CV Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Engineer, Reliability

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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am interested in a structural engineering job with your company. I have worked for Bell Helicopter for the past 5 years doing a combination of structural analysis and aircraft survivability. I have been working with LS-Dyna doing explicit finite element analysis. I was part of a team that pioneered finite element analysis of hydrodynamic ram. Our team also created methodologies and best practices for analyzing high explosive incendiary rounds impacting advanced composite structures. I have extensive modeling experience using MSC.PATRAN, and have performed static finite element analysis using MSC.NASTRAN.

I am currently the lead ballistic survivability analyst at Bell Helicopter. I am in charge of AH-1Z and UH-1Y ballistic vulnerability analysis. This includes creating probability of kill tables from live fire test data, updating the target description model, conducting the vulnerability analysis, and presenting the results to the customer. Besides the H-1 program I have worked on the V-22 program completing the Block B assessment. I am also working with the Army on the ARH program. I am responsible for maintenance and changes of all the target description models and I created the ARH target model that the Army is using in their ballistic vulnerability analysis.

I graduated with my BS in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2003. I am currently enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) seeking an ME in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. At the end of this semester I will have completed 22 hours of a 36 hour program. My expected graduation date is the Fall of 2010. I currently hold an active US TOP SECRET clearance.

My experience with structural design has not been in the traditional fields of steel and concrete. I have had several courses in composite structural design, basic and advanced structural theory, dynamics, fluid mechanics and propulsion. While I am not familiar with the standard code books, I am very familiar with the structural principles. In general, the design and construction methods used in the aerospace field are of a “one-off” nature and do not have applicable design codes.

I was also a member of the team that received the Textron Innovation Award last year. The process for receiving this award is very rigorous and teams throughout the Textron Corporation compete. I was the lead analyst on the Survivable Affordable Repairable Airframe Program Virtual Prototyping and Validation (SARAP VP&V) Program for which we won this award. In addition to this I wrote a significant part of the report submitted to the Advanced Army Technology Directorate (AATD). These results have since been published in several papers through AIAA, AHS, and other industry forums.

I realize that all of my experience to date has been in the Aerospace field but my true interest lies with structural design and analysis. This being said I would love the opportunity to broaden my knowledge of structural design into other fields and applications.

I appreciate the opportunity to present my qualifications to you and hope to be speaking with you soon.

Senior Engineer, May 2003 – Present
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Hurst, TX

Engineering Research Assistant, January 2003 – May 2003
TEES Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Under Graduate Research Assistant, January 2001 – July 2002
Oran W. Nicks Low Speed Wind Tunnel, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Masters of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (Expected Date of Graduation, December 2010)
University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Arlington, TX

Bachelor of Science
Aerospace Engineering, Date of Graduation, May 2003
Texas A&M University, College Station TX

Finite Element Analysis
- Performed high explosive blast analyses against advanced composite structures that accurately predicted structural fracture and ultimate failure
- Performed hydrodynamic ram simulations that correctly predict projectile trajectory and tumble as well as resultant structural displacement
- Performed penetration analysis of armor panels
- Performed birdstrike analysis for the BA 609 aircraft
- Performed static analysis for numerous aircraft flight conditions
- Experience using classical structural theory
Aircraft Survivability
- Lead Ballistic Vulnerability Analyst
- Performed the AH-1Z and UH-1Y Final EMD Ballistic Vulnerability Analysis
- Created the ARH Target Models for the U.S. Army
- In charge of the CV-22 and MV-22 Ballistic Vulnerability Assessment
Software Proficiency
- LS-Dyna
- MSC.NASTRAN and MSC.PATRAN
- Certified as a basic CATIA operator
- Familiar with AutoCAD, ACAD, Solidworks
- Microsoft Office Packages
- Linux and Unix system operator

Mechanical Skills
- Employed as a machinist assistant for approximately 1 year
- Qualified on a mill and lathe to +/- 0.0005 accuracy
- Assisted in Ballistic test set ups and testing
- Conducted and assisted in numerous Hydrodynamic Ram tests