Mechanical Engineering State University

Byron A Zambrano

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HIGHLIGHTS

Led multiple engineering projects, achieving results in a timely manner.

Resilient and result driven engineer with excellent interpersonal skills.

Strong understanding of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat transfer and finite element (FEA) concepts.

Vast experience performing complex CFD simulations in FLUENT/ANSYS and others open source codes.

Academic experience performing heat transfer analysis

Working experience with more than one CAD software (Solidworks, NX)

Strong programing skills (C++, FORTRAN, Matlab, Phyton, bash scripting)

Hands-on aerodynamics experience (instructor Fluid mechanics lab.)

EDUCATION

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AUGUST 2010 - PRESENT

PhD. Candidate – Mechanical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ JAN 2008- JAN 2010

M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering

ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DEL LITORAL FEB 2002- NOV 2007

B.S Mechanical Engineering

COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS

Programing Languages: Matlab, C++, Fortran, Openmp, Bash scripting and Python.

Softwares: UGS Nx, Fluent Ansys, Comsol, Paraview, Tecplot,

Solidworks, Mimics.

RELEVANT COURSES AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Engineering Courses

Spring 2013 Finite element (FEA) methods

Spring 2013 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Fall 2010 Turbulence modeling & Heat transfer

Academic Teaching experience

Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Instructor for fluid mechanics laboratory

Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Instructor for Intro Engineering Modeling Laborary

(Intro to Matlab)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – EAST LANSING, MI MAY 2011 - PRESENT

Cardiovascular Mechanics Research Lab. Research Associate-(Project Manager):

Led multiple projects in a cross-functional team environment.

Designed computational framework that estimated blood flow patterns in real patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases (e.g. aneurysms, hypertension) using real patients’ geometries, pressures and flow conditions, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This computational framework was implemented using FLUENT/ANSYS, User defined functions (UDF) programed in C, bash scripting, and FORTRAN subroutines. Results were visualized using visualization packages such as TECPLOT and PARAVIEW (Ph.D Thesis)

Developed a highly parallel efficient Lagrangian particle code (written in FORTRAN and using OPENMP directives) for unstructured grids. This codes was developed with the purpose of estimating particle concentration, stagnation and particle level of stresses in tortuous geometries under unsteady flow.

Designed computational framework that estimated arterial stiffness from medical images (specifically from MR images) and used it to simulate a patient-specific solid-structure interaction (FSI) between flow and arterial wall. This model used an 3 element electric circuit analogy as outlet boundary conditions to model downstream flow behavior. Data was then post-processed using customized tools written in Matlab and FORTRAN. These results where then visualized using Paraview.

Managed Large data set and performed statistical analysis (correlations, linear and non-linear regressions, conditional correlations, t-test) using multiple software (e.g. Matlab, Minitab) on different platforms (Linux, Windows).

Collaborated with the University of Zagreb (Croatia) in coupling commercials, open source and in house solvers (FEAP, FLUENT, ICEM, Particle tracking code and G&R code) to model different aspects of the progression of Aneurysms.

BIOCREDE – PLYMOUTH, MI MAY 2016 – AUGUST 2016

Summer Internship Design FEA/CFD Engineer

Designed different parts of a new urinary catheter and performed FEA/CFD analysis on it.

Interacted with different departments involved in design cycle process.

Performed FEA analysis on the electronic controller enclosure using different materials. The final design was then printed and tested.

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ, PR JAN 2010– JULY 2010

Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Research Associate - (CFD Engineer)

Performed parametric study to increase heat transfer using different pin arrangements at the turbine leading edge. This analysis was performed using an in-house parallel code using finite element analysis and Direct Numerical simulation (DNS).

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ, PR JAN 2008– JAN 2010

Mechanical engineering department Research Assistant – (Project Manager)

Prepared training courses of introduction to parametric modeling using NX. This course aimed to train undergraduate students in NX basic and intermediate levels.

Served as senior engineering consultant for the design project initiative (PACE- GM). Part of duties included the design of a cooling system for electric motor. the design was developed using NX and FLUENT/ANSYS

Developed a computational model written in FORTRAN that simulated the water transport in the diffusion media of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (Master’s Thesis).

SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS

1.Zambrano B, Gharahi H, Lim C, Lee W, Baek S; Correlations of hemodynamic parameters with regional thrombus accumulation and their mechanisms in abdominal aortic aneurysms. In preparation (will be submitted April 2017 at Annals of biomedical engineering).

