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***** *** ** * ****** Lake WA ab89tp@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 559-***-****

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

PROFILE

Performance driven engineering professional with an extraordinary blend of fluid mechanics, technical design, and manufacturing

industry knowledge, seeking a position as a mechanical design engineer. Six (6) years of increasing experience demonstrating the ability

to develop components and products from concept to finished product. Innovative team player with strong planning skills and the ability

to conceptualize and analyze complex designs.

EDUCATION

B.S. Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California

(2002-2006)

M.S. Mechanical Engineering - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (In progress, expected competition: Fall 2014)

Energy Curriculum

• Completed Introduction to Renewable Energy 100 (Solar Energy International)

• Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Professional Certificate - Stanford University (In progress, expected

competition: April 2013)

• NABCEP Entry Level Exam Preparation Class - Solar Energy (In progress, expected competition: June 2013)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Blue Origin, Inc (Kent, WA) December 2008 – February 2013

Mechanical Design Engineer – Fluid and Actuated Systems Group

• Integral team member of successful crew capsule escape system test

• Project planning involving integrated subsystem testing of space launch vehicles

• Requirement verification including component acceptance and qualification testing

• Worked with manufacturing team to troubleshoot and solve subsystem integration issues

• High pressure pneumatic and cryogenic system design including development of design solutions

• Fluid system component engineer responsible for overall design and supplier management

AirLaunch, LLC (Mojave, CA) May 2007 – November 2008

Aerospace Design and Test Engineer

• Engineering support for development and operation of propulsion test facilities

• Responsible for structural, thermal, and fluid analysis to support design solutions including a water-cooled combustion chamber

and flight prototype valves

• Presented combustion chamber design to Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA customers

RP Engineering, Inc (Mojave, CA) August 2006 – April 2007

Aerospace Design and Test Engineer

• Design and analysis of rocket engine subcomponents

• Commissioning and operation of propulsion test facility

• Conceptual launch system design studies including tool development for structural and thermal analysis, trajectory simulation,

and tank sizing

TRAINING/SOFTWARE SKILLS

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ANSYS GD&T advanced training Matlab

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Pro/E (Creo) and Windchill Sinda/Fluint Pro/Piping

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SolidWorks Labview Core 1

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