Bruce Balderrama

***** ******** ******, ******** *****, CA 91367

818-***-**** addfu4@r.postjobfree.com

U.S. Citizen

Objective

Detail oriented mechanical engineering graduate with scholastic experience in computational fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and numerical analysis. I am inventive, analytical, and diligent, with excellent team collaboration skills. I am seeking to work with a respected organization where I can make meaningful contributions to complete projects that have great impact.

Education

Passed FE Exam, registered EIT, California, March 2020.

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, June

2019. Cumulative GPA: 3.69.

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, California State University Northridge, May 2017. Cumulative GPA: 3.84. Magna Cum Laude.

High School Diploma, El Camino Real Charter High School, June 2013.

Organizations: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Sigma Alpha Pi, Tau Beta Pi.

Relevant Coursework

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Advanced Methods in Engineering

Intro to Multiphysics Simulation

Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering

Applied Heat and Mass Transfer

Scholastic Projects

UCSB’s Master’s Project “The effect of density ratio on a downslope gravity current” -Santa Barbara, CA 4/2019-6/2019.

Worked under the supervision of Professor Eckart Meiburg.

Analyzed the physics of a downslope gravity current moving into a two-layer stratified ambient and focused on the impact of density ratio change.

Conducted direct numerical simulations using the proprietary code PARTIES (PARTicleladen flows via immersed boundarIES), which is a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver coupled to an interface-resolving Immersed Boundary Method (IBM).

Analyzed the effect of density ratio on the following: energy budget, wave velocity, wave position, and mass loss due to IBM.

Intro to Multiphysics Simulation Course - Santa Barbara, CA 9/2017-12/2017.

Investigated the Marangoni Effect, which involves mass transfer along an interface between two fluids due to surface tension gradient.

The effect of temperature gradient was observed by varying the temperature of two heaters, attached to the top and bottom of a silicone droplet.

Confirmed physical expectation that as the temperature of both of the heaters increased, the Marangoni effect became more significant, with increases in the maximum velocity and the size of vortices in the droplet.

CSUN’s Smart Morphing Wing Senior Design Project - Northridge, CA 8/2016-5/2017.

Worked under the supervision of Dr. Peter Bishay.

Project was composed of five separate teams that focused on specific types of morphing wings, including twist, span, sweep, camber, and winglets.

Worked as a member of the sweep team and in the aerodynamics group, which focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of the swept wing using ANSYS and SolidWorks Flow Simulation.

Sweep team presented research and design at CSUN’s research and creative works symposium (CSUNposium), as well as at the AIAA regional student conference.

Applied Heat and Mass Transfer Course - Northridge, CA 1/2017-5/2017.

Analyzed electronics cooling: forced convection and heat sinks.

Conducted CFD analysis of pin fin heat sinks with and without perforations at the base, using ANSYS software.

Confirmed theoretical expectation of research article that the convective heat transfer coefficient is greater with a perforated heat sink design.

SITE (Summer Interdisciplinary Teams Experience) - Northridge, CA 5/2015-6/2015.

Worked with a team of 10 college students under the guidance of two professors.

Learned about the theory of Fourier transforms and programming a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).

Presented group work to school faculty and working professionals in industry.

Relevant Skills

●Punctual, diligent, and highly responsible.

●Exceptional time management and team collaboration skills.

●Proficient in MATLAB, SolidWorks, COMSOL, and Microsoft Office.

●Working knowledge of Simulink and general software development.

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