Rafaa Esmaael

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313-***-**** acrz6q@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a full-time position in Mechanical Engineering utilizing CAD, CAE static and fatigue analysis of mechanical components.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Tech. University, Southfield, MI, 2015 Thesis Title: New Approaches to predict fatigue parameters of steels from monotonic properties and Estimation of elasto-plastic localized Stresses and Strains. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Tech. University, Southfield, MI, 2011 Master of Science in Material Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 1999 Bachelor of Science in Material Engineering, Alfatah University,Tripoli, Libya, 1991 SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

MS Office, CAD using CATIA 5

ABAQUS, fe-safe, ANSYS.

Matlab

Languages: Fluent in Arabic, Some Italian.

RELATED COURSE WORK

Design of Experiment (DOE) Automotive Structural Analysis Fatigue Analysis Fracture Mechanics Random Vibration & Spec. Analysis Finite Element Analysis Structural Stability Advanced Dynamics Engineering Analysis I & II Comp. Fluid dynamics Acoustics Advanced Thermodynamics EXPERIENCE

A graduate Research Assistance at Lawrence Tech. University in Mechanical Eng. Department, Dec. 2011- Jul 2015.

Worked at COMAU Company, performed a stress analysis using ABAQUS for a spot welding VersaGun side plate under static and fatigue loads, 2014.

Instructor - Omar Al-mukthar University, teaching:

Metallurgical Eng. Department, Jun 2006 – Jul 2008.

Jowfe Oil Technology, Benghazi, Libya, Jan 1992- Jun 2006.

Worked as a Materials failure inspection engineer.

Worked as a group supervisor for metal fatigue and corrosion inspection in oil fields and refineries. PUBLICATIONS

Correlations among monotonic tensile properties and simple approximations that predict strain- controlled fatigue properties of steels. SAE World Congress & Exhibition, 201*-**-****.

Presentation at SAE, COBO Center, 2013.

Estimation of elastic-plastic behavior at notches under uniaxial cyclic loading. SAE World Congress & Exhibition 201*-**-****.

Presentation at SAE, COBO Center, 2015.

References: Available upon request.