Engineer Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
Frank Saunders
Email: *********@********.***
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City: Wakefield
State: MA
Zip: 01880
Country: USA
Phone: 781-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $80,000
Willing to Relocate
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Frank Saunders, Ph.D.
41 Jefferson Road Wakefield, MA 01880
Phone: 781-***-**** Email: ******************@*****.***
PROFILE
*Highly analytical, team-oriented engineer seeking to use skills in the design and control of mechanical systems
*Experience with system modeling, simulation, hardware design, optimization, and closed-loop control
*Skillful public speaker and technical writer
*Proficient with SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, COSMOSWorks, MS Office, and Matlab
Key skills and knowledge areas:
*Mechanical Design *Control *Automation *Modeling/Simulation
*Fault Detection *Robotics *Structural Analysis *Optimization
EDUCATION
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford, MA
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, December 2012
Dissertation: Embedding Desired Dynamics into Physical and Control Parameters of a Mechanical System
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May 2009
Thesis: Simulation of Soft Bodied Robots: Methods, Benefits, and Potential Applications
GPA: 3.9
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May 2007
GPA: 3.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford, MA
Full Time Research Assistant, Dec 07-Present
Project: Conflict Detection and Resolution on Airport Surfaces (NASA Funded)
*Invented a novel methodology to model complex cyber-physical systems
*Investigated fault scenarios for conflict detection and resolution on an airport surface
*Wrote research documentation for NASA grant work
Project: Design and Control of Bio-mimetic Robots (DARPA Funded)
*Created a methodology to accelerate convergence rates for genetic algorithms concurrently evolving control and physical parameters of a bio-mimetic robot
*Investigated the reality gap between simulated robotic performance and real word applications
*Published peer-reviewed research articles and presented at engineering conferences
Project: Feedback Control of Under-actuated Systems Based on Periodic Motion (NSF Funded)
*Invented design methodologies for concurrently selecting physical and control parameters of a robotic system to promote specified mode shapes
*Implemented proposed methodologies in simulation to create periodic displacements based on Eigenstructure assignment
*Published peer-reviewed research articles and presented at engineering conferences
Project: Modeling of Biological Systems (Tufts University Funded)
*Created a model of caterpillar locomotion based on inverse-dynamics of collected animal displacements
*Predicted internal and external force profiles during caterpillar locomotion
*Published a peer-reviewed research article
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford, MA
Teaching Assistant, Sept 07-Dec 07
*Taught fluid mechanics to undergraduate students
*Proctored student exams
*Organized and facilitated a fluid dynamics laboratory session
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, MA
Teaching Assistant, Jan 06-May 06
*Taught undergraduate students Pro/Engineer
*Lead a Pro/Engineer laboratory session
*Guided students in concept generation and design analysis
TURNER CONSTRUCTION, Boston, MA
General Laborer, May 03-Aug 05
PUBLICATIONS
F. Saunders, J. Rieffel, J. Rife (2009). A Method of Accelerating Convergence for Genetic Algorithms Evolving Morphological and Control Parameters for a Biomimetic Robot. Proc. International Conference on Autonomous Robots and Agents (ICARA) 2009, Wellington, New Zealand.
F. Saunders and J. Rife (2011). Defining shapeability in eigenstate specification for linear systems. Proc. ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 2011, Arlington, VA.
F. Saunders, B. Trimmer, and J. Rife (2011). Modeling locomotion of a soft bodied arthropod using inverse dynamics. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 6(1), March 2011, 9 pp., doi: 10.1088/1748-3182/6/1/016001.
F. Saunders, E. Golden, R. White, and J. Rife (2011). Experimental verification of soft-robot gaits evolved using a lumped dynamic model. Robotica, 29(6), pp. 823-830. doi: 10.1017/S0263574711000014.
F. Saunders and J. Rife (submitted, 2013). Embedding Desired Eigenstates into Active and Passive Dynamics of a Linear, Under-actuated Feedback System. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design.
F. Saunders, J. Rife, V.S. Vaddi, and V. Cheng (submitted, 2012). Information Flow Diagram Analysis of a Model Cyber-Physical System: Conflict Detection and Resolution for Airport Surface Traffic. IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Magazine.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
*International Conference on Autonomous Robots and Agents (ICARA) 2009, Wellington, New Zealand
*ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 2011, Arlington, VA
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford, MA
*Dean`s Fellow
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, MA
*Valedictorian Scholarship
*Engineering Scholar
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