Mark William Gelber
Highland Park, IL, 60035
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Engineering professional who is entrepreneurial, highly adaptable and delivers with excellence. Below are a few examples that highlight these attributes:
Entrepreneurial – Started my own consultant business to provide powerful computers to individuals in my community. I also utilized the electronics skills I acquired to support my senior project by designing the electronic components and integrating them into the airframe.
Highly adaptable – In several of the projects, I had not previously learned a skill that was necessary to complete the job. For example, I learned C++ to develop lightweight image processing software. This resulted in more flexibility in compiling and analyzing data at the testing facility during hypersonic experiments.
Deliver with excellence – Taught computer clients about the inner functions of computers so that they would be able to independently verify my work and trust me with large budgets.
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Aug 2011-May 2016
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
GPA: 3.00
Co-op Designation
EXPERIENCE
Boeing AeroSPACE, Atlanta, GA Aug 2015-April 2016
Team member of cross-university senior capstone project where we designed, built, and flew a long- endurance unmanned aerial vehicle to assist in wilderness search and rescue operations.
Followed design processes from NASA Systems Engineering Handbook
Systems IPT leader – Adapted prior electronics knowledge to design subsystems and integrate them with the rest of the airframe
Independently learned how to use Pixhawk flight controller in order to set up autopilot and aircraft sensors so that the aircraft would be easy to operate in the field Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL 3 semester rotations from Jan 2014-Aug 2015 Engineering Co-op
Created 3D models and meshes of missile nose tips for use in hypersonic CFD simulations.
Tested and analyzed materials used as heat shields on hypersonic vehicles to ensure they would function properly during full-use scenarios
Learned C++ in order to create lightweight versions of software packages used to compare hypersonic wind tunnel results to simulated and historical data while still at the off-premises testing facility
Developed new testing procedures to evaluate the effects of vibrational stress on circuit board solder joints in order to reduce the number of components damaged during manufacturing Self-employed, Birmingham, AL May 2015-Aug 2015
Personal computer consultant focused on providing personalized, powerful computers tailored to each individual customer
Configured and assembled computers based on clients’ software requirements
Taught clients the basics of PC hardware and troubleshooting
Provided itemized parts list with each computer to ensure each client received the product they expected
Park District of Highland Park, Highland Park, IL June 2013-Aug 2013 Site Director
Planned daily activities suitable for 5-year-olds
Managed team of 8 counselors
SKILLS
Dynamics and Controls
3D Rigid Body Dynamics, Feedback Control System Design and Analysis, PID Controllers, Stability Augmentation System
Software
AutoCAD, Inventor, Solidworks, MATLAB/SIMULINK, C++, Star-CCM+, Microsoft Office Suite
Aircraft/Spacecraft Design
UAV/UAS Flight Testing, CFD, Static and Dynamic Stability, Drag Estimation, Propulsion Requirements, Weight and Balance, Airfoil/Wing Analysis and Sizing, Control Surface Analysis
Manufacturing
Soldering Iron, Drill Press, Band Saw, Laser Cutter, 3D Printer, Hot-wire Foam Cutter
Lab Instrumentation
Tension/Compression Machinery, Strain Gauge, Low Speed Wind Tunnel, Thermocouples
Communication/Writing
Technical Reports, Presentations
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Ultimate Frisbee, Hiking, Camping
REFERENCES
Carter Ralph, Supervisor at Southern Research Institute
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Carl Johnson, Senior Design Advisor
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