Onasis Garcia

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El Paso, TX 79924 accn4i@r.postjobfree.com

Education

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2011 GPA: 3.63/4.00

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2007 GPA: 3.50/4.00

Professional Experience

Independent Contractor - Home improvement/Construction (02/13-present)

Leading Foreman/Handyman

-Carry out home improvement/reconstruction projects. Projects include tiling, wall installation and repair, landscaping,

pergola, porch, & deck design and construction, room additions, electrical and plumbing installation and repairs,

framing, concrete works, etc.

-Perform custom home improvement projects with the aid of engineering design, 3D CAD (Solid Works and/or Pro-E),

and engineering principles.

-Lead a team of 3-5 handypersons, and handle the contracting, budgeting, negotiation, and financials of projects.

W Silver Inc. (05/12 – 01/13)

Mechanical Engineer

- Supported the engineering and maintenance department as a project lead engineer assisting with emerging projects, and

provided hands on support to manufacturing facilities and industrial equipment.

-Managed the design, fabrication, transition, and installation of a new conveyor and other equipment machinery as p art

of a new production process.

-Developed engineered 3D CAD designs & drawings in Solid Works with corresponding engineering documentation and

specifications for onsite and offsite tool/equipment fabricators.

-Lead several tests, design of experiments, and troubleshooting processes on ordinary maintenance routines and other

novel project implementations.

- Regularly applied engineering principles and executed method of measurements, design optimization, relating to

hydraulics, combustion and heat transfer, rotating equipment, tooling and plant machinery design.

cSETR at UTEP (01/11 – 12/11)

Research Assistant (thesis)

-Conducted research, experimentation, design of experiments, and analysis of thermal characteristics of intricate

materials through deposition techniques to discern materials with high heat tolerance, for the advancement of future

energy demands.

-Developed new tools and/or tool modifications, with 3D CAD (NX, Pro-E) to develop particular test set-ups which

allowed conducting specific experimentations/tests.

-Investigated thermoelectric properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and silicon carbide (SiC) nanoparticles, and resolved

problems often seen in research through capability studies.

-Obtained a comprehensive understanding of semiconductor physics and doping processes .

-Exercised extensive use of industrial lab instrumentation, control devices, and electrical/mechanical equipment layouts.

WYLE-CAS Inc (11/08 – 01/11)

Data Manager/System Analyst

-Managed a Data Collection Management Plan (DCMP), and lead operation procedures to obtain reliable data collections

gathered from test events.

-Gathered and analyzed project requirements to develop testing and data collection specifications, and further conducted

prototype testing and data collection trials to improve on data analysis procedures.

-Organized meetings and maintained working relationships with top management and other teams to identify resources,

resolve project management matters, and develop courses of action.

- Presented findings and advised leaders on overall capability studies with the utilization and performance of ARMY

acquisition systems.

-Set-up and sustained a SQL database repository, and a standalone network for data reduction and analysis.

FAST Center at UTEP/Lockheed Martin (10/05 - 10/08)

Design Engineer

Lockheed Martin Grant Awarded to UTEP

-Designed 3D CAD (Pro-E) test mock-ups for the Orion Crew Module, Service Module, and Heat Shield components for

the NASA Constellation Project, and also managed engineering documentation.

-Developed finite element model analysis to assess the structural and modal (acoustic) integrity of the fixtures.

-Performed conventional hand calculations of mass and inertia distribution on the fixtures, and carried other complex

simulations with the aid of CAE software (Excel, MATHLAB, or MSC ADAMS).

Boeing Co. Grant Awarded to UTEP

-Conducted reverse engineering on CAD models of various part design as specified by Boeing.

-Developed new designs and design modifications between Catia v5 and Pro-E models as part of a CAD transition

project.

Threat Systems Management Office & Sandia N.L. Grants Awarded to UTEP

Research Assistant/Engineering Analyst

-Simulated specific energy and load conditions as specified by TSMO by performing analysis with the aid of CAE

software (HyperWorks, Optistruct, Nastran).

- Employed Design of Experiment (DOE) procedures, and verified and validated computer aided models in contrast to

actual vibrations of solid structures.

Skills/Credentials

Computer Software Experience: MS Office Products, LabView, MatLAB, and SPSS PASW Modeler.

Computer Operating Systems (basic): UNIX, Linux, MS DOS, MAC.

CAD/CAE Software Experience: NX, Pro-E, CATIA, Solid Works, AutoCAD, HyperWorks, Optistruct, Nastran.

Computer Language and Code Experience: C, C++, Visual Basic, SQL.

Other: Good oral and written communication skills, problem solving skills, Bilingual in English and Spanish.

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