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Mechanical Engineering Design

Location:
Norristown, PA
Posted:
June 09, 2016

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Andrew J. Kearns

**** ******* ****

Audubon, PA *9403

610-***-****

*****@****.***

SUMMARY:

I am a December 2015 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh interested in finding a full time position to gain experience in mechanical design, simulation, manufacturing, and/or testing of exciting products. I am motivated to meet people and grow as a professional in an entry level role. I work best individually, but I also have strong teamwork and communication skills.

EDUCATION: GRADUATED DECEMBER 2015

University of Pittsburgh: Swanson School of Engineering: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 2.891

SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT: FALL 2015

Cameron Valves and Measurement: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

Development of a Flow Model for Viscosity Characterization

Worked on a team with 2 other students

Designed 96 experimental orifice plate configurations based on constraints

Ran simulations of flow for each configuration using ANSYS CFX

Performed regression analysis to derive equations describing viscosity using simulation input and output data

Gave group presentations to describe the project procedure and results to an audience with a wide range of mechanical engineering knowledge

WORK EXPERIENCE: SPRING & FALL 2014, SUMMER 2015

ANSYS Incorporated: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Co-op: Mesh Testing Team

Worked 40 hour work weeks for 3 semesters

Tested ANSYS DesignSpace Mesher, AIM Meshing, and AIM Modeler

Tested dynamic-link library changes for developers before code changes were committed

Developed and improved pre-commit request testing automation with Python to improve turnaround time

Added defect testcases and customer models to the automated test library

Wrote testcase documentation

Updated testsets and testcases from version 160 to 170 libraries

Tested software interactively to verify defect fixes

Communicated with team members globally via email, conference calls, and video calls

Recorded video presentations and demos for future use of the scripts written

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

Basic MAPDL and understanding of Finite Element Analysis theory

Design in SolidWorks and AutoCAD

Analysis, optimization, and statistical calculations in MATLAB and Microsoft Excel

Automation and algorithm in Python and JavaScript

Documentation in Google Documents and Microsoft Word

Presentations in Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint



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