AYMAN S. AMARA

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Philadelphia, PA 19153 acdiqn@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

My objective is to contribute to the growth of your organization through my talent in product development, industrial experience, and applied R&D experience in advanced structural and material (Composite / metallic) for defense & Space applications. I am currently working for Boeing Defense & Security division on The CH47 (FnB & GnB) and I am wrapping thesis of my second PhD in Nanomaterial (development of high performance structure using CNT). Throughout my 20 years of industrial experience I have worked as Structural / Material engineer in the capacity as

• Sr. R&D Product Development engineer reporting directly to VP at Owen Coring Science on the Joint venture program between Owens Corning and Lockheed Martin

• Manager of Structural / Material reporting directly to the head of airframe division at Sikorsky about CH53K heavy lift / tactical aircraft for Navy & Army.

• R&D Process & testing engineer reporting directly to CEO of National Composite Center of excellence..

• Liaison Sr. structure / Material (airframe / engine), which may include fabrication, design, analysis and process development of plastic / ceramic composites and bonding / joining metallic & composite components.

• Interdisciplinary Sr. Aerospace Engineer, material engineer with solid chemistry background.

SUMMARY

• Security Clearance 2009 inactive.

• GSA grade 12 level 10

• PhD in Nano engineering, University of North Carolina A&T

• PhD Aerospace Air Force Institute of Technology

• 24 years professional experience in aircraft and engine industries

o 7 years R&D Manager Experience in Military aircraft.

o 7 years Sr. Structural & Material engineer

o 7 years staff / Liaison & interdisciplinary engineer

o 3 years experience teaching mechanical engineering

• Experience in Composite / Metallic structure which may include Design, FEA Analysis, Testing &

Characterization of advanced structural Material.

• Experience in Risk management of aircraft structures

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Boeing Defense and Space / Triad

Sr. Structure analyst / Material process Engineer 2013- present

• Develop repair manual and perform classical / FEA and fatigue analysis for composite and metallic structure of CH47F & 787 using CSW, PATRAN/NASTRAN, REDARS, Team center, and CATIA V5.

• Static and Fatigue testing of Metallic and Composite structure

• Interacting with FAA for certification Mod of RANLF (metallic)

JSNN NanoEngeering Center of Excellence

Sr. R&D Material & process engineer 2011- 2013

• Develop high performance fiber using CNT and hybrid composite structure for ballistic and aerospace application

• Develop new fatigue criteria for high performance composite structure

• Develop process of hybrid /high performance fiber using electrospinning process and CCVD.

Owens Corning, Science & Technology (OH) 2010 –2010

Senior R&D: (High Performance Application)

• Product developments of high performance glass fiber using CNT, which include development of high temperature sizing material, enhance mechanical properties, testing, structural Analysis of glass fiber.

• Process development of CCVD to grow uniform CNT, sp3 bonded to sizing of E & S glass fiber

• Product development using high performance / hybrid glass fiber in aerospace, ballistic, biomedical and energy and biomedical application.

SIKORSKY AIR CRAFT & L3 (CT) 2007 – 2009

Mg. Material /Structure R&D: (MHP, Blackhawk & CH53K)

• Product development of a new heavy left and tactical CH53K rotor aircraft using hybrid and high performance composite structure for Navy and Army.

• Manage Structural Analysis / hand calculation and static & fatigue testing of the CH53K using (CATIA & PATRAN/NASTRAN).

• Execute Fatigue Tolerance, Fatigue & Fracture analysis and Risk Management of CH53K using NASGRO / Curve Fit to generate SN curve.

• Characterization and sizing hybrid & high performance composite & metallic structure on CH53K.

• Perform correlation of test result with Stress analysis for subsystem, system, & full-scale aircraft.

• Interacting with FAA for certification of CH53K (composite and metallic) AC 20-107B w-ch 1, AC20-107B

ATK ALLIANT TECHSYSTEM (OH) 2005 – 2006

Sr. Material /Structure Design: (Fenway, DDX, GPS, large FSS array)

• Radom and space product development for F22, stealth, and X30

• develop design & structural analysis engineering practices of composite structure

• Performed Structural & Thermal Analysis in support of product development using UG & ANSYS

Contract Job:

ROLLS-ROYCE-ADDC/VOLT: 01/2005 – 06/2005

Sr. Material /Structure Design (JSF)

• Performed static structural analysis in support of JSF Aircraft Structural Integrity Program IPT using UG, ANSYS.

• Determined M&P and structural configuration of Thermal / Environmental barrier coating (TBC/EBC) of the CMC blade coat using weave of Y-Sylarmic / Hi-NECLON S of single/double wrap.

ILC DOVER INC/ESG 01/2004 - 08/2004

Sr. Material & Process Engineer (Shuttle, ST8 & ISAT):

• Product development of Inflatable toolkit to repair NASA Shuttle using smart composite material.

• Product development of Ultra lightweights, Isogrid, and smart composite structure for ISAT &ST8

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB/SOCHE: 01/2003 - 11/2003

Sr. R&D product Engineer (Quantum Dot & Nanotribology)

• Product development of nanocomposite thin film coating to enhance fretting / wear fatigue resistance of GE90 turbine blade.

• Develop high performance wafer for semiconductor industry using Quantum Dot method and enhance organization & deposition of GaAs, InAs atom at the surface of semiconductor warfare using (Epitaxial)

GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINE /BELCAN: 09/2001 - 09/2002

Staff Engineer (Engines F110, Cfm6 & GE90)

• Perform axisymmetric structural and damage tolerance analysis of primary & secondary components on engines and correlate test result with analysis.

