Engineer

JUAN A. ERNI

**** ******* ***** ****, ********, Texas - 77441.

Email: *******@*****.*** Cell phone: 602-***-****

EDUCATION:

MS in Civil Engineering at Arizona State University (Tempe, USA), Major Solid Mechanics/Structural

BS & Engineer in Mechanical Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica (Lima, Perú)

Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) Certification at Arizona State University

EXPERIENCE:

2/2014 – Present

DeepFlex, Inc, Principal Materials Engineer:

Lead Material Engineer for RPSEA project “Qualification of Flexible Fiber -Reinforced Pipe for 10,000-foot

W ater Depths” – In charge of the development and qualification of materials

New material development to target specific markets from a technical, financial and logistical

simultaneous approach

Lead the Qualification and development of the new composite materials for the second generation of

products (carbon composites)

Implemented the third expansion of DeepFlex Houston Technology Center based on future requirements

for the material qualification of all pipe materials. Included custom test and equipment design

Successfully developed support and optimization tools for analyzing composite materials properties using

Six-Sigma techniques

Successfully developed and implement new methodologies and techniques for composite testing

Successfully developed mathematical and empirical models for composite material degradation and

ageing to determine life expectancy

Maximize the value of new developments through participating in patenting and publishi ng and customer

interface – (2) patent applications: New improved manufacturing method, New testing method

Preparation and maintenance of Material Specifications

Maintenance of the materials properties database which is used in the design softw are

Mentoring, leading and helping Materials engineers on the assigned projects

DeepFlex, Inc, Materials Technology Leader:

3/2012 – 2/2014

Materials Technology Leader - Laboratory Manager

Successfully designed and implemented a low cost internal management system to improve data

management and lab test response.

Support the qualification of all products for the next generation pipes (polymeric layers, thermoplastic

composites, Carbon and Glass thermoset composites and metallic materials)

Design prototype equipment/fixtures for new testing methods (standard and custom tests)

Teach, train and certify technicians/engineers for equipment operation and composite test methods

Develop and implement Testing and Quality procedures and activities

Prepared (budget allocation, estimates, purchases, installation and service contract) the third expansion

of the Laboratory.

In cooperation with Analysis and Manufacturing, develop and implement plans for evaluating selected

material options, selecting the best candidates for further development, and conducting analyses, tests

and trials necessary to verify suitability of materials in m eeting the defined requirements

Supervise, coordinate and manage a crew of 10 laboratory technicians/engineers/chemists

DeepFlex, Inc, Materials Technology Engineer II:

5/2011 – 3/2012

Materials and Product Qualification

Lead the Qualification of existing materials and development and qualification of new materials for

product design

In cooperation with Analysis, Testing, and Manufacturing, develop and implement plans for evaluating

selected material options, selecting the best candidates for further development, and conduc ting

analyses, tests and trials necessary to verify suitability of materials in meeting the defined requirements

Define the testing required to verify fitness for purpose of materials in accordance with industry standards.

Approval of materials test procedures.

Interface with other Engineering groups, Procurement, Suppliers and Manufacturing to effectively

implement new materials.

Document and defend Material Qualification in Material Qualification Reports.

Preparation and maintenance of Material Specifications

Maintenance of the materials properties database which is used in the design software

KPFF Consulting Engineers, Project Engineer:

2/2010 – 05/2011

Q/A Testing Engineer - Material Characterization

Prepare detailed test procedures based on modified ASTM standards applied to Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Polymers (CFRP)

Prepare detailed test procedures, verify testing techniques and equipment for Fiber Reinforced Polymers

piping tests based on ASME PCC-2 and ISO 24817 guidelines

Collaboration on the preparation of the Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA) program, specifically Composite

Materials Design Procedures and Documentation and Composite Materials Testing Procedures

Documentation

Application of Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques to determine sources of variability on Quality

Control tests results

Composite Materials Stress Engineer – Pipe Stress Analyst 1/2008 – 05/2011

Performed Composite flexible Pipe Design and flexible/semi-rigid/rigid Composite Retrofit Design for

Concrete, Steel and Aluminum Substrates on non-safety related Nuclear Power Plants projects

Performed Isotropic and Orthotropic detailed Stress Analysis for individual pipeline sections

Responsible for designing, analyzing and simulating (using Finite Element Analysis – Nei Nastran)

pipelines for real field conditions (underground, above ground, hydrothermal exposure, creep).

Responsible for designing, analyzing and simulating concrete structures for real field conditions (moving

loads, impact, creep, hydrothermal)

Develop and code several programs for composite pipe design and ASME, AWWA, ANSI code

compliance (MatLab, MathCad and Mathematica)

Composite Materials Inspector – CFRP Pipe Retrofit 3/2008 – 1/2010

Inspection on the installation of pipe section retrofits in Nuclear Power Plants - Unescorted Access

Arizona State University, Research Associate

12/2005 – 12/2007

Research:

Conducted experimental stress analysis on CFRP composites

Modeled the composite material behavior under tensile loads using classical orthotropic material failure

theories, Weibull statistics and fundamental properties, validation with experimental data

Conducted experimental seismic simulations for structural composite reinforced concrete members using

Glass-Cement and CF-Epoxy Composites

Conducted Analysis of the damage progression of CF composites using simulatio n techniques and Image

Analysis – Macroscopical Analysis

12/2005 – 12/2007

Laboratory Coordinator:

Conducted Material Characterization for Advanced and Experimental Composite materials wit h different

matrices (cement, epoxy, PE) and different continuous fibers (Kevlar, Zylon, Sisal, Carbon, Dyneema, E,

S and AR Glass)

Performed characterization tests include Tension, Compression, Shear, Impact, Creep, Fatigue, Bending,

Chemical attack, high strain rate properties

Conducted sample and product manufacturing using hand lay-up and vacuum bag processing

Teaching assistant for the Stress Analysis graduate level class

Mechanical Engineering, Experience in Peru

04/2004 – 04/2005

Junior Engineer: Committee for Aerospace Research (CONIDA- PERU)

Material Characterization of metallic and non-metallic materials

Design and Analysis of combustion chambers and storage tanks

01/2003 – 04/2005

Laboratory Assistant: Pontificia Universidad Católica (PUCP- PERU)

Failure analysis of mechanical elements, metallic material testing, corrosion evaluations

Research Assistant: Polymer and abrasion research and design

Teaching Assistant: Materials Engineering Laboratory and General Metallurgy Laboratory

COMPUTER SKILLS:

SOFTWARE: MS-Office, MS- Project, Adobe CS, Latex, MatLab, MathCad, Grapher, Mathematica, Maple, C++,

Design Expert, Minitab

CAD/CAE: Auto CAD, Inventor, Solid Works, Femap, Nei Nastran.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Spanish (Native language)

English (Advanced level)

French (Basic level)

REFERENCES:

Mr. Mark Kalman

Principal Technical Advisor at DeepFlex Inc (former Engineering Vice president)

Phone: 470-***-****

E-mail: ****.******@********.***

Mr. Michael Seymour

Senior Global HSSE Manager at Harris CapRock Communications

Phone: 832-***-****

Mr. Naeem Nemati-Raad PE

Project Engineer of KPFF Phoenix Office.

Phone: 480-***-****

E-mail: ********@***.***

Dr. Dolores Triviz PhD. PE

Project Manager of KPFF Phoenix Office.

Phone: 480-***-****

E-mail: ********@***.***

Dr. Barzin Mobasher PhD. PE

Professor of the Civil and Environmental Department at Arizona State University (Structural/Solid

Mechanics Program)

Phone: 480-***-****

E-mail: ******@***.***

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