Emily D. Pertl

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Morgantown, WV 26501

eo1okb@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Demonstrates program execution leadership (scope, schedule, and budget management), team and project estimating, tracking and reporting, understanding of the engineering design process, sound decision making, communication and networking skills. Performs tasks with a positive, team-oriented approach, plans and continues professional development.

EDUCATION

2005-2010 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering, Cumulative GPA 4.0/4.0

Relevant Course Work: Conventional Hybrid Emissions, Analytical Methods in Conduction Heat Transfer, Convection Heat Transfer, Linear Control Systems, Multiphase Flow

1999-2001 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Cumulative GPA 4.0/4.0

Relevant Course Work: Instrumentation in Engineering, Feedback Control in Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Thermodynamics I & II, Dynamics of Viscous Fluids, HVAC

1995-1999 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Relevant Course Work: Engineering Systems Designs, Problem Solving and Economics, Electric Circuits and Power Systems, Mechanics of Materials, Manufacturing Processes, Applied Thermodynamics I & II, Vibrations and Controls, Fluid Mechanics, Spanish I & II, Computer Aided Design, Numerical Analysis

WORK EXPERIENCE

2003-2011 Center for Industrial Research Applications, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Program Coordinator - Faculty Equivalent Academic Professional (FEAP)

-Manage multi-million dollar budgets for multiple advanced level research projects simultaneously

-Assist in writing research proposals and reports, prepare budgets, create project schedules and presentations

-Supervisor and/or manage up to 5 faculty & staff, 11 graduate assistants, and 12 undergraduate students

-Plan, organize, allocate resources to effectively manage research projects

-Develop database to manage all purchases, salaries, and travel for government and industrial research grants and contracts

-Handle unexpected events, take advantage of opportunities and events to achieve results that exceed expectations

-Effectively communicate with employees at all levels to achieve multi-level goals/missions

2001-2003 Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PA

Mechanical Engineer

-Coordinated with engineering colleagues, high-profile corporate representatives and facilities representatives to develop more cost effective and efficient prototypes

-Developed database to let the company effectively utilize on-the-shelf excess inventory, reducing new purchases and storage costs

-Created and analyzed quotations for blanket agreements, both for technical feasibility and financial cost

-Assisted in acquiring supplier partnership agreements to save at least 15% from previous year purchases

-Developed and managed company wide material masters and vendor masters in SAP

1999-2001 Engine Emissions Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Graduate Research Assistant

-Designed, constructed, and tested fieldable particulate collection system prototype

-Researched portable micro-dilution tunnel system to collect and evaluate particulate matter of heavy duty diesel engine emissions

-Wrote data acquisition software in Visual Basic and National Instrument’s Component Works

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring 2009 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Instructor

-Freshman Engineering Design (ENGR 101)

-44 undergraduate students

-Received 4.24/5.00 overall course rating on student evaluation of instruction

2003-2011 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Guest Lecturer

-Freshman Engineering Design I (ENGR 101), Freshman Engineering Design II (ENGR 102), Senior Engineering Design I (MAE 471) & Senior Engineering Design II (MAE 472)

-50-70 undergraduate students/section (freshmen); 8-15 undergraduate students (senior)

-Prepared all material for 2 sections (freshman) and 1 section (senior) each semester

-Instructed at least 30% of each course on design, teamwork & communication; MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); and MATLAB®

1997-1999 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Teaching Assistant

-Freshman Engineering Design I (ENGR 1) & Freshman Engineering Design II (ENGR 2)

-50-70 undergraduate students/section

-Assisted instructor with materials each semester

-Graded all reports, assignments, exams and quizzes

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Win 7/ Vista/ XP/2x/DOS, PHP/HTML, SAP, Oracle, Mathematica , Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, SQL Databases, MATLAB®/Simulink, ANSYS, CAD, ProEngineer, C programming, Quick Basic, Visual Basic, VBA

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

“Sensor Development for Smart Grid Multi-Agent System Development,” Michael Spencer, Ali Feliachi, Muhammad Choudhry, Franz A. Pertl, Emily D. Pertl and James E. Smith, International Journal of Research and Reviews in Computer Science, ISSN: 2079-2557, V.2 (2), pp 328-333, April 2011.

