Jovan Jovicic

Jovan Jovicic, Ph.D. Home 484-***-****

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Swarthmore, PA 19081 E mail: acvx8u@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY:

Well rounded, adaptable, and highly motivated material scientist/mechanical

(aeronautical) engineer with excellent communication and presentation skills. Successful project management experience in both administrative and technical functions. Good interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to manage, as well as work as a team member, of the multidisciplinary research programs. EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA, 2003

MS, BS, Aeronautical Engineering, BELGRADE UNIVERSITY, Yugoslavia, 1994, 1988 ACQUIRED

SKILLS:

Experienced engineer with more than 10 years of industrial practice specializing in mechanics of materials, testing, material science, data analysis and technical communication. Creative problem solver and provider of pragmatic solutions founded in first principles of engineering and science; coupled with strong management skills with focus on safe work practices and people development.

Numerical modeling of static and dynamic behavior of structures. Mathematical modeling of impact and fracture mechanics problems of both traditional and advanced materials (polymers, ceramics, and composites). Fracture and deformation of materials, wave propagation, heat transfer, electromagnetic properties, computational simulation, finite element analysis

(CAE, Abaqus).

Material and structural design.

Project management experience.

Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

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EXPERIENCE:

E.I. DuPONT DeNEMOURS & CO., Engineering Technology, Wilmington, DE Jun 2005 – March 2016

Consulting Engineer

Expert in many areas of experimental mechanics that include testing of metals, ceramics, polymers, elastomers, sandwich structures, films, fibers, yarns, fabrics, composites and bio based materials.

Advanced Material Modeling, Stress and Failure Analysis (Structural Analysis), Finite Element Modeling and Analysis, High Velocity Impact Mechanics.

Experiments, measurements and computational analysis in various projects, including: Ballistics, Umbilical Hoses, Corian, Vespel, Food packaging, Photovoltaic, Tire program, etc.

Performed testing to characterize materials and structures including tension, compression, shear, flex, impact, fracture, fatigue, creep rupture, stress relaxation, both static and dynamic loading, high strain rate, ballistic testing Jovan Jovicic 2

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and visco elastic responses of materials.

Developed tests to characterize the failure envelope of ceramics, polymers and composites through the application of varying state of stress key information for the development of accurate failure laws.

Skilled with equipment, instrumentation and safety procedures to test materials over a wide temperature range, 150 C 450 C, and severe environmental conditions including humidity and harsh chemical atmosphere.

Proficient with optical (DIC) and all conventional strain measurement techniques.

Used ultrasound techniques (NDT) to measure anisotropic material properties

(longitudinal and shear wave analysis) and level of consolidation (voids concentration) of laminated composite structures.

Experienced with testing to ISO, ASTM and other industry based standards.

Summarized complicated data analysis in reports, technical articles and presentations for a wide audience including technical and non technical colleagues.

Served as lab interface between internal and external customers requiring development of project scope and working with customers to match testing capabilities with customers’ problems.

Managed lab technicians (hourly and salaried) that include training, workflow direction and other administrative tasks.

Managed customers’ expectations, budgets and equipment resources.

Communicated with contractors, technicians, technologists and engineers to build teams to solve problems on short timelines.

WIDENER UNIVERSITY, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chester, PA September 2003 – August 2005

Assistant Professor

Teaching several undergraduate and graduate courses

Research program: The Effect of Volume on the Shear Strength of End Grain Balsa Wood, sponsored by the Naval Army Research Office. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA September 2003 – August 2004

Consultant and Graduate students Mentor

Predictive Modeling of Toughening Micromechanisms in Glass Particle/Resin Composites for Dental Application, sponsored by NIH. DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Philadelphia, PA

October 1996–December 2002

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Research assistant

Numerical Modeling of Impact Performance of Gradient Design Composite Materials in the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) sponsored by the US Army Research Office.

Design and modeling of near net shaped braided preforms. Centre of Physical Sciences, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore Drexel University, joined program.

Mechanical Behavior of Bioactive Composite Bone Tissue Substitutes for Dental Reconstruction, sponsored by Therics Inc. Co.

Tensile Behavior and statistical analysis of Single Glass Fibers, sponsored by PPG Industries, Inc.

Impact Resistance Study and Modeling of Conveyor Belt, Drexel University Goodyear joined program.

Gradient Design Composite Materials for Armor Vehicles, Drexel University ARO joined program.

New Materials for Extremities Protection, Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, Akron University.

BELGRADE UNIVERSITY, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

September 1988 – August 1996

Lecturer, Department of Aeronautical Engineering,

Teaching Theory of Elasticity and Aeroelasticity HONORS:

Recognition Award for Work on the launch of DuPont Kevlar® XP H170 for Hard Armor, November 2010.

Recipient of Presidential Award for Graduates from Drexel University for the presentation entitled “Modeling of the Dynamic Response of Ultra High Impact Resistant Ultra Light Composites”, May, 1998.

Research Assistantship from Drexel University 1996 2002.

Recipient of the prize for the best master’s thesis in 1994 by the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce.

Recipient of the prize for the best student in 1983 by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

PUBLICATIONS: Author of more than fifteen technical articles. LANGUAGES: English, Serbian.

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