Engineer Mechanical Engineering

Henry Fitzpatrick IV

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Mid level engineer with senior level experience of progressively

responsible supervisory, complex project management, and technical design

positions. Broad based responsibilities in mechanical facilities

engineering with experience in; computational fluid dynamics, explosion

analysis, lean manufacturing, electro-mechanical design, aerodynamics

design, mechanical design and optimization, and design of experiments.

Comprehensive knowledge of design standards and codes. Demonstrated

ability to build team client relationships and determine cost effective

solutions to design, process, or regulatory issues. Key strengths include

the following:

Design development and analysis Wide range of engineering software

experience

Inspections and Testing Troubleshooting and Problem

Resolution

Procedures and Specifications Cost Reduction Strategies

Vendor Qualification Equipment Design and Selection

> Industries: energy and power, automotive, sensors and monitoring,

commercial and industrial buildings, and water and wastewater

CORE COMPETENCIES

. Extensive background in fluid dynamics (CFD), Blast mechanics,

aerodynamics, air born and fluid particulate transport, Environmental

pollution control (Bag houses). Controls, design and road vehicle

dynamics and automobile repair through work with Fitzpatricks Auto Tech.

. Proficiency in Product/Mechanical Design, CAD design, Solid/Surface

Modeling, Drafting, and 2D/3D modeling using Catia, Pro/E, and other

CAD software/hardware administration

. Experience in innovative product development and design

. Technical acumen in areas of component Design for Manufacture and

Assembly (DFMA)

. Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and ANSI

(Y14.5)

. Proven abilities in leadership, educating others, motivating people

toward a common mission and effectively organizing and utilizing

available resources to that end

. Extensively worked with a variety of cross-functional teams in product

development, suppliers/vendors across different geographies

EDUCATION

PH.D in Mechanical Engineering, Graduation May 2009

Howard University, Washington, DC

Fluid Dynamics, CFD, Thesis Topic: Characterization and Simulation of Flow

inside of a Twin Screw Extruder

Overall GPA 3.84/4.0

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, December 2003

University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Bio-mechanical, (vehicle) Controls (GNC), Design and Optimization

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, December 2002

University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Branch Head, NASA, Greenbelt, MD June 2009-Present

Managed multiple components for satellite launch project. Provided in-

house expertise in aerodynamics, attitude control and fuel slosh

management. Designed and retrofitted existing fuel tanks and external

structures to aid in aerodynamics and attitude control for very tight

tolerances.

. Integrated slosh analysis tool (CFD) with current state of the art

attitude control dynamics tools.

. Perform building energy and mechanical system modeling, simulation

and analysis

. Detailed responsibilities include aerodynamic calculations,

equipment sizing/selection, preparing

drawings/specifications/documents for various project stages

. Update in house software for attitude control for various satellites

Eng. Specialist, Bechtel BSII Advance Simulation and Analysis, Fredrick,

MD, June 2007- June 2009

Managed multiple projects in providing in-house engineering expertise for a

$10 billion nuclear waste removal plant. Developed and reviewed major

design concepts and proposed changes. Scope of work included CFD driven

design calculations; structural, stress, finite element (FEA); fitness for

service evaluations; and redesign for continuing operation. Other projects

included blast analysis for floating LNG plants. These types of analysis

cut testing cost and gave valuable insight to processes previously unknown.