“CFD Analysis of a 15% Circulation Controlled Elliptical,” Henry Z. Graham IV, Gerald M. Angle II, Emily D. Pertl, Mary Ann Clarke, James E. Smith, International Journal of Research and Reviews in Computer Science, ISSN: 2079-2557, V.2 (2), pp 334-339, April 2011.

“Impact of Ground Effect on Circulation Controlled Cylindrical Surfaces,” Byron Patterson, Gerald M. Angle, Emily D. Pertl, James E. Smith, International Journal of Engineering, ISSN: 1985-2312, CSC Press, V.5 (1), pp 665-681, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, March/April 2011.

“Leadership Driven Innovation: The Role of the Engineer in Our Future,” Emily D. Pertl and James E. Smith, Innovative Studies: International Journal (ISIJ), ISSN: 2180-2157, V.1 (3), pp 28-39, January/February 2011.

“Experimental Protocol Development for a Passive Thermal Management System,” Emily D. Pertl, Daniel K. Carder and James E. Smith, International Journal of Latest Trends in Computing, ISSN: 2045-5364, V.1 (2), pp 41-46, December 2010.

“Hardware Platform for Multi-Agent System Development,” Michael Spencer, Ali Feliachi, Franz A. Pertl, Emily D. Pertl and James E. Smith, International Journal of Latest Trends in Computing, ISSN: 2045-5364, V.1 (2), pp 47-52, December 2010.

“Drag Reduction Methodologies for Circulation Control Applications,” Byron Patterson, David McGrain, Nicholas Hillen, Gerald M. Angle, Emily D. Pertl, and James E. Smith, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2010. Pending

“Complete Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance System for C130 Aircraft,” Zenovy S. Wowczuk, Emily D. Pertl, Mary Ann Clarke, James E. Smith, Capt. Scott Bjorge, and Lt. Col Ross McNutt, Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication, V.7 (6), pp 179-187, AIAA, Reston, VA, June 2010.

“Design of a Portable Micro-Dilution Tunnel Particulate Matter Emissions Measurement System,” Emily D. Pertl, Mridul Gautam, Franz A. Pertl, Daniel K. Carder, James E. Smith, Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, V.114 (4), pp 1498-1505, SAE International, Warrendale, PA, 2005.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

“Redesign of an Adjustable Slope Moving Ground Plane Wind Tunnel,” Matthew T. Boots, Meagan Hubbell, Gerald M. Angle II, Emily D. Pertl, and James E. Smith, ASME Paper No. PVP2011-57052. ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. July 17-21, 2010. Baltimore, MD.

“Delay in Flow Separation for Circulation Controlled Cylinders,” Byron W. Patterson, Gerald M Angle, II, Emily D. Pertl, James E. Smith, ASME Paper No. IMECE2010-37574, Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. November 12-18, 2010. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

“Pressure Gradient Prediction in the Vicinity of a Circulation Controlled Vertical Axis Wind Turbine,” David McGrain, Gerald M Angle, II, Emily D. Pertl, and James E. Smith, ASME Paper No. IMECE2010-39028, Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. November 12-18, 2010. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

“Performance Predictions of a Circulation Controlled – Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with Solidity Control (CC-VAWT),” Jay Wilhelm, Emily D. Pertl, Franz A. Pertl, James E. Smith, ASME Paper No. ES2009-90350, ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability. July 19-23, 2009. San Francisco, CA.

“Feasibility Analysis of an Add-On Roof System for ISO Containers,” Emily D. Pertl, Franz A. Pertl, Andrew Reeder, James E. Smith, AIAA Paper No. 2008-4352, Conference 40th Thermophysics Conference, June 23-28, 2008, Seattle, WA.

“Concept Development of a Pneumatically Driven, Fixed Root Circulation Controlled Helicopter,” Gerald M. Angle, Emily D. Pertl, Franz A. Pertl, James E. Smith, SAE Technical Paper Series No. (200*-**-****), Aerotech Congress & Exhibition, September 2007, Los Angeles, CA.

“Design of a Portable Micro-Dilution Tunnel Particulate Matter Emissions Measurement System,” Emily D. Pertl, Mridul Gautam, Franz A. Pertl, Daniel K. Carder, and James E. Smith, SAE Technical Paper Series No. (200*-**-****) Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition, October 24-27, 2005, San Antonio, TX.

