B. Matthew Michaelis

**** * ********* ****, ******* Lake, Washington 99019

509-***-**** abhl0u@r.postjobfree.com

Mechanical Engineer

Fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in engineering

design, manufacturing and project management of biomedical, aerospace,

consumer products and capital equipment. Combines excellent technical,

analytical, and engineering qualifications with demonstrated achievement in

identifying and successfully tackling key projects. Strong leadership,

team building, and problem solving expertise. Qualifications include:

> Comprehensive experience with research, 3D imaging, consumer product

design, and hand-on experience with various manufacturing technologies

and machine design.

> Expertise in numerical modeling, experiment design, optimization, heat

transfer, and vibration.

> Thriving in a team environment as an independent thinker.

> Computer proficiency in Pro/E, MATLAB, Mathcad, LabVIEW, and others.

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Professional Experience

ChromoLogic, Pasadena, California 2008 to present

Research and development firm dedicated to developing novel biomedical

solutions in the form of analytical tools for biological analysis as well

as novel bio-inspired devices. http://www.chromologic.com

Director of Manufacturing

Originated innovative solutions to challenging government needs. Conducted

original research programs. Directed manufacturing efforts for mature

programs.

. Directed manufacturing efforts for novel microfluidics device through

identification and refinement of product design specifications,

manufacturing plan, fabrication technologies, and assembly protocols.

Sourced and coordinated contract manufacturers, manufacturing

equipment, and material suppliers.

( Proposed, received funding for, designed, and fabricated air powered

miniature portable "cleanroom" to protect aircraft surfaces from

dust/sand/debris during composites repair of damaged aircraft

surfaces.

( Prepared successful funding proposals for original research.

Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, California 2006 to 2008

Small system integrator which conducts research and development to meet

specific government needs through the small business innovation research

(SBIR) program. http://www.poc.com

Group Leader

Researched and developed novel products by identifying emerging

technologies, utilizing them to fulfill immediate government needs, and

then leveraging these developed technologies into marketable products.

( Originated and developed custom automated UV curable mask applied via

high deposition rate inkjet system for applying coatings to aircraft.

Partnered with Northrop for masking of Joint Strike Fighter

components.

( Managed and designed a membrane-based CO2 sensor project for detecting

humans in cargo containers that leveraged the sensitivity of self-

mixing laser interferometry and custom gas separation membranes.

( Developed novel biological filtration system in which atmospheric glow

plasma and photocatalytic reactions isolate and neutralize airborne

biohazardous agents for high efficiency biological filtration with

personal, vehicle, or building application.

( Provided project support for multiple projects in the form of

optomechanical design, custom test apparatus, data acquisition system,

experiment design, and rapid prototype development.

( Prepared SBIR funding proposals for original research with 20% win

rate (SBIR average is 10%) resulting in $930,000 in funding.

( As group leader, supervised three engineers and one research scientist

including delegation of work assignments, proposal review, and project

oversight.

University of California, Irvine, California 2000 to 2005

Net-Form Manufacturing Laboratory

http://www.eng.uci.edu/%7emelissao/nf/nf.html conducts research associated

with precision droplet-based manufacturing (PDM) systems.

Research & Teaching Assistant

Developed prototype PDM system to build arbitrary metallic (aluminum and

solder) 3D objects one drop at a time from computer files without a tool.

( Studied multi-droplet splat solidification with a numerical simulation

of 200 ?m molten metal drops that allows for re-melting.

( Simulated, designed, implemented, and tested a high frequency

vibrational structure to improve aluminum droplet generation.

( Developed and tested an in-flight convective droplet heating apparatus

capable of heating droplet streams at a rate of 11,000 deg C per

second.

( Improved PDM system integration, calibration, and build path planning.

( Presented lectures for many upper division engineering classes.

Michaelis Consulting, Liberty Lake, Washington 2000 to 2008

Niche consulting firm specializing in product development services for US

and worldwide companies.

Engineering Consultant

Partnered with top executives to define and facilitate product development

projects.

( Designed, developed, prototyped, and evaluated paintball masks and

guns, gaming controller, dialysis machine, solvent distiller, and more

for diverse client base.

Compression, Incorporated, Irvine, CA 1996-2000

Product design firm with industrial design, mechanical engineering, rapid

prototyping (SLA, SLS), model shop, injection mold tooling, and custom

injection molding.

Product Development Engineer

Challenged to design products balancing form, function, and

manufacturability using Pro/E (>5000 hr) while working closely with

industrial designers and clients.

( Designed plastic injection molded products: Responsible for material

selection and assembly method design. Expertise includes snap fits,

fasteners for thermoplastics, ultrasonic inserting and assembly, press

fitting, sealing, and consulting.

( Developed expertise in reverse engineering sculpturally shaped objects

utilizing 3D digitized data from laser, CT, and patch scanners in

conjunction with Pro/E and Imageware Surfacer.

( Project managed modem housing, sharps collectors, cat play tower,

wheeled dog carrier, breast pump, hockey helmet, ice skate blade

holder, scuba masks, pda, and many others.

( Formulated all project quoting. Designed and implemented departmental

project tracking system. Coordinated workload for four-member

engineering team.

( Completed projects utilizing injection molding, co-molding, insert

molding, vacuum forming, sheet metal, gas-assist molding, machine

design, mechanism design and optimization of manufacturing processes.

General Motors, Delphi Chassis Systems, Dayton, Ohio (summer) 1995

World's largest vehicle manufacturer producing 8.6 million cars and trucks

annually with operations in 32 countries.

Intern

Supported implementation of lean manufacturing principles throughout Delphi

Chassis through work at the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM) Center.

Process Equipment Company, Dayton, Ohio (summer) 1994

Company devoted to the design and build of special machines for industry,

operating in five plant locations, utilizing over 385,000 square feet of

floor space.

Engineering Assistant

Assisted with the implementation of innovative process of

Capacitor/Discharge Welding or Impulse Welding for Joining Technologies

Group.

. Tested weld properties and conducted metallography studies. Assisted

with machine design of fully automated Capacitor/Discharge Welder.

. Designed and implemented database to track parts, vendors, suppliers,

prospects, and shop order information.

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Education

MSME, University of California, Irvine, California, 2003

BSME, Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington, 1996

A D D E N D U M

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Publications, Conference Papers and Presentations

Michaelis, B.M., Dunn-Rankin, D., Smith, R. and Bobrow, J.E., "In-Flight

Thermal Control of Droplet Streams," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol.

50, issue 23, p. 4554, November 2007.

Michaelis, B.M., "Novel Droplet Generator for Formation of Molten Metal

Droplet Streams," UC Irvine Graduate Seminars, Irvine, CA, 2004.

Michaelis, B.M., Zhu, J, and Orme, M., "Solidification and Fusion of

Discrete Layers in Precision Droplet Manufacturing: Simulation and

Experiment," Rapid Prototyping of Materials Conference, Columbus, OH,

October, 2002.

Michaelis, B.M., Zhu, J, and Orme, M., "Heat Transfer Manipulation for

Precision Droplet Manufacturing: Simulation and Experiment," Solid

Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, August, 2002.

Michaelis, B.M., "Turning Digitized Data into Functional CAD Data," SME

Reverse Engineering Conference, Newport Beach, CA, December, 1998.

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Patents

Hayes, K., Mattina, A.C., Michaelis, B.M., Mori, K., Quinteros, E.V.,

Westcott, M.R., "Advanced Game Pad," US Design Patent: US D454,878 S,

March 2002.

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