HERBERT NACHTRAB
Weymouth, MA 02190 ***********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology 12/2012
• Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Material Science, Statics, Machine Design II, Calculus III,
Physics II, Applied Differential Equations, Electricity and Electronics, Instrumentation and Measurement, Heat Transfer
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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AutoCAD2009 Lathe Milling machine
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SolidWorks2012 Certified Arc and Acetylene welding Exhaust fabrication
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Microsoft Office Sheet metal craftsmanship MODIS diagnostics
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Nuvera Fuel Cells. Billerica, MA 7/2011-12/2011
R&D Systems engineer
• PEM Fuel Cell Systems engineer, would test fuel cell operation to maintain safety factors.
• Gathered, analyzed data at end of test, then presented my results to the R&D team.
• Built and rebuilt PEMFC, learned how the components interact to produce electricity.
• Replaced stainless steel pipes and flow sensors when they fail.
Hologic Inc. Marlborough, MA
R&D engineer 1/2011-6/2011
• Designed and ran various feasibility tests on MTS and Instron machines
• Gathered, analyzed and presented test data to the rest of the NovaSure R&D team
• Designed and manufactured a final inspection test fixture for the NovaSure device in order to decrease operator time and
variability
• Utilized lathe and milling machines to fabricate small prototype parts and fixtures
• Documented lab protocols, new test methods and designs in lab engineering notebook
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Malloy's Automotive Service, Weymouth, MA 7/2008-7/2011
Lead Mechanic
• Performed troubleshooting and repairs on foreign and domestic vehicles in the following areas but not limited to: brakes,
suspension, engine swaps, exhaust, A/C and engine management/diagnostics.
• Accompanied tow truck and police tows on service calls gaining serious insight to the towing business
• Design for maintainability; how a mechanic’s point of view is crucial to part design and assembly manufacturing.
• Provided exceptional customer service to those clients whose cars had been towed/impounded.
North River Graphics, Pembroke, MA 3/2007-3/2008
Machine Operator
• Produced and shipped packets, pamphlets, handouts for financial companies
• Machines include collator, cutter, folder, digital printer
• Learned the concept of scheduling and teamwork operating each machine
• Fix paper jam in complex machine
SENIOR PROJECT- Development of a Real Time Fatigue Sensing system 8/2012
• Designed a prototype using LabVIEW software to continuously sample, analyze, filter and display fatigue damage of a
specimen under cyclic loading
• Developed program allows user inputs of modulus of elasticity, ultimate tensile strength, m value and fatigue strength index
• Developed S-N curve of t6061-T6 aluminum to be used in LabVIEW program to calculate fatigue damage
• Ultimately, the prototype can show the amount of fatigue damage at any instantaneous moment