Engineering Design
Resume:
JOSHUA D. DEATON
**** *********** *****, ***. *** www. joshdeaton.com
Beavercreek, OH 45431 abotgo@r.postjobfree.com
Phone: removed for web
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering September 2009 - Present
Concentration: Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization
Advisor: Dr. Ramana Grandhi
Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering August 2009
Wright State University, Dayton, OH
GPA 3.91/4.0, summa cum laude
CERTIFICATIONS
Engineer Intern: passed Ohio Fundamentals of Engineering exam April 2009
PhD Candidate: passed WSU Engineering PhD Candidacy examinations December 2010
TECHNICAL SKILLS
? Nastran/Abaqus FEA ? LabView Data Acquisition Software
? VisualDOC/GENESIS Optimization ? Instrumentation and Measurement
? Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) ? Data Analysis & Reduction
? SolidWorks/Autodesk CAD Software ? C & Fortran Programming
? Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) ? MATLAB/Mathematica
? Machine/Mechanical Design ? Microsoft Office
? Stochastic/Reliability-based Design ? Technical Presentation/WritingPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research AssistantSeptember 2009 - Present
Ohio Center of Excellence for Product Reliability and Optimization (CEPRO)
Wright State University, Dayton, OH
RESEARCH TOPIC: Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Extreme Thermal Environments
? Developing multidisciplinary computational methods for analysis, design, and
optimization in extreme,
combined thermal-structural environments
? Create novel finite element-based design tools in using MATLAB & commercial software
? Collaboration with Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Vehicles Directorate & Virginia
Tech
? Size and topology optimization of embedded engine aircraft structures
? Design and optimization of composite structures
? Complete quarterly and annual progress reports submitted to AFRL research sponsors
? Present research work at bi-annual technical and advisory committee meetings
SOCHE Engineering CO-OPJuly 2006 - August 2009Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate
Materials Test and Evaluation Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
? Published three SOCHE Student Research Technical Reports
? Performed mechanical testing in support of commercial industry and aerospace/defense
applications
? Designed custom test fixtures and maintained safe and functional laboratory
JOSHUA D. DEATON Resume/Curriculum Vitae 1
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
? Structural Design and Optimization ? Mechanics of Composite Materials
? Structural Reliability ? Structural Acoustics
? Advanced Finite Element Analysis ? Advanced CAD/CAM
? Design of Experiments ? Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
? Aeroelasticity ? Materials Science
? Advanced Mechanics of Solids ? Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
? Structural Dynamics ? Computational & Numerical Methods
STUDY ABROAD
International Industrial/Academic Leadership Experience July 2007 - August 2007
Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chung Li City, Taiwan
? Collaborated with Taiwanese graduate students on a design/research project
? Research and developed improved method for nano-manipulation inside a scanning electron
microscope for mechanical testing of micro- and nano-scale materials
? Developed final presentation and briefed results to review panel at end of study
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
EGR1010: Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications - Wright State University
? Lecture Instructor and Recitation TA
? Drafted handwritten solutions manual to course textbook: Rattan, K.S. and Klingbeil,
N., Introductory
Mathematics for Engineering Applications, Wiley, Revised Preliminary Edition, 2012.
? Developed supplemental MATLAB notes to support course content
Substitute Instructor - Wright State University
? ME708: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
? ME408: Design Optimization
? ME213: Dynamics
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Engineers Club of Dayton
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Student Member: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
JOURNAL ARTICLES
REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS
"Thermal-Structural Analysis and Design of Engine Exhaust-Washed Structures"
? 13th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Ft Worth, TX
Sept 2010
"Thermal-Structural Analysis of Engine Exhaust-Washed Structures"
? 35th AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium (DCASS), Dayton, OH March 2010
"Design Considerations and Optimization of Engine Exhaust-Washed Structures"
? 5th ASME Engineering Sciences Symposium (DESS), Dayton, OH October 2009
"Design Considerations for Structures in Extreme Thermal Environments"
MEDIA
SOCHE Talks: Life as an Air Force Research Intern June 2011
Invited by Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) to give a talk for
their monthly video
seminar series, SOCHE Talks, regarding my experiences working as a co-op engineering
student in the Air Force
Research Laboratory (AFRL)
http://www.soche.org/initiatives/sochetv/229-soche-talks-life-as-an-air-force-research-
intern
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