Career Status
Sept 2014 June 2014 May 2013
Graduate educated mechanical engineer with skills in CFD (computational fluid dynamics), CAD (computer aided design), and programming seeking a position with an emphasis on research and design.
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Thesis: A verification of steady state discontinuous solutions using the method of manufactured solutions for finite volume computational fluid dynamic codes
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Clemson University, Clemson, SC
GPA: 3.87, Magna Cum Laude, General and Departmental Honors Honors Thesis: Development and design of a magnetostrictive alternator
Work Experience
Summer Research, Air Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
• Verified the computational fluid dynamic code AVUS (Air Vehicles Unstructured Solver) using the method of manufactured solutions for its use with Euler and Navier-Stokes governing equations.
• Developed generic verification procedures for CFD solutions with discontinuities.
• Produced instructional examples for engineers using a suite of ANSI C libraries written for symbolic
manipulation, Gaussian process regression, and quasi-random sequences.
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Teacher Clemson University, Clemson, SC
• Led a sophomore engineering lab which included concepts of strength of materials, fluid dynamics, metrology, ladder logic programming, and metal machining.
• Responsibilities included preparing and delivering lectures, overseeing student experiments, and grading.
• Was the leader for a group of 7-8 graduate teachers which included training as well as first year mentoring.
• Augmented the reverse engineering and metrology modules to address traditionally difficult learning objectives.
General Electric Fall and Summer Internship Greenville, SC
• Completed rotations in gas turbine accessories, wind turbine fleet support, and wind turbine gearboxes.
• Projects included ice detection using FFTs to prevent blade failure, metal fragment identification in oil to signal gearbox maintenance, and tool creation for consistent bolt elongation at the base of turbine towers.
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