Engineer Design

Frank A. Mignano

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March 20, 2013

Dear Hiring Authority:

Your advertisement on the Web site for engineering positions in particular

for CFD/FEA Analysts that caught my attention and interest! It appears that

my professional qualifications and career interests are very much in line

with your requirements. Consider the following:

With strength in both design and analysis that allows me to design new

products and improve existing ones I also have the ability to solve

manufacturing problems in situations where solutions are not obvious.

Nevertheless, I prefer working in an innovative environment surrounded by

creative people either in a managerial position or as an individual

contributor showing strong support for all aspects of engineering.

We can discuss my abilities and how I can make a contribution to your

organization's needs in greater detail. In the meantime, my resume

summarizes qualifications and professional experiences. If you need

clarification, I will call you to discuss them .

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

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Frank A. Mignano

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Frank A. Mignano

8489 W Plum Road

Peoria, Arizona, 85383

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SUMMARY: Specialty in thermal fluid flow phenomena and design

optimization with an outstanding ability to analyze and

design new products or improve existing ones and to solve

most engineering and manufacturing problems with elegant cost

effective solutions. Extremely well-rounded, alternating

between qualitative, quantitative, and experimental

approaches.

WORK HISTORY:

Sr. Advanced Engineer

8/06 to Present

Honeywell Aerospace: Phoenix, AZ

Advanced Tech Turbine Group

Business Impact: Performed CHT and thermal analysis of

current HPW3000 nozzle for U.S. Army Apache helicopter

engine. Performed CFD analysis on commercial fan and axial

compressor.

Performed CFD analysis and design of current VAATE, AATE,

and SHFE engine designs for U.S. Army,

CFD Analysis on various Combustor designs and Cost reduction

as a result of the analysis. The cost reduction was said to

had affected at least three different engine designs.

Accomplishments:

* Analyzed and help re-designed the first stage vane hub and

shroud geometry utilizing STARCCM CFD and NX Thermal

applications.

* Analyzed and validated compressor characteristics for NASA

rig using CFX/AUTOGRID.

. Analyzed and designed mid impellor bleed systems for

centrifugal compressors, utilizing CFX CFD applications..

* Developed engine CFD calculations on current VAATE engine

geometry, calculations agree within 0.5% of experimental

data, influenced design of future jet engine hardware.

* CFD calculations on various reversed flow Combustors using

LES and RANS FLUENT codes, impact was a 22 % reduction in

NOX.

* Developed engine CFD calculations on current SHFE engine

geometry, studying the impact of impingement within cavity

flows.

* Performed countless FEA Thermal Analysis (ANSYS) on various

blade configurations, the business impact was quicker turn

around time and comparable results to 2D computations.

* Analyzed Secondary Flows, Heat Conduction and Heat

Conjugate analysis utilizing such tools as ANSYS, and HOTVU

(in-house software).

* Applied for two patents (Vortex Spoiler and Blade Platform

Design).

* Help analyze and validate Serpentine Cooling Schemes for

various blade designs

With Stereo Lithography Apparatus (SLA-Models).

Aero Engineer

9/03 to 7/06

United Technologies Pratt & Whitney: East Hartford, CT

(Manufacturer of Jet Engines. Division of United

Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut). (Belcan Corp)

Business Impact: Worked on CFD analysis of turbines, fan

ducts and augmentors, analyzing flow paths and combustion

characteristics through jet engines aft of turbine section.

Software used; 2D and 3D FLUENT and ALLSTAR (PW's in house

CFD code) and enabled the test engineers to validate

experiments with CFD analysis.

All analyses influenced design of major components downstream

of turbine/heat exchanger.

Accomplishments:

* Developed rig and engine CFD calculations on current JSF

engine geometry, calculations agree within 0.5% of

experimental data, influenced design of future jet engine

hardware.

* Analyzed secondary flow of JSF/F-135 fan duct aft of roll

post down through TEC-VANES using

UNIGRAPHICS/GAMBIT/FLUENT.

* Analyzed JSF/F-135 Augmentor combustion characteristics

employing ALLSTAR code.

* Assisted in the development of new combustion model used in

the ALLSTAR code.

* Performed CFD analysis on experimental rigs.

CFD Engineer (8 Month Contract) 1/03 to 9/03

United Technologies Fuel Cells: South Windsor, CT

(Manufacturer of Fuel Cell technology. Division of United

Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut)

Business Impact: Worked on CFD analysis of manifolds. FMA

(Fluid Management Assemblies), ventilation systems and rotary

components. Achieved optimized designs of FMA's using 2D and

3D FLUENT.

Accomplishments:

* Analyzed components for various stages of fuel cell

performance using PRO-E/GAMBIT

* Analyzed ventilation compartments that housed major

components that comprises the fuel cell.

* Analyzed flow through blowers and air ducts.

* Developed thermal models using 3D FLUENT.

* Help designers Conceptualize their designs with PRO-

E/FLUENT.

Airframe Design Engineer

5/01 to 11/02

SIKORSKY Aircraft: Stratford, CT

(Manufacturer of V/TOL Aircraft. Division of United

Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut)

Business Impact: Worked in airframe change design team on

COMANCHE attack helicopter program developing fuselage

changes in designs and maintaining design changes throughout

program.

Accomplishments:

* Designed structural components at various stations of the

aircraft fuselage utilizing CATIAv4.

