Engineering Project

AARON D. LIEBOLD

**** ***** **. ● Melbourne, FL *2901 ● 863-***-****

*****.*******@*****.***

Education/Achievements:

**** – 2013 Chemical Engineering M.S.

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Thesis: Evaluation of Polyol Ester Lubricants as Absorbents in a Hybrid

Absorption Refrigeration Cycle

Graduated Cum Laude

GPA: 3.5

2011 Passed Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (Engineering Intern)

Florida Board of Professional Engineers, Tallahassee, FL

2008 – 2011 Chemical Engineering B.S.

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Graduated Cum Laude

GPA: 3.6

Experience:

Mainstream Engineering, Rockledge, FL

January 2013 – Present: Chemical Engineering Intern

Designed automated life-testing apparatus for grey water

recycling unit.

Assisted with experimental testing of a thermal-solar powered

vapor-absorption refrigeration system

Simulated the thermodynamic performance of a thermal-solar

driven refrigeration cycle

Performed techno-economic analysis of various sustainable

cooling technologies

Mainstream Engineering, Rockledge, FL

July 2011 – December 2012: Graduate Student Intern

Demonstrated the feasibility of a novel hybrid absorption

refrigeration cycle

Created a method and experimental apparatus to measure

vapor-liquid equilibrium of working fluids

Wrote MATLAB programs to simulate hybrid cycle and

conventional cycles

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

August 2011 – May 2012: Teaching Assistant

Organized laboratory exercises

Managed classroom environment

Reviewed student reports

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

January 2011 – May 2011: Co-Captain of Senior Design Team

Designed a municipal solid waste gasification plant

Awarded Best of Show in Chemical Engineering.

NASA: Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL

June 2009 – August 2009: Intern

Investigated using zeolite adsorbents to remove VOCs from

spacecraft atmospheres

Performed tests on space-flight hardware

Modified laboratory test equipment

Relevant Skills:

Wet Laboratory Experience LabView and Instrumentation

Programing Experience in C++, Automation and Controls

BASIC, MATLAB Chemical Process Simulation

CAD Experience (Inventor) Computer Repair/Modification

Electronics and Microcontrollers SAChE Safety Training

Achievements:

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society

Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society

Dean’s List at Florida Institute of Technology

Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Interests/Activities:

Electronics Hobbyist

Proficient Cook/Food Enthusiast

Geocaching

Fishing

Former VP of Christian Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) at FL Tech

Volunteer:

Habitat for Humanity

Audio/Visual Technician at Church

Concerts/Events hosted by The Joy FMReferences:

Available upon request.

March 21, 2013

Reference: Recommendation for Aaron Liebold

To Whom It May Concern:

Aaron Liebold has worked with me at Mainstream Engineering (MEC) since 2011. He first joined MEC as an intern

and later returned as a graduate researcher working on a joint project with Florida Tech. I also served as Aaron’s

graduate advisor for his Master’s degree program. Since completing his Master’s degree, Aaron has continued to

work at MEC on a fixed-term basis assisting with several projects with short-term engineering manpower

requirements.

Aaron is a thoughtful experimentalist and a capabl e scientific programmer. For his Master’s thesis he designed

and built an experimental apparatus for measuring vapor -liquid equilibrium (VLE) for candidate working fluids

for a novel hybrid absorption refrigeration cycle. Aaron’s responsibilities included selecting the components,

assembling the apparatus, wiring the instrumentation, and setting up the data acquisition. He then used the

apparatus to collect a high quality set of solubility data and performed an error analysis on his measurements. He

then used an equation-of-state approach to model the VLE behavior and predict the thermodynamic performance

of the novel cycle. Throughout his Master’s research, Aaron worked effectively with more senior engineers to get

the information he needed to move the project forward. While he was a full-time graduate student, all of his

research was carried out in an industrial laboratory at MEC ’s facility. Aaron is particularly skilled at building

experimental apparatus, process automation/instrumentation, and data acquisition programming.

Since completing his M.S. program, Aaron more recently worked under my direction on a project to design a

solar-thermal absorption chiller for commercial air conditioning. Aaron ’s primary responsibility in that project

was the techno-economic analysis of options for converting solar energy to cooling for buildings. Aaron

performed sizing and costing of solar collectors, absorption chillers, and other process components. He extended

a vendor’s solar-absorption spreadsheet model and determined the capital costs, operating costs, and payback

period for candidate technologies. Aaron was a quick study and came up to speed rapidly with the financial

concepts required to successfully complete the techno-economic analysis. He showed good attention to detail

with this project and an ability to draw sound conclusions from the analysis results.

Aaron is a very competent engineer. He is bright, hardworking, self-starting, and has good engineering intuition.

In addition, Aaron has solid interpersonal and communication skills. It has been a pleasure working with Aaron

over these last several years, and I highly recommend Aaron for employment without reservation. I can be

reached for further comment at 321-***-**** or ***********@**********-****.***.

Best Regards,

Paul Yelvington, Ph.D.

Energy Conversion Technology Leader

Mainstream Engineering Corporation

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