Engineering Project Manager

Eltahry Elghandour, Ph. D.

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Objective

Obtain a fulltime position starting summer 2013 for a comprehensive foundation in designing, manufacturing and

analyzing of space vehicles and satellites engineering position, or a structural engineering position; dealing with

analysis, fabrication, design, fracture mechanics and fatigue analysis, impact, and/or testing of composites in the

aerospace industry.

Education

Ph. D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, June 1995. Thesis in solid mechanics, experimental and

numerical investigation of fracture mechanics of reinforced materials under fatigue loading.

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, June 1989. Thesis in solid mechanics, experimental and

numerical study of stress concentration and failure criteria for composite plate weakened by elliptical opening.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, June 1983

Related Experiences and Funded Projects

Instructor for Aerospace Composite and Structural Laboratory, March 1993 to present

Developed and maintained, repaired structural instruments and equipment in Aerospace Lab. Advised and co-advised

more than 60 graduate students for their thesis ideas design and in the manufacturing process of composites using

Autoclave, filament winding and composite air press, using testing machines, instron, impact and vibration system, and

all equipment in the Cal Poly Aerospace Structures Lab. Also, advised more than 130 undergraduate students for their

senior projects.

Associate Researcher on funded grants, 9/1993 to 12/2012

Since 1993, I have worked as principal and co-principal on several research projects funded from NASA Air Force

Research Center, Ames Research Center at Dryden Flight Research Facility in California, US Army Institute of Surgical

Research, Navy, NIH, and Integrated Composites, Inc. Projects involve the areas of smart structure, simulation of large

structures, static, fracture and failure analysis, fatigue loading, Three point bend test, impact test, vibration, finite

element analysis, composite materials and biomechanics.

1- Component material properties for sandwich composites used in marine/naval vessel construction

2- To developed an understanding of interfacial properties of osteons in human cortical bone

3- Active Control Techniques for Implementing Simplified Structural Dynamics Models into Six Degree of Freedom

Flight Simulation

4- Implementing Simplified Structural Models into Flight Simulations

5- An Investigation of Dynamic Structural Models Suitable for the Simulation of Large Aircraft

6- Experimental study of different material characteristics under static loading

7- Simulation of the active feedback control for damping the oscillations of a composite structure

8- Effect of the passive damping materials of the different composite structure on the frequency and amplitude

9- Active isolation system for an electronic equipment mounting plate

10- Structural flaw detection using piezoelectric sensors on a composite plate

11- Optimizing piezoelectric sensor/actuators for vibration damping

12- Experimental study of composite materials characteristics at elevated temperatures

Key results:

Smart materials, passive damping material, shear key predicts any damage, fracture and fatigue, mechanical properties,

structure dynamics, impact, delamination analysis, natural green materials and different method of manufacture, Push-out

test.

Constructed test specimens using a different method of manufacture, autoclave, layup technique, modeling and infusion

process.

Created new methods for testing the specimens as well as manufacturing them.

Gained hands on experience with testing using an Instron 8800 and blueHill, Merlin and wave matrix for fatigue software.

Vibration test system with WinII software for vibration test and analysis.

Design and build all testing apparatus for Impact machine 8250 Dymatap

Design and build all testing apparatus used in grant work.

Used Abaqus, Cosmos, Nastran, and LS-Dyna to create finite models for numerical comparison to experimental results.

Graduate students, 1995 to present.

I was on defense committee and helping more than 60 aerospace graduate students on their thesis. I managed to get all

of them to finish their thesis research during the frame time. I had been enjoying working with 8 to 12 graduate students

every year on research project as a team work.

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Senior project (Project Manager), 9/2009 to present

I advised more than 130 aerospace undergraduate students on their senior project. I managed to get all of them to finish

their senior project research during the frame time. I had been enjoying working to manage 20 to 30 undergraduate

students every year on their research project as a team work for designing, manufacture, testing and analyzing.

Key results:

Helped design and enforced a structure to manage 29 other individuals.

Gained a better understanding for systems engineering and the iterative processes for design.

Broader understanding of individual subsystems.

Built communication, teamwork, and documentation skills.

Software Experience

MATLAB COSMOS/M AND GEOSTAR NASTRAN/PATRAIN SOLIDWORKS EXCEL ABAQUS

PRO-ENGINEER LABVIEW LS-DYNA CATIA SAP2000 MICROSOFT OFFICE

Working Experience

1- Lecturer at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, since 1993 to present

Aerospace Engineering Department, teaching all the hands-on laboratory, composite materials, fatigue &

fracture mechanics, experimental stress analysis, structure dynamics and finite element analysis.

Civil Engineering Department, teaching mechanics of materials analysis, mechanical behavior testing of the

materials and numerical analysis using MATLAB.

Cuesta College, Teaching static, dynamics of engineering, strength of materials and computational method for

engineering using EXCEL and MATLAB.

2- Assistant Lecturer at Cairo, Egypt, 1985 to 1989

Mechanical Design Department, teaching engineering drafting, machine element design, auto and aircraft

engine design and stress analysis.

Professional Experience

Registered in the AIAA 1997

Reviewer for SAMPE Journal of Advanced Materials, 1995 to present

Registered Engineer in the Association of Engineers of Cairo, Egypt, 1983

Industrial Experience

Since 2004 to present I managed PE/EIT Review Course Center Company since 2004 to present with 20 employing

faculties teaching the professional classes for engineering professional . We offer the classes twice a year to give a

certificate for more than 100 engineering students in the following; PE, EIT, Engineering Structural, Seismic and

Survey licenses.

Professional Activity

I advise SAMPE club at CAL POLY State University, since 1996 to present and I managed more than 40 students

from a different majors, helping them learning by doing how to build and design a variety of composite structures

beams, bicycle from green materials. I managed more than 6 groups every year to inter SAMPE competition.

Honor Achievement

Distinguished Lecturer Award at Cal Poly State University 2003 -2004

Technical Reports and Publications

I have completed over 30 technical reports and more than 50 publications of papers, national and international.

These publications examine the experimental and numerical results for failure analysis and optimization of the

composite materials under static and fatigue loading. Also studied is the mechanical characteristic of different

composite structures and vibration control systems using passive and active damping techniques. My research

investigates methods for incorporating structural modes into piloted simulation equations and develops simple

simulation models which may be adopted and corrected from experimental or flight test data.

With my vast background of research and my ability to integrate the different areas of engineering, I will be looking

forward to collaborating with other professors to meet the needs of technology and further prepare the future

generations for today’s world.

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