Work Experience
Mechanical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories Aug ’13 – Present
-Design engineer responsible for the design, development and qualification of four unique components.
-Performed qualification work on components to validate design in relevant environments. Tests include random vibration, shock, resonance hammer and static loading.
-Principal investigator for unique composite technology. Responsible for budgeting, work planning, experimental scope and program direction.
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Utah Aug ’12 – July ‘13
-Responsible for the design, development, modeling and testing of a metal hydride heat pump to be used as climate control for electric vehicles. Funding provided by ARPA-E in collaboration with GM and HRL.
-Developed new material characterization models and model validation techniques for metal hydride heat pumps.
Engineering Intern, Northrop Grumman June ‘11 –Aug ‘12
-Developed G2000 Gyroscope bearing resistance test station using Solidworks and Labview.
-Used Minitab to perform statistical analysis on process experiments to determine necessary process changes.
-Developed and implemented troubleshooting processes for manufacturing operators resulting in the reduction of the number of failures engineering had to evaluate from 1-4/day to 2-5/week.
Engineering Intern, Nexant April ‘10 –June ‘11
-Developed sophisticated Excel models to predict energy savings by installing high efficiency equipment.
-Responsible for administering the Questar ThermWise Business Rebates program which awards rebates for installing high efficiency equipment, resulting in over 50,000 DThs of natural gas savings in 2010.
-Inspected commercial and residential systems to insure that installation complied with program requirements.
Education
MS/BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, SLC UT Summer 2013
Academic Performance - Graduate GPA 3.96 / Undergraduate GPA 3.86
-Perfect 800 on the Quantitative section of the GRE
-Passed NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
Relevant Coursework
-Graduate Classes: Intermediate Dynamics, Composite Materials, Finite Element Method (ANSYS), Intermediate Thermodynamics, Advanced Radiation, Aerospace Propulsion, Thermal System Design
-Masters research: Metal hydride thermal batteries for climate control in electric vehicles
•Developed Matlab simulations of thermal battery performance and heat transfer rates to optimize design.
•Designed experimental setup in Solidworks to quantify material properties and ass...
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