S AMER A L S A L E K

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American Citizen, Lancaster, CA / Fully Vaccinated Career Summary: Electro-Mechanical Engineer with 20+ years of experience in designing and developing cost-effective systems. Qualification:

• BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (GPA 3.5)

• Design and manufacturing of electro-mechanical systems & components

• 3D modeling, CATIA, Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, NX, Pro E

• Training people, improving, and developing team performance

• Leading a team, and managing multiple projects

Experience

Educational & Technical Consultant, Higher Institute for Applied Science & Technology (HIAST), Damascus, Syria

• Directed calibration projects in the department of Calibration and Measurement

• Develop project plan (requirements, objectives, timeline, specifications) and analyze and document progress and report results.

• Established the assembly and installation protocols for various aircraft systems and subsystems and ensured proper integration and coordination.

Nov 2012 –

Sep 2015

Project Manager/Senior Mechanical Engineer, HIAST, Damascus, Syria

• Led and participated in a cross-functional team of over 25+ engineers in developing, designing, and manufacturing high performance electromechanical systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) valued at $30M

• Completed over 20 high-precision mechanical projects in stabilization and automation of various systems and platforms (e.g., tanks, helicopters, anti-tank, anti-aircraft, boats)

• Directed project design and manufacturing of payloads and sensors for UAV systems and oversaw product safety analysis and performance testing.

• Headed the department of Mechatronics and Gyroscopic Systems, leading to increased efficiency and decreased cost of production by 55%, saving over $50M in budget Mar 1998 –

Nov 2012

Academic Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA

• Advanced Manufacturing using Solidworks

• Advanced Manufacturing using CATIA

• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Aug 2021 –

Present

Adjunct Professor of Engineering, California State University Long Beach/AVEP

• Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms

• Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems

• Engineering Fluid Dynamics

• Analytical Mechanics II - Dynamics

• Mechanical Control Systems

• Thermal Engineering Laboratory

• Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement

Aug 2019 –

Present

IB Mathematics Teacher, International School of Los Angeles, Burbank, CA

• Taught Standard and High Levels for International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Sep 2018 –

May 2019

Tutor in Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Education, Lancaster, CA

• Taught Advanced Placement (AP) classes in Physics and Mathematics. Mar 2018 –

Dec 2018

Additional:

• Skills: Motion Analysis, Effective Organizational Skills, Analytical & Critical Thinking Skills, Root Cause Analysis, Multi- lingual, Prototyping, DFM, Prototype & Embedded Testing, Classification, Configuration, Research and Development, Product & Process Development, Reverse Engineering, GD&T, BOM, Dynamic Model, CAD/CAM, Finite Elements, Dynamic Properties, Vibration and Damping, MATLAB & Simulink, Mathcad, 3D modeling, MS office, Excel, and PowerPoint.Visio.

• Publications: 7 publications in Russian on gyro-systems, 5 publications in Arabic on gyro-systems, and sensors

• Languages: English, Arabic, Russian, French

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