Alex Moerlein

abh5c1@r.postjobfree.com West Newbury, MA 01985 tel:

617-***-****

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Professional Experience

Brayton Energy

Mechanical Engineer II (April 2010-Present)

. Project manager for Next-Generation Microturbine (NGMT), high-

efficiency gas turbine alternative to diesel. Responsibilities

include overseeing a team of up to 15 engineers, designers, and shop

techs, monitoring day-to-day progress, reporting results to clients,

and managing overall project scheduling. Hit aggressive 16-month

project schedule to deliver two prototype engines, on a project with

a $10M budget. (May 2013-present)

. Design engineer for NGMT. Responsible for FEA of high-temp and

-pressure components, thermal analysis, lubrication system design,

and pipe flow analysis. Design efforts resulted in a patent. (April

2010-present)

. Design engineer for underwater compressed air storage system

(UCAES). Responsible for the design and analysis of a flexible

underwater structure with target 30-year life, along with anchoring

system and transport pipe to shore. Resulted in successful grant of

Phase 2 SBIR. (2012-2013)

Ocean Power Technologies

Mechanical Engineer (April 2009-March 2010)

. Designed and analyzed power-generating buoy systems, including power

transmission, support structure, deployment, and mooring through

modeling (SolidWorks), simulation (ANSYS), and hands-on

experimentation

Confero Solutions, Inc.

Mechanical Engineer (June 2007-March 2009)

. Engineering lead for Chek-Mate, a reconfigurable gaging system;

involved in the entire design process, from initial ideation and

prototyping to display of product at a major trade show (IMTS).

Using Chek-Mate components, designed custom automated part gaging

and performed gage repeatability and reproducibility.

. Design and analysis entailing system modeling (Pro/E), FEA (ANSYS),

cost, packaging, and performance of precision motion systems for

internal and external clients

Machine Dynamics Research Lab, Penn State University (mdrl.mne.psu.edu)

Research Assistant for Professor Eric Marsh (February 2006 to May 2007)

. Conducted thesis research on closed-loop control of grinding of

stainless-steel discs, increasing dimensional accuracy and

reproducibility. Three academic publications related to the

research.

. Deep-groove ball bearing roundness measurement and analysis using

proprietary machine; data was used to reduce audible noise level in

elevator cars and resulted in an academic paper.

Gillette, Inc.

Engineering Intern for Blade Process Development Division (Summer 2005)

. Performed lab tests on Fusion razor blades to determine causes and

distribution of manufacturing defects

Science and Technology Center, Tufts University

Student Researcher for Dr. David Kaplan (Summer 2004)

. Designed a novel bioreactor for use in stem cell differentiation, a

version of which is still in use. Project required online research

of previous designs and close work with graduate students who had

created similar devices

Education

Pennsylvania State University - Master of Science in Mechanical

Engineering

Tufts University - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Magna

Cum Laude

Technical Skills

. Software: SolidWorks, LabVIEW and Simulink, PRO/Engineer, Microsoft

Office Suite, ANSYS, MathCAD

. Languages: MATLAB, VisualBasic, LabVIEW, LaTeX, Basic, Conversant in

French

. Fabrication: CNC and Manual Machining, Geometrical Dimensioning and

Tolerancing (GD&T), Carpentry, Welding, Automotive Repair

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