Engineer Mechanical Engineering

Andrew Hyder

408-***-**** *******@*****.*** *** Treelodge Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30350

Education

M.S. Mechanical Engineering ~ Georgia Institute of Technology Graduated May 2010

B.S. Mechanical Engineering ~ Western Michigan University Graduated Aug 2008

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Fraternity Lee Honors College Constituent

Aug 2008-Aug 2010

Research and Teaching Assistant ~Georgia Institute of Technology~ Atlanta, GA

Investigated distance learning techniques via remote laboratory experimentation

Published 1 book, 2 chapters, and 7 technical articles before presenting a Master’s Thesis in

Design titled: “Design and Implementation of Remotely Controlled Laboratory Experiments”

Mentored over 40 students in 2 to 3 weekly class sessions, managed lab equipment, orchestrated

schedules, improved lab procedures, and proctored two weekly laboratory periods

Experience

Sep 2012-Present

Systems Engineer Spec II ~Siemens Industry Drive Technologies~ Alpharetta, GA

Perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for motor housings, electrical cabinets, and piece parts

Lead process improvement & cost saving activities and motivate team to exceed expectations

Manage mechanical engineering scope for mining industry machinery throughout product

lifecycle including: specification, design (Ideas), release, purchasing, and prototyping

July 2010-July 2012

Siemens Graduate Program ~Siemens I DT LD

Participated in a leadership development initiative consisting of intensive management training

seminars, communication exercises, and internal networking conferences

Investigated engineering and business practices of 4 industrial machinery manufacturing

facilities by participating in various professional roles in 3 separate 8-month rotations

Lead a group of 8 globally distributed “Talents” in a 6-month project management assignment

requiring the analysis and proposals for high speed rail marketing practices

Quotations Engineer & Drives Marketing ~Nürnberg, Germany~ 3rd Rotation

Engineered solutions fitting to customer demands and assigned quotation responsibility when

specifications required additional engineering or external collaboration

Researched and assisted with the implementation of Water Cooled drive system marketing

Applications Engineer, Mechanical ~New Kensington, PA~ 2nd Rotation

Orchestrated Operations Engineering training plan for migration to NX-6 Unigraphics software

Assisted in the preparation and execution of acquiring product maintenance from R&D with

interdepartmental collaboration and business case analysis for actionable decisions

Research & Development Engineer ~Norwood, OH~ 1st Rotation

Coordinated the reverse engineering of a competitor’s motor as part of a division wide initiative

Created an online database for engineering projects to repurpose existing developments

Designed and executed a series of experiments to determine stiffening effects of the rotor core

lamination on a shaft and presented findings at the 2011 IEMD conference

Nov 2008-Aug 2010

Design Consultant ~International Tech. & Engineering Corporation~ Hillsdale, MI

Proposed new product development concepts while creating market research and patent studies

Investigated existing products and recommended manufacturing and design revisions

Apr 2007-Sep 2007

International Research Assistant ~WMU Engineering~ São Carlos, Brazil

Contributed to an award winning research initiative aimed to discover the optimal grain sizes of

synthesized Titanium Oxide powders to reduce pollutants in water systems

Researched and utilized radioactive instrumentation techniques to confirm system calibration,

and interpreted properties of ceramics on a nano-scale, and synthesized sample materials

May 2006-Aug 2006

Mechanical Engineering Design Intern ~Stryker Medical~ Portage, MI

Modeled, and designed replacement parts and invented components using the SolidWorks,

SolidEdge, Pro-E and Inventor CAD programs to overcome inadequate designs and test their

plausibility for future prototypes and field testing

Predicted and assessed stress and strain data and managed the internal technical website

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