. Use Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools to support and

optimize Bechtel Engineering Group projects

. Carry out CFD project related in Thermodynamic analysis (including

radiation) of demilitization process for mustard gas agent

munitions

. Conduct CFD project related in Thermodynamic analysis of pour cave

cooling for vitrification process

. Perform various CFD validation and verification studies for DOE

. Recruit students from local universities for engineering

internships and employment opportunities

. Extensively worked on Mechanical Desktop and UniGraphics for solid

modeling and Fieldview and Ensight for CFD post processing

. Each of the projects requires the use of 3D CAD to create drawings

for the construction, Fluent and AcuSim for CFD analysis

. Analyzed and designed thermal and flow mixing processes in

particulate filter bag-house; solved problem of non uniform flow

field and heat distribution by redesigning a mixer

. Analyzed a multi-phase flow system in a Pulse Jet Mixer for

nuclear waste treatment

PhD Research Assistant, Howard University, Washington, DC, August 2005-

present

Classes taught: Advance Thermodynamics. Jet Propulsion

Introduction to the fundamentals of CFD

. Assisted in the computer simulation of fluid designs using FLUENT

and GRIDGEN, and sub-sonic wind tunnel demonstration

. Responsible for numerical and computational research in the aero

dynamics laboratory

. Designed the experimental system for flow visualization, temperature

and velocity measurement

. Developed mathematical models and conducted numerical simulation for

validation and verification

. Analyzed and interpreted experimental data and compared with

numerical simulation of various military projects

HVAC engineer/ Project Manager Intern, Delphi Thermo systems, Lockport, NY,

August 2003- 2004

Managed multiple component for various vehicle lines. Performed cost

analysis, project planning for each HVAC component for vehicle line.

Designed and retrofitted existing injection mold machines with air

controlled netting system that cut scrap totals by 10 % .

. Developed ergonomics carts in order to increase productivity

. Managed programs to aid in launch of new vehicles

. Perform building energy and mechanical system modeling, simulation

and analysis

. Detailed responsibilities include load calculation, equipment

sizing/selection, preparing drawings/specifications/documents for

various project stages

Teacher, University of Buffalo/ Trocair College, Buffalo, NY, September

2002-2005

Classes taught: Algebra and Introduction to Engineering

Manufacturing Supervisor, American Axel, Buffalo, NY, May 2000- September

2002

Held multiple responsibilities for engineering, project management,

business unit operation, and business development functions. Design

several tools and fixtures for ergonomics and work place organization.

Supervised 7 employees to reach daily production goals while limiting

scrape totals. Led and conducted plant wide work place organization and

lean manufacturing practices.

. Initiated and drove the 5's program for workplace organization in

the plant

. Designed production equipment to be used on the shop floor to be

more ergonomic

. Oversaw completion of projects cut scrape totals

Mechanical Design Engineer Intern, PCB Pieziotronics, Depew, NY, May 2001-

September 2001

Fast paced design of various applications of accelerometers such as

automobile bumpers and deep sea oil rigs and the housing and cables need to

operate them. Developed and managed fixtures for fast pace testing of

accelerometer elements cutting production time by 20%. The testing

included frequency sweep, leakage test, heat and shock tolerances.

. Programmed Epoxy machines which were instrumental in decreasing

production time by 15%

Environment Flow

Waste treatment plant simulation and optimization.

. Multiphase 3D hydrodynamic model.

. Thermal/ventilation study for aluminum smelting plant

. Sludge Rheology modeling.

. Field experiment study.

. Post-processing and map integration.

ACHIEVEMENTS

TAU BETA Pi Engineering National Honor Society 2007

National Chancellors list 2005

National Deans List 2001- 2005

NCAA All State Honors Track and Field

SOFTWARE SKILLS

. Operating systems: MSDOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT. Unix

. Design: MAPLE, MATLAB, MATHEMATICA, SOLID WORKS, PRO/Engineer,

PRO/Mechanica, CATIA, ADAM, CAD, GRIDGEN, AVUS, Fluent, ANSYS, AcuSolve,

FLACS (LSDYNA)

. Programming Language: C++

. Engineering Software:

o CFD: Coding in Fortran and C/C++ for Finite Difference, Finite

Volume and Finite Element scheme. FLUENT ((4 years experience,

trained at Fluent headquarter in 2007), Acusolve, Star-CCM+,

Trane Trace 700

o FE Analysis and CAD: ABAQUS, ANSYS, Pro-Eng, IDEAS, and FEM

coding in C++.

. General: MSWord, MS Excel, MS Power Point and Visio Technical

COURSES TAUGHT

. Advance Thermodynamics. Jet Propulsion (Howard University 2012-

Present)

. Introduction to the fundamentals of CFD (Howard University 2008-2011)

. Introduction to Algebra (online) (UMUC 2010 Present)

. Intermediate Algebra (online) (UMUC 2010 - Present)

. Physics Lab (American University 2010-2012)

. Heat Transfer (Howard University 2010 - Present)

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