Engineer Power Plant

Joseph A. Thodiyil

*** ********** *****, **********, ** 45246

********@****.**.*** or ******@****.***.***

(H) 513-***-****; (C) 513-***-****; (W) 513-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Highly motivated Mechanical/ Structural Engineer seeking a challenging position as a heat

transfer, fluid systems and product design engineer

RELATED SKILLS

Computer aided engineering using ANSYS, Flow-Network Modeling, MATLAB, Dynamic

system simulation using SIMULINK

ANSYS heat transfer analysis

ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL) and design optimization

Advanced heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat exchanger “hand” calculations

Laboratory airflow testing

Aircraft engine undercowl component cooling, ventilation design and FAR Certification

Aircraft engine fire prevention engineering and FAR Certification

Aircraft engine combustor cooling analysis and design

Aircraft engine nacelles structural engineering and FAR Certification

Aircraft engine turbine blade cooling design and stress analysis

Gas turbine combustion system mechanical design

Gas turbine air inlet and exhaust silencer systems design

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COMPUTERS

Systems : PC & UNIX workstations

Languages : Excellent knowledge of FORTRAN, MATLAB

Software : ANSYS, MATLAB, SIMULINK, STAAD, Flow Master, Microsoft Office

EDUCATION

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

M. Eng., Mechanical Engineering, May 2002. GPA = 3.6/4.0

General Electric Advanced Courses in Engineering – Schenectady, NY

A, B & C Course Graduate, May 2001

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

B.S., Civil/ Structural Engineering, July 1986. GPA = 3.4/4.0

University of London

General Certificate of Education O-Level, July 1980

WORK EXPERIENCE

Belcan Engineering Group, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH - September 2012 to Present

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Heat Transfer

Thermal and Fluid Systems Engineer for Gas Turbine and Aircraft Engines

Successfully completed the design and Detailed Design Review (DDR) of the General Electric

Passport 20 aircraft engine Under-Cowl cooling and ventilation system in preparation for FAR

Certification

Successfully completed the GE Passport 20 core compartment cooling scoop airflow test plan

and the detailed design of the scaled model flow test fixtures

Successfully completed the detailed test and instrumentation plan for the GE Passport 20 core

compartment cooling system for First-Engine-To-Test (FETT) and the compliance engine on the

GE Flying Test Bed (FTB) in preparation for FAR Certification

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GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, OH: May 2001 – September 2012

Staff Mechanical Engineer

Developed the hybrid active-passive core compartment ventilation and cooling system for the

GE LEAP aircraft engine and successfully passed CoDR (Concept Design Review) and PDR

(Preliminary Design Review)

Developed laboratory airflow test plan for estimating flow discharge coefficients for the LEAP

core compartment cooling passive cooling holes

Completed the GE-Honda HF120 combustor heat transfer model and validated model against

demo engine test data

Successfully completed the HF120 combustor heat transfer PDR and DDR (Detailed Design

Review)

Completed the GE3000 combustor heat transfer model for CoDR

Completed the GEnx-1B engine fire prevention and safety analysis and design and FAR

certification

Completed the GEnx-1B High Pressure Turbine (HPT) Stage Two Blade (S2B) cooling design

Completed the instrumentation layout and the ANSYS stress and life analysis for the USAF JSF-

F136 S1B rig test at the WPAFB turbine research facility

Completed the GE CF34-10 Engine Inlet, Fan Cowl and Anti-Icing Systems Thermal,

Mechanical and Structural Design and FAR certification

General Electric Power Systems, Schenectady, NY: June 1997 – May 2001

Lead Mechanical/ Structural Engineer

Completed the mechanical design of the GE MS7001FB & MS9001FB Gas Turbine Combustion

system End Cover, Fuel Nozzle and Casings

Design of combustion system test stand for the MS9001FB Gas Turbine

Technical leadership of the GE MS7001FB Gas Turbine combustion system instrumentation for

Full-Speed-No-Load (FSNL) and field testing

Finite Element Heat Transfer and Stress Analysis of Gas Turbine Exhaust Silencer Systems

Functional specification of Gas Turbine Exhaust Silencer Systems

Technical evaluation of supplier Exhaust Silencer System proposals

Technical Review and Approval of Exhaust Silencer System Supplier Engineering design

calculations and drawings, large projects management

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American Air Filter (AAF) International, Louisville, KY: April 1996 - May 1997

Product Design Mechanical/ Structural Engineer III

Packaging of Solar Gas Turbine air inlet, exhaust and lubricating oil cooling systems on skids

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of air flow through air filter and evaporative

cooler houses for Westinghouse Gas Turbine applications, using FLOTRAN at low Reynolds

numbers

Structural analysis and design of filter houses, air inlet silencers, evaporative cooler house

frames and associated steel support systems for Gas Turbine applications using STAAD

Stress and deflection analysis of various AAF product lines at room and elevated temperatures

using ANSYS

Large projects management

Craig & Wilkins, Inc., Gardner, MA: February 1995 - April 1996

Product Design Mechanical/ Structural Engineer II

Engineering design proposals for air inlet and exhaust systems for Gas Turbine based power

plant applications

Conjugate finite element heat transfer and elastic-plastic stress analysis of expansion joints,

diffusers and diverter valves using ANSYS, for Gas Turbine power plant applications

Mechanical and structural analysis/design of tall steel exhaust stacks, lined exhaust ductwork

/silencers, air inlets, and support structures for Gas Turbine based power projects

Braden Manufacturing, Tulsa, OK: December 1991 - February 1995

Product Design/Project Engineer I

Structural/Mechanical design and instrumentation layout for fuel injection, water injection, and

lubricating oil cooling skids for Gas Turbine power plants

Mechanical and Structural analysis/design of Gas Turbine acoustical enclosures

Mechanical and structural analysis/design of tall steel exhaust stacks, lined exhaust

ductwork/silencers, air inlet ductwork/silencers, air filtration houses and support structures for

Gas Turbine power plant applications

Conjugate finite element heat transfer and elastic-plastic stress analysis of expansion joints,

diffusers and diverter valves using ANSYS, for Gas Turbine power plant applications

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HONORS & AFFILIATIONS

GE 1999 Six-Sigma Rally Competition “Greatest Customer Impact” award winner in Atlanta,

GA.

GE Six-Sigma Certified Green Belt

GE Stock Options award in March 2000

PE Certification in Mechanical/ Structural Engineering by April 2014

GENERAL INFORMATION

U.S. Citizen. Willing to relocate and travel as necessary

References available upon request

COURSEWORK

Advanced radiation heat transfer, Advanced calculus, Advanced thermodynamics, Solar and

HVAC Engineering, Analytical dynamics, Advanced conduction heat transfer, Advanced

convection heat transfer, Viscous flow, Heat exchanger design, Thermal energy storage system

design, Numerical methods in transport phenomena, Analytical methods – ODE, PDE, Finite

element analysis, Advanced finite element methods, Structural dynamics, Structural analysis and

design, Applied Electricity

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Jogging, Chess, MATLAB coding, Flow Network Modeling, ANSYS Heat Transfer, Simulation

of Dynamic Systems using Simulink, Mechanical/ Structural Design, Laboratory airflow testing

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