EMPLOYMENT
ADVANCED MATERIALS ENGINEER
Dates: November 2005-Present
Company: Aluminum Precision Products Inc. (APP)
Address: 3333 West Warner Ave., Santa Ana CA, 92704
Description: Team leader of Forge Process Improvement (FPI) who developing strategies for cost reduction, and improvement quality and efficiency of forging processes within the company. I train and certify heat treatment employees. I review and analyze the quality of forging based on simulation notify designers of adjustments that must be made. Part of my duties included factory surveillance for manufacturing trouble shooting and localizing sources of product defecting the forging process. Other duties include communications with colleagues and management for correct of defects. Product failure analysis when customers present with a defect in a product sold by APP. Provide professional advice on the material characteristics of aluminum and titanium products. Directly supervise product quality in relation to heat treatment, chemical milling and any materials processing done outside APP. I assist the engineering manager in evaluating the performance of our department. I am also in charge of a materials database for use by designers. Designed and executed a quality control analysis lab certified by Bell Helicopter and National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program. Manufactured Composite
DATABASE CONTRACTOR
Dates: January 2005- November 2005
Company: Mvision MSC Software Database Engineering
Address: 2 MacArthur Plaza, Santa Ana CA 92707
Description: I was involved with a team that built a database of physical and mechanical properties of multiple materials for use in Finite Elements Analysis (FEA) and computation. Daily activities included, research and data validation for use in simulation. Organizing the database structure providing communication with supervisors about the progress of the database.
APPLICATION ENGINEER, INTERN
Dates: February 2004-January 2005
Company: Mvision MSC Software Database Engineering
Address: 2 MacArthur Plaza, Santa Ana CA 92707
Description: I worked with a team involved in Explicit Dynamic and Fluid Structure Interaction (Dytran). My specific projects were simulations of bird crashes on airplane turbans and bicycle accidents. Activities within the projects included computations of mechanisms of failure. I also created an instruction manual for how to use the simulation program.
RESEARCH/TEACHING
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Dates: 2002-2004
University: UC Irvine, CA
Department: Materials Engineering
Description: I was involved in the design and development of nano and micro scale materials and in shaping memory alloys using Equal Channel Angle Pressing (ECAP). I created a more precise ECAP model for finite analysis of titanium alloys and manufactured fatigue and creep testing machines. I also studied the relationship between creep and fatigue behavior of the microstructure in Nitinol, a shape memory alloy and analyzed the structure of Nitinol and nano titanium with TEM. The purpose of the studies done with nitinol was for use in the human body.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Dates: 1999-2000
University: Shiraz, University, and Shiraz, Iran
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Description: As a teaching assistant, for physical chemistry and thermodynamics a would shadow the lectures, create problem sets and tutor students on the course materials. I would also assist the professor in grading quizzes and homework. I enjoyed connecting with other students and providing assistance to them. Teaching allowed me greater understanding of thermodynamics and physical chemistry while working with a professor I admired.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, MATERIALS SCIENCE
Dates: 1998-1999
University: Shiraz University, Iran
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Description: I was involved in a project for high voltage chrome (black chromium) coding and application for making absorptive materials with minimum reflection.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY HISTORY
PRESIDENT OF ASM UC IRVINE CHAPTER
Dates: September 2004-June 2005
Address: UC Irvine, California
Organization: American Society of Materials (ASM), UC Irvine Chapter
Description: As president, I established UC Irvine chapter for the American Society of Materials. Activities included recruitment of new members, improvement meetings with the Orange County chapters, organizing field trips to research and technical centers, high-school outreach to encourage pursuing a career in engineering, mentoring of peers, recruited professional lecturers for the society meetings, communications coordinator.
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TOASTMASTERS
Dates: September 2005- November 2008
Address: Club 316, Irvine California
Organization: Toastmasters
Description: As a public relations manager, I was in charge of recruiting new members for which our chapter received a recruitment award. I was also involved in presentations, coordination of meetings...
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