Engineer Software

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position in the field of electric power management in which I can

build upon five years of industry experience working with electric machines and

power electronics and utilize exceptional technical abilities to deliver

innovative, resource-efficient, and system-oriented solutions.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Expert proficiency in controls development and system modeling.

Comprehensive understanding of electric machines and power electronics.

Highly skilled at developing embedded C code and utilizing software development

and debugging tools.

System-wide and cross-functional approach to designing and implementing product

features.

Expertise in data acquisition and signal processing, esp. pertaining to electric

motor evaluation.

History of high achievement, strong work ethic, and commitment to delivering

quality results.

Strong ability to diagnose and solve problems, leading teams to successful issue

resolution.

In-depth knowledge of many software tools, e.g. MATLAB/Simulink, VB.Net, and MS

Office.

"Dan is an excellent performer who has quality focus in his work... [He is a]

good calibration and controls team leader who helps others as needed and has a

good attitude... [He] can be relied on to support deliverable deadlines and does

what is needed to complete his work and fulfill needs of the section He has]

outstanding troubleshooting skill and is a good cross-functional team leader for

complex issue resolution...Dan is a critical member of the motor controls team."

- J. Miller, Electric Motor Controls Supervisor, Ford Motor Company

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

Controls and Calibration Engineer, Electric Machines and Controls Group, January

2006 to present

Develop, design, calibrate, and validate electric motor control strategies for

hybrid electric vehicles.

Electric Motor Controls and Calibration

Established electric motor calibration procedures for robust and efficient motor

control.

Specified controls functions including a novel torque-current mapping method,

torque estimation, temperature compensation, and robust speed/acceleration

calculation and digital filtering.

Automated dynamometer test procedures for drastically reduced test time and

improved data reliability. Automated data analysis with MATLAB and Visual Basic

scripts.

Led Global 8D problem solving team investigations to resolve electric drive

system issues.

Developed patent-pending control strategy to eliminate driveline vibration

issues.

Led Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility studies to improve measurement system

and data integrity.

Mentored coworkers regarding electric motor drive system operation, control, and

calibration.

Specified, budgeted, and procured various test and measurement equipment

according to design needs, including an advanced high-speed data acquisition

system.

Proactively investigated numerous facets of electric motor drive systems such as

various PWM techniques, six-step control, sensorless position estimation,

dead-time, over-modulation, torque ripple, position sensor error effects, and

magnet temperature estimation.

Software Development

Developed new software practices and software build utilities for improved

process flow.

Worked with ClearCase & SVN software versioning environments.

Implemented controls and calibration functions in the C programming language.

Managed the calibrated software release process.

Supplemental Training

"Advanced Propulsion Systems for Hybrid Vehicles" - Michigan Tech

Design Verification Procedures and Product Validation, Experimental Design,

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Global 8D, Gauge R&R, Consumer-Driven Six

Sigma Green Belt

Internal HEV Courses: Powertrain Controls, Regen. Braking, HV Battery,

Fundamentals of Powersplit

Motor Controls Seminar - Freescale Semiconductor

(WORK EXPERIENCE Continued)

University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

WEMPEC Research Assistant, September 2004 - December 2005

Electromagnetic and thermal modeling of reciprocating compressor motor utilizing

soft magnetic composites.

Built Finite Element Analysis model of coupled thermal, electromagnetic, and

mechanical dynamics.

Developed Simulink model of reciprocating compressor enhanced with experimental

results.

Created hysteresis-graph system to measure and analyze the B-H curves of SMC ring

samples.

Burgess Norton Manufacturing Co., Beaver Dam, WI

Summer Intern, May 2004 - August 2004

Soft Magnetic Composite Materials Research.

Performed testing and measurement of soft magnetic composite material properties.

Devised manufacturing process automation enhancements, including computerizing

the part density measurement and record keeping.

University of Notre Dame - College of Engineering, Notre Dame, IN

Undergraduate Researcher, June 2002 - May 2003

DARPA Distributed Robotics Project.

Innovated and implemented robot motion control programs.

Constructed Graphical User Interfaces for Matlab and Unix.

Designed 3-D robot chassis designs with Pro/Engineer CAD package.

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

MS Mechanical Engr., Graduation Date: Overall GPA: 3.8

January 2006

Core

Coursework

Automatic Controls Laboratory

Advanced Design of Computer Control Systems

Advanced Dynamics of Controlled Systems (Physics-based control theory)

Mechatronics in Control and Product Realization (Embedded Controls)

Power Electronic Circuits

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

BS Mechanical Engr., Graduation Date: May Overall GPA: 3.4

2003

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Software Matlab/Simulink, C Programming, Visual Basic .NET, MS Word, Excel,

Skills Powerpoint, Visio, JMAG FEA, MiniTab, Pro/Engineer, Solidworks,

Windows, Unix, ClearCase, RTOS

Language Spanish (reading)

Skills

Honors Employee of the Month (twice), Grainger Outstanding Power

Engineering Student Award

Interests Computers/Technology, Controls, Alternative Energy, Electrified

Vehicles

Clubs/Activiti WEMPEC, Ultimate Frisbee, Running, Biking, Hiking, Golf,

es Basketball, Softball

Volunteer Work Habitat for Humanity, St. Hedwigs Outreach Program, Children's Book

Drive

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