Osagie Matthew
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(202) 830- 4864
*********@************.***.***
Objective
• Energetic, self-motivated, team-oriented engineer with great research skill seeking to apply basic and advanced
principles engineering theories to product development
Education
Howard University Washington, DC
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.60) June 2010
University of Benin Edo, Nigeria
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.33) May 2007
• Specialization: Thermal and Fluid Science
• Course: Heat Transfer, HVAC, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Combustion, Nano-fluids, FEA
• Dissertation: Modeling of Pool Boiling of Water using TRACE and comparing the results with accepted Correlations
Experience
Catholic University of America Washington, DC
Research Assistant 2009 - Present
• Developed, modified, evaluated, documented, communicated and presented technical test report
• Design of experiments, material testing and failure analysis, instrumentation & measurement
• Numerical analysis, mathematical optimization, simulation technique
• Executed, investigated, collected, documented, evaluated and analyzed research data
• Taught Physics Labs I & II, Thermal Science Labs and Measurement and Instrumentation Labs
• Performance enhancement of dye based solid-state dye sensitized solar cells-semiconductors
• Improved the thermal conductivity of oil in Internal Combustion Engines
• Troubleshoot programming and experiment related problems
Enterprise Technology Services, Howard University Washington, DC
Telecom Audit 2012 - 2013
• Provided Leadership for a team of 3 in component data collection, entry and result analysis
• Demonstrated strong initiative by proposing changes in ISDN systems to VOIP to ensure compliance
• Proactively solved critical short term problems by liaising with customers
Nigerian Breweries Plc. Lagos, Nigeria
Industrial Trainee 2006
• Manufacturing, familiarity with bottle packaging, assembly operations and quality control
• Learned about many aspect of beverage manufacturing process and job rotations
• Planned predictive and preventive maintenance of equipment and machines
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
Intern 2004
• Supervised the activities of contractor, PW
• Collaborated with surveyors on runway design and construction- aviation
Skills
• LabVIEW, FLUENT, MatLab, CHEMKIN, AutoCAD, Machine shop, TRACE, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Problem solving, analytic, interpersonal, leadership, collaborative, oral and written communication
Publication
• Qualitative Influence of Four-Electrode Configuration Geometry on Charge Transport in a FID
Affiliation
• National Society of Black Engineers
Community Activity
• HOD, Sunday School Department, RCCG-New Wine Assembly
• Coordinated the teaching activities of a group of 14 teachers, created teaching schedules and assigned teachers
• Taught a diverse group of students including teenagers, youths, married men & women and elders
References Available Upon Request