Engineer Engineering

JEE-WHAN NAM AERODYNAMICS/COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ENGINEER

519-***-**** ******@*****.*** 5715 Tayside Cres. Mississauga, ON L5M-5J4 Canada

A devoted, diligent, performance driven and highly motivated CFD engineer with years of experience in aerodynamics, turbulence modeling, grid generation and aeroacoustics. Experience in CFD modeling using both commercial CFD software and in-house code with in-depth experience in STAR-CCM+, Tecplot, MATLAB, ANSYS-CFX, Star-CD, Centaur, Maple, Fortran and C++. Knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and theory with technical experience while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance. Possess the ability to understand new concepts and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment while meeting established timetables. Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Professional Experience

Bombardier Aerospace, Core Engineering, Flight Science Group Toronto, Canada 2012 – 2015

Contract Engineer

Responsible for identifying the root cause for the ‘altitude split issue’ (i.e. the major issue for Global Express aircraft), and proposing possible solutions. Performed an extensive analysis of flight test data to identify significant trends and correlations. Followed best practices for accurate CFD simulations to match the flight test. Delivered detailed reports of CFD results to contribute to the engineering decision making process.

Key Achievements:

Spearheaded the development of a CFD tool (using Star-CCM+) to be used for certifying future aircraft, which resulted in saving millions of dollars by avoiding unnecessary flight tests.

Successfully predicted (using Star-CCM+) the pitot-static system’s altitude reading during various flight conditions for Global Express aircrafts.

University of Waterloo-Mechanical Engineering Waterloo, Canada 2009 – 2011

Teaching Assistant

Contributed to the delivery of teaching and tutorials for various courses including Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, and CFD. Provided personal academic support and mentoring for groups of students. Established and lead tutorials and instructed students on how to use ANSYS-CFX, and graded all exams and course assignments in a timely manner.

Bombardier Aerospace, Core Engineering, Acoustics and Vibrations Group Toronto, Canada 2008 – 2011

Research Assistant

Responsible for setting up a CFD model to obtain predictions of far-field noise from high-lift devices. Supported wind-tunnel experiments for Global Express aircraft wing to identify the noise source and studied aero-acoustically improved designs. Independently performed aeroacoustic computations/analysis (in Fortran) to assess the validity of the commercial CFD code.

Key Achievements:

Numerically simulated (using Star-CCM+) the NASA’s wind-tunnel model of a rectangular wing with a slat and flap and successfully predicted their aeroacoustic spectra due to the slat.

Halla Visteon Climate Control Belleville, Canada 2006 – 2007

Product Development Engineer

Managed multiple development projects and coordinated all facets of projects, including project scope, requirements gathering, workflow prioritization, resource allocation, and testing activities. Communicated with key stakeholders in various areas. Worked directly with customers in the development of new products and led engineering changes to current production components.

Key Achievements:

Successfully designed and developed automotive air-conditioning components and continuously improved quality by monitoring product problems.

Previous Employment:

University of Toronto Toronto, Canada 02/2005 – 10/2005

Consulting Assistant

Magna Automotive Testing Livonia, Michigan, U.S. 09/2000 – 12/2000

Test Technician (Intern)

General Motors Oshawa, Canada 1999 – 2000

Student Project Engineer (Intern)

Teaching Experience

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, MECHANICAL AND MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING Canada 2009 – 2011

Teaching Assistant

Set-up and lead tutorials, instructed how to use ANSYS-CFX, and graded course assignments. Courses included Fluid mechanics, Aerodynamics, and CFD.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ENGINEERING SCIENCE Canada 1/2003 – 04/2003

Teaching Assistant

Produced protocols for experiments for students in compliance with engineering procedures, and assisted students in their laboratory routines, and graded lab reports.

Education & Professional Development

Ph.D.

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering,

University of Waterloo, Canada, 2008-2015

NSERC IPS scholarship sponsored by Bombardier Aerospace

Research field: Computational Fluid Dynamics / Computational Aeroacoustics

Thesis title – “Non-Body Conformal Grid Methods for Large-Eddy Simulations of Compressible Flows and their Applications in Computational Aeroacoustics”

Spent 5 years developing a CFD code (in Fortran 90) from near scratch and gained in-depth knowledge of core physics and numerical methods

Research Associate/Ph.D. Candidate

Institute for Fluid Mechanics and Technical Acoustics,

Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany, 2007-2008

Funded by European Doctorate in Sound and Vibration Studies (EDSVS) fellowship

Research field: Computational aeroacoustics in low Mach numbers

Master of Applied Science

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering,

University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), Canada, 2002-2004

Research field: Computational unsteady gasdynamics

Thesis title – “Numerical Study of Planar Shock Reflection over Wedges”

Bachelor of Applied Science

Mechanical Engineering (Co-op)

University of Waterloo, Canada, 1997-2002

Completed 6 co-op work terms in Canada and USA (Employers: General Motors, Magna International)

Publications

J.W. Nam and F.S. Lien. “Assessment of ghost-cell based cut-cell method for large-eddy simulations of compressible flows at high Reynolds number”. Int. J. of Heat and Fluid Flow, 53:1-14, 2015.

J.W. Nam and F.S. Lien. “A ghost-cell immersed boundary method for large-eddy simulations of compressible turbulent flows”. Int. J. of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 28:41-55, 2014.

J.J. Gottlieb, J.W. Nam, C.P.T. Groth “Numerical Study of Transition Boundary between Regular and Mach Reflection for a Planar Shock Striking a Wedge”, Proceedings of 14th Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, July 16-18, 2006, Kingston, Canada.

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