Engineer Manager

GLENN B. BROWN

LEAD ANALYSIS AND TEST ENGINEER

**** ******** ***** ● Alpharetta, GA 30004 ● Cell 770-***-****

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CORE PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

Experienced engineering manager, team lead, trainer, analyst, and test engineer

Expert level thermal, structural, and flow analysis with ANSYS FEA and CFD software

ANSYS Certified Tech Staff/Instructor in ANSYS Mechanical, Thermal, CFD, and Electronics Design

Hands on experience in laboratory, prototyping, production, and test facilities

Experience presenting technical and business proposals to engineers and top management

Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Electronics, Power, and CAE industry experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vericor Power Systems – Alpharetta, GA (9/12-3/14)

Gas Turbine Engineering Product Manager – Product support, repair development, new applications

Provided continuous support for production, MRB, assembly, test, repairs, new applications

Served as repair development lead, coordinating with MRO and repair vendors to develop new repairs

Created spreadsheets for emissions, life, fuel use, stress, performance, and system integration

Coordinated consultants supporting secondary flow, stress, vibration, rotor dynamics, and life analysis

Delta Airlines – Atlanta, GA (4/10-9/12)

Gas Turbine Engineer – FEA and CFD analysis of commercial gas turbine engines

Served as Delta expert for stress, vibration, and flow analysis in engine repair

Developed Delta internal capability to perform engine stress, vibration, and flow analysis

Performed FEA stress, vibration, CFD flow, and Excel analysis to support jet engine repair

Developed engine component repairs and assisted with failure analysis

W orked with outside vendors and FAA DER to develop FAA approved repairs for jet engines

SimuTech Group – Norcross, GA (11/05-4/10)

Consulting Engineer– FEA and CFD Software Consulting, Training, Sales and Support

Created ANSYS models and reports for nuclear licensing of spent fuel equipment

Modified/checked client ANSYS models and reports for nuclear licensing requirements

Provided customer pre/post sale technical support for ANSYS FEA and CFD software

Performed structural, thermal, CFD, and test data analysis for consulting contracts

Developed customized training plans and taught ANSYS FEA and CFD classes

Created and presented technical and business proposals to client management

Supported Software and consulting sales and pre/post-sales support

Brown Technical Services, LLC – Alpharetta, GA (3/04-11/05)

Self Employed Contract Consultant – Engineer and Industrial Trainer:

State of Georgia Quick Start Program - Atlanta, GA: Contract industrial training consultant

Created client training programs in assembly, safety, math, blueprints reading, etc.

NAC International - Norcross, GA: Nuclear fuel container structural and thermal analysis

AET - Norcross, GA: Structural models of offshore oil drilling platforms, furnace electrodes

L-3 Communications Display Systems – Alpharetta, GA (5/00-3/04)

Principal Engineer - Site Thermal and Structural Analyst:

Performed thermal, flow, and structural analysis and testing of electronic display units

Modified and translated CAD models into FEA, flow network, and CFD analysis models

Generated reports, spreadsheets, presentations, and supported DOD design reviews

Created, reviewed, and guaranteed compliance with contract specifications

Solved manufacturing and inspection problems with innovative approaches

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Griffin Thermal Products – Piedmont, SC (5/99-5/00)

Engineering Manager of privately owned $10M/year radiator/air cooler manufacturer:

Managed engineering department in manufacture of automotive cooling systems

Organized work and continual improvement of drafters, engineers, and technicians

Outlined employee development plans, conducted employee reviews, enhanced efficiency

Oversaw engineering aspects of production and product failure investigations

Served as engineering and business planning liaison for large clients and strategic partners

Instructed and managed numerical controlled machine operators

W rote QS9000 policy and brought Engineering Department into compliance

Established Intranet and streamlined processes saving 1000’s of hours annually

Managed successful prototype development of Harley-Davidson V-ROD radiator

Boeing/Rockwell Aerospace – Duluth, GA and Huntsville, AL (1/88-5/99)

Lead Thermal Engineer, Site Thermal Analyst, CFD Analyst and Test Engineer:

Served as multiple missile program thermal advisor, analyst, and lead engineer

Thermally analyzed and tested missile electronic, mechanical, optic, and seeker systems

Reviewed and modeled response of missile motor and warheads to external environments

Performed aerodynamic and internal heating analysis for ballistic missile interceptor

Planned and performed structural analysis and corresponding vibration tests

W rote, reviewed, and interpreted system requirements and environmental specs

Prepared test plans, deliverable reports, conducted briefings, and design presentations

Led, trained, and mentored team of thermal analysis engineers for NASA contract as thermal lead

Thermally analyzed vehicle structures, electronics, and ablating insulation transients

W rote C and Fortran code for analysis, data collection/reduction, and process automation

Supervised software development team for National Aerospace Plane wind tunnel test program

Conducted store separation, subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic wind tunnel tests

Modeled flows with CFD and reduced grid generation time 60% for CFD group

COMPUTER SKILLS AND SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

FEA: ANSYS, PATRAN, SINDA, AFEA(ABACUS), MSC/Thermal, Pro/Mechanica

CFD: CFX, Coolit, Macroflow, company proprietary CFD codes, NPSS

CAD: AUTOCAD, Microstation, Pro-E, SolidWorks

Programming: BASIC, FORTRAN, C, HTML, W INDOWS, UNIX

Office Applications: MS Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Access, VBA), TeamCenter

EDUCATION

MS - Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, 4.0/4.0

BS - Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, 3.7/4.0

AA - Drafting and Design, Meridian Junior College, Meridian, MS, 3.7/4.0

HARDWARE EXPERIENCE

Gas Turbine Engines: JT8D, CFM56, CF6-80, CF34, PW2000, PW4000, ASE40, ASE50, TF40, TF50

Aircraft: C-130, F-22, F-14, F-18, E2-C, EA6-B, F-15, C-17, S-3, B1-B, SH-60, Apache

Missiles: NAVY LEAP, VISUAL, LOSAT, Hellfire, Brimstone, AGM-130, FASTHAWK, PAC-3, JASSM

Space: Advanced Solid Rocket Booster, National Aerospace Plane, Space Shuttle

Automotive: Radiators, charge air coolers, drive shafts, accessory drives and supports

Electronics: PCB’s, LCD’s, diode backlights, fans, heat pipes, heat sinks, TEC’s, thermal batteries

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