceAttended management brainstorm sessions and helped design new toolsWorked extensively in Solidworks and in the prototyping machine shop

Cleveland, Ohio

Worked during Presidential Election, under extremely hectic and complicated circumstancesHelped run the voting system on election nightsAssisted designing the ballotAided the process of determining precinct boundariesEntrusted by managers with confidential materials, leadership positions, and independent workTroubleshot registration systems and provided.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Northwestern University Marching BandFocus on Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Courses

Master’S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Manufacturing Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Northwestern University Marching BandFocus on Design for Manufacturing and Assembly.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Merit Finalist, National Honor Society

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering