Engineer Project

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Summary

. 10 yrs work experience and 4 yrs research experience in structural

analysis and finite element analysis (FEA), fluid dynamic analysis

(CFD), engine/transmission/drivetrain analysis/design and mechanical

design

. Solid background in structural mechanics, fracture mechanics, finite

element method and fluid mechanics

. Proven abilities of product development and project management;

demonstrated quick learner and problem solver ready for challenging

jobs; effective team player leading and participating analysis, design

and testing teams

. Strong passions for embracing new technologies and enthusiasm for

promoting and applying innovative analysis technology

. Quoted "one of the best structural analysis experts in the company";

viewed as one of the key players responsible for engine/transmission

analysis/design/testing at CNH

Work Experience

Case New Holland (CNH), Burr Ridge, IL

07/2007 - Present

Project Engineer III (promotion to project engineer IV pending)

. Perform nonlinear FEA structural analysis, fatigue analysis and life

prediction, impact analysis, dynamic analysis and vibration, thermal

analysis, contact analysis, design optimization, and reverse

engineering for agricultural and construction machinery structural

components

. Part of the team responsible for creating analysis and testing

standards and methodologies for CNH Analysis Center; constantly

promoted and applied the innovative analysis technology for product

development

. Effectively use analysis/simulation tools to reduce the product

development time and eliminate at least one to two prototype built

before the production, resulted in company's cost saving of millions

of dollars

. Perform engine/transmission/drivetrain/gear analysis and design for

agricultural and construction machinery; generate engine/transmission

testing load spectrum, monitor test and certify test result

. Manage structural analysis project outsourcing, oversee project

progress and achieve consistent high quality

. Trained less experienced engineers and engineers from CNH India and

Brazil on various analysis projects

Forest Products Group, Caterpillar Inc., Aurora, IL

12/2004 - 07/2007

Senior Project Engineer

. Developed and applied the structural analysis techniques including

stress analysis, flexbody dynamic analysis, turbo engine fatigue and

vibration analysis, thermal analysis, fluid/structure coupled

analysis, design optimization, fatigue analysis and computational

fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis on new product development and current

product improvement

. Executed 85% of the structural analysis projects for Forest Products

Group

. Worked with the structural design team to design and support the

skidder, feller buncher and excavator structure; collaborated with

testing team for lab and field structural test planning, testing, data

processing and validation process

. Part of the team creating and validating the virtual product

development process

. Managed and oversaw the structural analysis projects outsourced to

Caterpillar India

. As a Six Sigma green belt contributed to many six sigma projects as

the key member of the teams

Champaign Simulation Center, Caterpillar Inc., Champaign, IL

05/2001 - 12/2004

Project Engineer

. Provided engineering consulting services to Caterpillar Champaign

Simulation Center including finite element analysis and projects

management

. Performed nonlinear stress analysis, turbo engine stress and vibration

analysis, thermal analysis, transient dynamic analysis, CFD analysis,

ROPS (roll over protective structure) analysis, modal analysis, and

complex CFD/structural modeling

. Trained engineers from Caterpillar India and helped to develop the FEA

and CFD analysis capabilities

Functional Graded Materials Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign 08/2000 -05/2001

Research Assistant

. Optimized the mechanical behavior and failure progress of functionally

graded materials

. Developed the finite element code to simulate dynamic fracture

progress and crack propagation

. Participated in the development of advanced finite element model for

functional graded materials

Failure Mechanics Lab, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

09/1996 -07/2000

Research Assistant

. Focused on finite element analysis and theoretical research of

fracture process in metal and ceramic

. Featured Project - Fracture Process of Thin Film/Substrate Structures

(funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China); Strength and

Toughness Optimization of Multi-layer Ceramics; Mechanical Response of

Shape Memory Alloys; thermal-mechanical analysis

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

08/2000 -05/2003

. Master in Structural Engineering at Department of Civil Engineering

. Graduate Specialization Program in Computational Science and

Engineering

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

08/1993 -07/2000

. Master in Solid Mechanics/Fracture Mechanics at Department of

Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace

. Bachelor in Engineering Mechanics at Department of Engineering

Mechanics, School of Aerospace

Software Expertise

ABAQUS (14 years), ANSYS (10 years), PATRAN (10 years), NX I-DEAS (10

years), NASTRAN (10 years), HyperMesh/Optistruct (8 years), Pro/E (10

years), FE-SAFE (7 years), nCode (4 years), KISSsoft/KISSsys (4 years),

Fluent (6 years), Tgrid (6 years), Gambit (6 years), CASEGEAR (4 years),

DYNASTY (7 years), C, C++ and Fortran (12 years)

Michael Li

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