Brandon James Pruski
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Bakersfield, CA 93312 ********@*****.***
Career Objective:
Self-starter who needs minimal guidance to complete full cycle projects. Hands on engineer who specializes in conceptualization, comprehensive design, and implementation. Responsible and poised in pressure filled situations, with a proven record of good judgment and positive results. Tenacious in the face of adversity with a demonstrated ability to overcome obstacles to complete the job or project. Driven with a natural tendency towards leadership through work ethic.
Work Experience:
Operations Manager/System Engineer (Oct 2015-Present)
Frontier Mechanical Inc
Oversee scheduling and workload for 50+ field employees
Implemented warehouse improvements including warehouse reorganization, fuel tank installation, and inventory tracking software
Develop budgets, create metrics to determine resource efficiency, and find new ideas for cost savings between field and warehouse operations
Plumbing and fire sprinkler design engineer for residential and light commercial projects Launch Engineer Consultant (March 2017-March 2018)
Space Exploration Technologies – Industrial Staffing Services
Review system designs related to HVAC, Water, Nitrogen, and other auxiliary support systems
Develop procedures to increase safety and streamline personnel flow for launch operations
Develop trade to assess vendor submittals for technical consistency and budgetary constraints to ensure projects meet scope, budget, and delivery date
Launch Engineer (Jan 2013-Oct 2015)
Space Exploration Technologies
Lead Engineer for Tanking operations and night shift operations during Cassiope Launch
Responsible engineer for ECS and Nitrogen subsystems
Designed custom ECS systems including a 40 ton portable open loop system
Developed and reviewed procedures for safe pad operations
Graduate Research Assistant (May 2009-Dec 2012)
Texas A&M University
Conducted dynamic stall research at high angle of attack (Leading-Edge Flow Structure of a Dynamically Pitching NACA 0012 Airfoil)
Assisted in various hypersonic research projects (50th AIAA ASM 2012)
Developed wind tunnel infrastructure including piping, support structure, settling chamber, and
Education:
Master of Science, Texas A&M University (December 2012)
Aerospace Engineering (Fluid Mechanics)
GPR: 3.6
Bachelor of Science, Texas A&M University (December 2010)
Aerospace Engineering, Minor: Mathematics
GPR: 3.7
Skills:
Computer Languages: Matlab, C++, C, Maple, Java, LabView
Software: SolidWorks, Siemens NX, AutoCAD, TecPlot, Microsoft Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Project
Experienced with piping infrastructure design and installation. P&ID, B31.3
Experienced with data acquisition (Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Force)
Experimental Techniques: Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Hotwire Anemometry
Experienced with Budget development and process improvement
Publications and Certifications:
Engineer in Training (EIT)
Leading Edge Flow Structure of a Dynamically Pitching NACA 0012 Airfoil (Pruski, Humble, Bowersox)
Freestream Turbulence Measurements in a Continuously Variable Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (Semper, Pruski, Bowersox)
References available on Request