Blake Clark
*** ******* ****** **., ********, NC 28732
205-***-**** • *.*.*****.*****@*****.***
Relevant Work Experience:
Aerospace Engineer Kearfott Motion Systems Division, Black Mountain, NC Sep 2010 – Present
Lean Six Sigma project that improved yield from 60% to 95% resulting in savings of $264,000/year in rework costs
and $440,000 in overproduction costs.
Design rotary transducers for commercial and military applications
Engineering lead for project teams including prototyping and legacy products
Create work, routing, and processing instructions to support manufacturing processes
Provide engineering support to specification and design reviews, corrective action boards, and failure analysis teams
Automation Engineering Internship Borg Warner, Asheville, NC May 2009 – Aug 2009
Reverse engineered a $500 speed sensor and built it for a parts cost of $5.00
Programmed a database in Access and Visual Basic with Applications
Programmed microcontrollers for different data acquisition purposes
Ion Trap Research Assistant Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Aug 2008 – May 2010
Worked in a research lab that studied the interactions of H2+, He and N2+ through ion trapping and excitation
Interpreted ion yield data to optimize laboratory equipment performance
Modified existing C/C++ ion trapping programs to analyze ion creation
Assisted in the rebuilding of the ion trapping vacuum pump
Designed an RF circuit to customize electron gun output for improved accuracy of the trapping apparatus
Education:
M.S. Engineering Physics Appalachian State University, Boone, NC GPA 3.41 2010
B.S. Applied Physics Appalachian State University, Boone, NC GPA 3.11 2008
A.A. General Science Jefferson State Community College, Birmingham, AL GPA 3.98 2005
Technical Skills:
Proficient with AS-9100C and ISO 9000 quality requirements
Engineering for robust and high reliability to meet AS-9100C Section 7 standards
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (ASME Y15.4M)
LabVIEW, ASM, VHDL, Visual Basic, C and C++ programming
Data analysis and reporting yield/performance results with Excel and ANSYS
Designing digital and analog circuits for laboratory automation and data acquisition
Achievements & Awards:
Awarded Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification (Kearfott MSD, 2013)
Master’s Project – “The RF Spectroscopic Signal Processing Circuit for N2 Ion Creation” (2010)
NC Space Grant – Undergraduate hydrology research (2008)
Appalachian State University – Chancellor’s List (Spring 2008)
Appalachian State University – Dean’s List (Spring 2007)
Phi Theta Kappa (Two-year College Honor Society, 2005)
Academic Excellence Award in General Physics (Southeast Community College, 2005)
Vice President of Student Government Association (Southeast Community College, 2005)
Southeast Community College – Dean’s List (2004-2005)
Jefferson State Community College – Dean’s List (2003-2004)