Mechanical Engineer Engineering

Andrew W. Fraser

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Mechanical engineering professional with broad experience within R&D environments. Specializing in optimizing designs through multiple computer analysis methods. Routinely presents technical work to customers and company leadership. Interacts with teams to consistently and successfully meet goals and deadlines.

Work Experience

Tempress Technologies

Mechanical Engineer –Seattle,WA–December 2014 - Present Member of small R&D engineering team which designs and improves hydraulic tools for oil well services

Simulated tools as a hydraulic system in Simulink to predict new tool behavior and optimize design

Created test plans and managed lab testing to examine performance of tools

Performed FEA of susceptible components to ensure tool durability

Identified increasing trends in component wear and replacement rates to develop plan to drive down maintenance costs by 30%

Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

Mechanical Engineer IV– Reactor Heavy Equipment-Analysis,Niskayuna, NY– August 2011 - November 2014 Team member on long-term, multi-phase, multi-billion dollar nuclear design project. (DoE 'L' Clearance)

Designed and performed thermal/structural FEA (Abaqus) of pressure vessel components

Optimized design through FEA for ideal physical performance

Applied multiple analyses methods, including linear elastic, elastic-perfectly plastic, or elastic-plastic

Verified fatigue and stress corrosion cracking performance for required lifespan of components

Developed efficient shock/vibration FEA model with unprecedented detail

Examined the natural frequency to verify dynamic behavior and potential impact on performance

Extracted vibration loads of vessel assembly and communicated results with cognizant engineers

Determined the shock loads used for sizing of the vessel assembly components

Within the Design and Technology Leadership Team, developed innovative plan for maintaining technology excellence within the lab

Interfaced with internal units and external vendors to ensure proper system integration and analysis

Produced technical reference documents relied upon during manufacturing and maintenance

Developed interim work plans to ensure deliverables were sent to customers on time MarquetteUniversity

Graduate Research Assistant –ShockPhysics Lab,Milwaukee,WI – May 2007 - January 2011

Computationally analyzed stress response (1-25 GPa) of composite mixture under impact (180-2000 m/s)

Published and presented shock compaction research at numerous technical conferences

Designed and built pneumatic launching system for sand compaction experiments (70-150 m/s) IT and Professional Skills

o Abaqus FEA o SolidWorks o AutoCAD

o MATLAB/Simulink o Pro/E (Creo) o Hypermesh

o Python o Stress/Strain gauges o Drawings/GD&T

o Machine shop (lathe, mill, etc.) o EIT o MathCAD Education

MarquetteUniversity,Milwaukee,WI

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering–2009

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering –2007

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