Mechanical Engineer

Mahdi Ghalami

***** ******** **. #**, **********, CA, 91324 Phone: 310-***-****

Email: *******.*****@*****.***

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.78 Aug 2011-Dec 2013 California State University, Northridge (CSUN), CA

-Thesis title: Static pitch stability of low Reynolds number canard configured aircraft Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Engineering

Civil Aviation Technology College, Tehran, Iran

DESIGN PROJECTS

Design of high speed flywheel using composite materials Jan 2014-Feb 2016 Stress analysis and optimization of centrifugal compressor Finite element analysis of spur gear set

Structural and fatigue analysis and optimization of wheel for two wheeler vehicle Finite element analysis of scissor jack

Finite element analysis and weight optimization of brake pedal Design and thermodynamic analysis of turbojet engine to power business jet Aug 2011-May 2013 Design and thermodynamic analysis of liquid fuel rocket engine Design and analysis of single stage sounding rocket, suborbital launch COMPETITIONS

Winning of the 2nd place in Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International

(AUVSI) competition 2012

-Designing and building composite (fiberglass) fuselage for UAV

-Optimization of engine mounts by using SolidWorks. Winning of the 5th place in Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International

(AUVSI) competition 2011

-Leading the aerodynamic and performance group in designing and building of an unmanned canard aircraft: studying the canard concept, flight performance, calculation of the CG location with an acceptable static margin by using Matlab software WORKING EXPERIENCE

California State University, Northridge (CSUN) tutoring center Aug 2011-Dec 2013

-Tutoring computer aided design (CAD), and several aerospace courses SAM tutoring center 2011-Present

-Tutoring calculus and physics courses to high school and college students TECHNICAL SKILLS

Expertise using SolidWorks software: Geometric modeling and drafting, designing complex parts and assemblies, professional drawings, finite element analysis, stress analysis and design analysis including static, dynamic and fatigue problems

ANSYS-Fluent, Matlab, AutoCAD, LabVIEW, Microsoft Office, VBA, Profili

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