• Perform MRP of rotating parts for CF6, F110 & GE90

• Correlated structural materials (HS188, N5, and GTD 222) and corrosion mitigation to spallation. Minimize the effect of laser drilling on thermal spray coating to enhance the engine performance (GE90, F110, and cfm56).

AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/ASEE: 11/2000 - 08/2001

Sr. R&D Engineer (R&D-PhD Dynamic stability & de-lamination):

• Develop test rigs to perform fretting fatigue test inside SEM chamber.

• Stress analysis using FEMAP

• Analyze data; characterize failure & microstructure of interface composite material, perform crack propagation analysis using SEM & X-ray diffraction.

PALL AEROPOWER CORPORATION/OMEGA: 05/2000 - 11/2000

Sr. composite Engineer (Comanche Helicopter RAH66)

• Product development of composite Perforated spring Plate, HEPA Coalescer shell using CATIA & ANSYS.

• Liaison between company and client on the development of head of Pressure Swing Adsorber.

AERONCA INC/ TECHNIFORCE: 01/2000 - 05/2000

Sr. Design Engineer (Boeing 747 & Airbus 340):

• Reviewed, and certify of new developed Exhaust Plug and nozzle.

NATIONAL COMPOSITE CENTER/RDS: 1998 - 1999

Sr. Design Engineer (R&D P4 & VARTM- DOE / DOD / USCAR).

• Product development of high performance large composite truck bed structure (Ford, GM and Chrysler) using P4 Technology to chop glass fiber and VARTM

• Led breakthrough in VARTM process development which include Calibration & troubleshoot of largest press in US (15000 tons press, metering units & FLP injector heads)

FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (OH) 1995 – 1998

Mechanical engineering Faculty

• Taught in mechanical Eng Department Material, Fluid & Solid Mechanics, Static & Dynamic)

• Assist in setting curriculum for the composite technology department.

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB/SOCHE: 1991 - 1993

R&D Engineer (R&D Hi-Temp Ceramic Composite)

• Design and structural and Fatigue / Fracture of high temperature ceramic composite

• Correlate analytical data to Pushback and pullout test.

• Develop math mode of the interfacial bonding and Characterize material micro-crack behavior.

EDUCATION

Grade point average 4:00 PhD Honor

PhD: Nanotechnology Engineering, GPA= 4:00 /4:00 Honor

Major Nanocomposite, Minor Nanobiomaterial Characterization, University of North Carolina center of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience, 2011-2014

PhD: Aerospace & Material Engineering GPA= 3.62 /4:00

Major Solid Mechanics, Minor Material Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2001-2010.

MS: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: GPA= 3.42 /4:00

Major: Heat Transfer (Heat Pipes), Minor: Gas Dynamics, University of Dayton, 1989-1990.

BS: Dual Bachelor degrees, Mechanical & Civil Engineering

Major: Power Plant, Minor: Structure analysis. Tri-State University, 1980-1986.

Scholarship & Awards

• DAGSI Fellowship 2000-2004

• UDRI Stipend Research Assistantship 1989-1990

• Della/AVCO Full Ride scholarship 1988-1990

• UAE Full Ride scholarship 1980-1986

• Member ASME, SAE, SAMPE

CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Certified By MCS. (NASTRAN/PATRN)

Certified By Engineering Method Inc. (ANSYS)

Certified by ASTM. (Major testing of polymer)

Certified by CANON (Calibration of FLP injector, Metering unit & Pump).

Certified by ISD & IST (CATIA 4.2.1. & AutoCAD).

Certified by Instron Co. (8800 & 8500 Fast track systems)

Certified by Sikorsky (Dimensioning tolerance, GD&T)

Computer Skills:

• Programming: MATLAB, FORTRAN 77 & Basic.

Design & Analysis Skills:

• Design: UG, CATIA, AUTOCAD,

• Analysis: ANSYS, PATRAN & NASRAN

MAJOR ACADEMIC COURSES

Major Engineering Courses:

1. Management courses:

Management System, Organizational Behavior, Engineering Planning.

2. Material Engineering & Science courses:

Composite Design, composite Analysis, Polymer Engineering, Polymer Science, Organic Chemistry I, II, & III, Biochemistry I & II, Ceramic material, Material science, Metallurgy, Mechanical behavior of material, Designs and material selection.

3. Analysis courses:

Introduction to Finite Element, Finite Element I & II, Numerical Analysis, Matrix Analysis, Linear Algebra, UG, CATIA, Auto CAD

4. Solid Mechanics courses:

Fretting Fatigue & Principle of Tribology, Fracture mechanics, Elasticity & Plasticity, advanced strength of material, strength of material, Static, Dynamics, Highway & Runway Design, Manufacturing Processing & Equipment's, Design of Building Frame, Steel & Concert Design, Structure analysis, Vibration, Machine Design, mechanism, High Temp Material.

5. Fluid mechanics & Heat Transfer courses:

Gas Dynamic, Fluid Mechanics, advanced Fluid Mechanics, Convection Heat Transfers, Conduction Heat Transfers, Radiation Heat Transfer, Hydraulic & Hydrology Design, Thermodynamic I & II, advanced thermodynamic, Power plant, Propulsion, Internal Combustion Engine.

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