Engineer Manufacturing
Resume:
YANZHE (JAMES) YANG
**** *. ******* *****, *****, UT 84341
******.****@*****.***
Detail-oriented engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experiences with laser
cladding and laser additive manufacturing. Experience with high power
Nd:YAG and Fiber Lasers. Diverse experience in manufacturing process
development and optimization, mechanical design and testing, and material
characterization. Effective team player, problem-solver, and learner.
Experience
Post-doc Researcher
Utah State University & IMDS Innovation, Logan, UT
2008 - Present
Functioned as a major investigator in a university-industry joint research
project for metal/ceramic composite bearing surface of orthopedic implants.
Coordinated with internal machine shop and external manufacturing suppliers
to produce prototypes. Managed project to meet deadline. Reported project
progress to engineer manager periodically. Prepared laboratory testing
protocol/report and other technical documents.
o Conducted wear testing on laser-deposited Ti-6Al-4V/TiC coating
material. Achieved 15+ times better wear resistance than commonly used
implant material (CoCrMo alloy).
o Evaluated effects of manufacturing parameters on wear resistance of Ti-
6Al-4V/TiC coating. Identified the most determinant parameters for wear
resistance, and achieved optimum parameter settings.
o Explored feasibility of coating 3D parts using laser additive powder
deposition technology. Assisted development of applicable machine tool
path for complex parts.
Graduate Research Assistant
Utah State University, Logan, UT
2005 - 2008
Conducted R&D studies on applications of additive manufacturing processes
for metals (Stainless Steel, Ti, Al, Cu, SiC). Published and presented
experimental findings on academics journals and conferences.
o Invented a new manufacturing methodology for SiC fiber-reinforced Al
matrix composites using ultrasonic additive manufacturing processes.
Achieved optimum process parameters using DOE (Taguchi method).
Designed and tested composite prototypes according to standards.
Identified failure mechanism via microscopic analysis.
o Indentified processing capability of additive manufacturing for various
materials and functional structure with internal features.
o Investigated bond mechanism of ultrasonic metal welding via microscopy.
Developed mathematical model to simulate ultrasonic metal bonding
processes.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Utah State University, Logan, UT
2004 - 2005
Instructed 150+ undergraduates completing a series of experiments for a
material science class laboratory.
SKILLS
< ENGINEERING TOOLS: SolidEdge, SolidWorks, MiniTab, Matlab, Mathematica,
Fortran, FEA
< STATISTICS: DOE, SPC, Hypothesis testing
< MATERIAL TESTING & CHARACTERIZATION: Mechanical tester, Optical
microscopy, SEM, EDX
Achievements
< Visiting research student funded by National Science Foundation,
Loughborough University, UK, 2007.
< Outstanding Graduate Researcher, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace
Engr., Utah State University, 2007.
< Engineer-In-Training (EIT) examination (score: 91/100).
Education
< Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 2008
< B.S., Welding Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China, 2003
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