* Designed fuselage composite core details utilizing

FIBERSIM.

* Conceptualized preliminary designs of future unmanned V/TOL

aircraft w/CATIAv4.

* Investigated internal engine heat signature using

CATIAV4/FLUENT.

* Investigated lift capabilities of the FAN-IN WING concept

using GAMBIT/FLUENT

* Investigated novel Rim Mounted Rotor design using

GAMBIT/FLUENT.

* Analyzed airframe structure of Human-Powered-Helicopter

using NASTRAN/PATRAN.

Sr. Project Engineer

4/98 to 4/01

JAGUAR MODERN PRODUCTS: Seattle, WA

(Air products division of Xiamen Feipeng Industrial Products, Xiamen

China)

Business Impact: Worked as Sr. Design Engineer for a

Taiwanese/Chinese company, in charge of a 10-member team of

engineers and technicians within the Air Products Division.

Received FAA approval of life jacket design, a milestone for

the Chinese. Instituted a Quality

Assurance program .

Accomplishments:

* Developed testing equipment and BOEING 767 and 747 fuselage

mock-ups to further understanding design requirements and

facilitate production needs.

* Developed pneumatic and air flow component hardware using

steel, aluminum, polyethylene, and polyurethane w/PRO-E &

AUTOCAD R14

* Implemented scaled modeling techniques and developed

urethane and coated fabric prototypes w/PRO-E.

* Designed and created specialized machine attachments and

air channeling devices w/HANDS-ON and FLUENT2D approach.

* Applied mathematical modeling using one-dimensional

computational fluid dynamics to enhance understanding of

Air-Aspirated Inflation System and its efficiency w/MAPLEV

and FLUENT.

* Analyzed Annular Ring Nozzle concepts for aspirator design

with FLUENT2D

* Designed and implemented a test apparatus to simulate the

reciprocation and oil-cooling environment of an internal

combustion engine.

Design Engineer 9/95 to 8/98

EASTERN AERO MARINE: Miami, FL

(Survival Technology for Aviation and Marine Industries, Miami

Florida)

Business Impact: Worked as a Design Engineer with plenty of

Carte Blanche designing and developing inflatable survival

equipment for the Marine and Airline industry. Received Coast

Guard and UL approval of marine version of life raft and life

jacket.

Accomplishments:

* Designed inflatable equipment w/AUTOCAD R13, 14.

* Developed manufacturing jigs and forms using aluminum and

fiberglass/resin.

* Invented special production tooling designed from on the

shelf items.

* Acted as liaison between engineers and production manager.

* Introduced Linear and Nonlinear Design Optimization to

improve designs of buoyancy compartments utilizing ANSYS.

Graduate/Research Assistant 6/93 to

12/98

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, FL

(ABET accredited state university).

Research:

* Helped develop heat pipes for experimental diesel engine

pistons while writing thesis on the Experimental

Investigations of Reciprocating Annular Heat Pipes in

Diesel Engine Pistons.

* Wrote two SAE papers, #981042 and #981043, on the

reciprocating effects of heat pipes for diesel engine

pistons and two papers for the 1995 ASME International

Conference Journal of Heat Transfer.

* Conducted research for a project that explored the behavior

of ferrous and nonferrous metals during extrusion

processes. Published two papers regarding the heat

transfer correlation of various metals at high

temperatures.

* Analyzed effects of reciprocation on annular heat pipes

using TGRID/FLUENT2D analysis.

* Developed heat transfer correlations for the prediction of

heat transfer coefficients during a continuous casting

process .

* Currently working on new heat management devices stemming

from thesis work.

Combat Veteran 3/86 to 7/92

UNITED STATES ARMY

(2/3rd and 2/7th Special Forces Group Airborne)

EDUCATION: Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1998

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida

Specialized in Thermal Fluids and Heat Transfer, GPA 3.43/4.00

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1995

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida

Minor in Mathematics, GPA 3.03/4.00

SKILLS: SC03 SPAN EASY5

FLOWMASTER

ANSYS FLUENT12.1

STARCCM+ GAMBIT CFX14.0

Pro-E 2000 i2 CATIAV5

UNIGRAPHICS (NX2) ACAD14,2000

ENSIGHT MAPLEV

MATLAB MATHCAD

FORTRAN C++

BASIC WORKBENCH14.0

MS OFFICE MS PROJECT NX

THERMAL

CERTIFICATIONS:

SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT (DFSS)

PATENTS:

Patent number: 7708519, " Vortex Spoiler for Delivery of Cooling Airflow

in a Turbine".

Patent number: 8292587, "Turbine Blade Assemblies And Methods Of

Manufacturing The Same".

PUBLICATIONS:

"Studies of A Heat-Pipe Cooled Piston Crown," Journal of Engineering for

Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 122, pp. 99-105,1998

"Simulation of a heat-pipe cooled piston crown for developing pistons with

improved thermal-tribological performance," American Society of Mechanical

Engineers, Internal Combustion Engine Division (Publication) ICE, v 30, n

3, 1998

"Experimental determination of an effective heat transfer coefficient for

continuously cast metal during the cooling process," American Society of

Mechanical Engineers, Materials Division (Publication) MD, v 69-2, 1995

"Proceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress

and Exposition,"American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer

Division, (Publication) HTD, v 321, 1995

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