2.Zambrano B, McLean N, Zhao X, Tan J, Zhong L, Figueroa CA, Baek S Image-Based computational assessment of vascular wall mechanics and hemodynamics in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. Annals of Biomedical Engineering (Submitted)

3.Do H, Ijaz A, Gharahi H, Zambrano B, Chio J, Lee W, Baek S. Prediction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm growth using Dynamical Gaussian Process Implicit Surface. Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. (Submitted)

4.Gharahi H, Zambrano B, Zhu D., DeMarco J K, Baek S Computational fluid dynamic simulation of human carotid artery bifurcation based on anatomy and volumetric blood flow rate measured with magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Adv Eng Sci Appl Math. DOI 10.1007/s12572-016-0161-6. February 2016.

5.Zambrano B, Gharahi H, Lim C, Choi J, Jaberi F, Lee W, Baek S. Association of intraluminal thrombus, hemodynamic forces, and abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion using longitudinal CT images. Annals of Biomedical Engineering; DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1461-x, October 2015.

6.Gharahi H, Zambrano B, Lim C, Choi J, Lee W, Baek S. On growth measurements of abdominal aortic aneurysms using maximally inscribed sphere. Med Eng Phys. doi: 10.1016. May 21 2015

7.Farsad M, Zambrano B, Baek S. Data-guided growth and remodeling model of abdominal aortic aneurysm accounting for the Bio-chemical effects of intraluminal thrombus. Computational Biomechanics for Medicine. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15503-6_2 . July 12, 2015

PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

1.Zambrano B, Jaberi F, Baek S. Longitudinal CFD Infers mechanisms of thrombus formation and abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion. Biomedical engineering society annual meeting, Minneapolis MN, 2016

2.Zambrano B, Mclean N, Zhong L, Le Tan J, Figueroa CA, Lee LC, Baek S. Patient-specific computational modeling of hemodynamics in pulmonary arterial hypertension, Biomedical engineering society annual meeting, Minneapolis MN, 2016

3.Zambrano B, Jaberi F, Baek S. Association of intraluminal thrombus and hemodynamic factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion. US National Congress of Computational Mechanics (2015).

4.Zambrano B, Jaberi F, Baek S. Role of Intraluminal thrombus in abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion. 17th U.S. National Congress on theoretical & applied mechanics, East Lansing, MI. 2014

5.Zambrano B, Choi J, Baek S. Effect of intraluminal thrombus in abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion: a longitudinal patient study. Biomedical engineering society annual meeting, Seattle WA, 2013

6.Zambrano B, Jaberi F, Lee W, Baek. S Wall shear stress and intraluminal thrombus changes in abdominal aortic aneurysms: atudy with longitudinal patients. ASME Summer Bioengineering conference. Sunriver, OR 2013

7.Zambrano B, Dupay A, Jaberi F, Baek S. Effect of wall shear stress on abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion: Study with longitudinal patient images. ASME Summer bioengineering conference Fajardo, Pr. 2012

LEADERSHIP

Represented graduate Student at the Graduate student council for two consecutive years (2015-2016).

Organized Summer school for Grandparents at Michigan State University

Mentored high school teacher as part of the Research experience for teacher program (RET) funded by the National Science Foundation.

Judge for the 2017 Engineering graduate symposium

AWARDS

2016 Nominee for the Fitch H. Beach outstanding engineering award.

2015 13 US National Congress of Computational Mechanics travel award.

2015 MSU College of Engineering Travel Award.

2015 MSU Graduate School Travel Award.

2015 MSU Graduate School Travel Award.

2013 MSU College of Engineering Travel Award.

2013 MSU Graduate School Travel Award.

2013 MSU Mechanical engineering Travel Award.

2012 MSU College of Engineering Travel Award.

2012 MSU Graduate School Travel Award.

2012 MSU Mechanical engineering Travel Award.

2009 Grand Student Big Expo Travel Award (Purdue University).

REFERENCES

Dr. Seungik Baek 517-***-****

Associate professor

Mechanical engineering Department

Michigan State University

Dr. Lik-Chuan Lee 517-***-****

Assistant professor

Mechanical engineering Department

Michigan State University

Dr. Hao Chen 734-***-****

Director of R&D

Biocrede Inc.

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