“Evaluation of a Portable Micro-Dilution Tunnel Particulate Measurement System,” Emily D. Pertl, Daniel K. Carder, Mridul Gautam and James E. Smith, SAE Technical Paper Series No. (200*-**-****) Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition, October 24-27, 2005, San Antonio, TX.

“Development of a Remote Sensor Deployment System for Expanded C4ISR use of the C-130 Aircraft,” Jeffrey R. X. Auld, Emily D. Pertl, James E. Smith, SAE Technical Paper Series No. (200*-**-****), AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, October 3-6, 2005, Grapevine, TX.

“Instrumented Flight Test of an Experimental System for a Cargo Aircraft,” Zenovy S. Wowczuk, Gerald Angle II, Emily D. Pertl, James E. Smith, SAE Technical Paper Series No. (200*-**-****), AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, October 3-6, 2005, Grapevine, TX.

“West Virginia University Capabilities Statement in Support of the Vision Enhancement Technology Center,” Laura N. Stover, Emily D. Pertl, James V. Odom, Frances L. VanScoy, and James E. Smith, Developments in Vision Enhancement Technology and Their Evaluation: Proceedings of a Conference, ISBN: 0-9772098-0-6, Morgantown, WV, June 3-4, 2005.

Other Publications

“Passive Thermal Management of Solar Heat Flux Through Building Roof Structures,” Emily D. Pertl, DISSERTATION, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, August 2010.

“Development of a Micro-Dilution Tunnel System for In-Use, On-Board Heavy Duty Vehicle Particulate Matter Emission Measurement,” Emily D. Cirillo, THESIS, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, August 2001.

CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

“Energy Efficient and Seismic/Blast Resistant Buildings with Concrete-Filled FRP Sandwich Wall Panels,” co-PI with An Chen, WVU Research Corporation, Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (PSCoR), $25,000.00, July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011.

“Concrete-Filled FRP Sandwich Wall Panels for Energy Efficient and Seismic/Blast Resistant Buildings,” co-PI with An Chen, National Science Foundation (NSF), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, $50,000.00, July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012. Submitted

GRADUATE COMMITTEES

“Thermal Analysis of Tilted Roofs Composed of Two Separated Surfaces,” Orlando J. Ugarte-Almeyda, THESIS, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, August 2008.

UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING

“Heat Roof,” Jeffrey Conrad, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Summer 2010.

“Modular Economic Military Cooling Project,” Andrew Reeder, Joseph Allen and Stephen Parker, Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC), Charleston, WV, February 2007.

“Modular Economic Military Cooling Project,” Andrew Reeder, Joseph Allen and Stephen Parker, WVU Inaugural Day, Morgantown, WV, October 2007.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS

-Full Member of Sigma Xi (2011-Present)

-Member of CEMR Wellness Committee (2009-2011)

-Member of SAE Young Engineer’s Team (2008-Present)

-WVU Mountaineer Leadership Academy (MLA) Cohort #2 (2009-2011)

-Engineer Intern in Training

-Amateur Radio License No. KC8NAZ

-Participated in Lean Six Sigma

-Participated in 7 Habits of Effective People

-WVU Laboratory Safety Training

-WVU Forklift Training

-Actively participated in numerous WVU Training and Development seminars (2007-2011)

-Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

-Member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International

-Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

-SAE Technical Paper Reviewer

-Member of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) (2005; 2009-Present)

-Member of the WV Farm Bureau (2010-Present)

HONORS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

-President, Treasurer and charter member of Gamma Beta Phi – Honorary and Service Organization

--Serve as head representative for the organization

--Prepare monthly, semester, and annual financial reports

--Organize, chair and oversee all projects for 800 members

-Received President’s Student Service Award for outstanding community service and commitment

-Secretary & Treasurer of Wednesday Night Mixed Bowling League 2010-2011

--Chair and serve on Board of Directors

--Manage finances and achievement awards for league of 100+ bowlers

--Maintain all correspondence for the league and with the United States Bowling Congress (USBC)

-Member of Golden Key International Honour Society

-Member of Pi Tau Sigma – Honorary Mechanical Engineering Society

-Dean’s list Spring 1996, Spring 1997, Spring 1998, Fall 1998, and Spring 1999

-Volunteer Coordinator for American Heart Association

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