M. A. CESARE, PHD

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Raleigh, North Carolina 27616

ader0j@r.postjobfree.com

919-***-**** [C]

ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOMPEMNT

Risk, Reliability and Statistics

Advancing engineering research and project management professional seeking position with a growth-oriented company that will utilize engineering and leadership experience gained through serving as FEA analyst. Focused on a corporate position where engineering excellence and room for advancement are the norm; where teams collaborate on cutting edge design projects and contribute toward the over-arching organizational mission.

CORE COMPETENCY AREAS

Analytic Excellence ● Technically Focused ● Team Developer

Structural Risk Assessment

Advanced Reliability Methods

Fatigue

Corrosion

Progressive Collapse

Computer Aided Engineering

Finite Element Analysis

Post Tensioned Steel

Analytic Testing

Experiment Design, Fabrication and Execution

Data Collection

Strain Gage Installation

Load Cells

Hydraulic Lifting and Tensioning

Piezoelectric Accelerometers

Data Acquisition Systems

Traditional Programming - C, C++, FORTRAN, Java, PERL, Python

Web Programming including:

JavaScript, HTML, XML, CSS, Java

Sensors

Data Fusion

Statistical Analysis

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Over 20 years of experience in FEA, non-destructive testing technologies, software development, research and development

Expertise in finite element modeling, risk-based assessment and management, reliability assessment, fatigue and fracture mechanics, blast loading on structures

Business Development experiences include preparing RFP & proposals, preparing client presentations and building client relationship

Project Management experience includes planning and supervising technical staff

Projects include large DoD research, SBIRs, STTRs, Internal R&D, Commercial software development

North Carolina EIT (PE exam eligible)

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILITATIONS & SKILLS

Formal Education:

New York University (NYU)

»PhD Civil Engineering

»MS Civil Engineering

»BS Civil Engineering

Affiliations:

Member:

»Chi Epsilon (National Civil Engineering Honor Society)

»Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society)

»American Society of Civil Engineers

»American Society of Nondestructive Testing

Technical Skills:

»PRA Probabilistic Risk Assessment

»Mechanical Reliability

»MATLAB, FORTRAN, C, C++, HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript

»MS Office, ClearCase, ClearQuest, PR-Tracker

»Abacus, ANSYS, NASTRAN CAE and FEA

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CAREER ADVANCEMENT

M.A. CESARE CONSULTING, Raleigh, NC (2015 – 2019)

Compressive wave analysis – for inspection of poles

Development of Custom Frequency Domain Signal Viewer in MatLAB

Electronic Filter/Amplifier Prototype – signal filter and amplifier for piezo-crystal accelerometers and hydrophones

Development of Probabilistic Analysis Parser using LEX/YACC/C/C++

FDH ENGINEERING, Raleigh, NC Senior Research Scientist (2009 – 2015)

Added numerous non-destructive testing technologies to company’s capabilities

»Retrofit Anchor Rod proof testing

»Correlated audio and vibration monitoring

»Trunnion rod inspection for Corps of Engineers

»Lift off testing of Trunnion Rods – FDH was able to include these tests as add-on to the new inspection technique for verification of results.

Obtained two US Patents for inspection techniques of dam Trunnion anchor rods

Developed corrosion screening process for major client’s guyed cell tower inventory

Wrote winning STTR and SBIR Phase I proposals

»STTR – Nondestructive Concrete Characterization System (A12a-TO13) for Army Research Lab, in cooperation with Duke University

»SBIR – Data Fusion Approach for Effective Inspection of Pre-Stressed Concrete – (2014) FHWA

»SBIR – Modular Construction of Mini Roundabouts - (2015) FHWA

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, Raleigh, NC Senior Scientist (1993 –2009)

Weapon System Safety Assessment (DNA) - Created probabilistic models of the operations required maintain the Minuteman III missile systems to predict accident rates

DAHS Manual (DNA) - Completed a partial rewrite of Fragmentation Chapter of the DAHS (Design and Analysis of Hardened Structures) manual to include results of new fragmentation test results

SBIRs

»Phase I SBIRs:

Interactive Textbook Prototype (NSF) – Developed a suite a software tools to allow rapid authoring of physics textbook

Maintenance Decision Support Tools for Aircraft (ARFL) – Developed a software tools to allow the optimum selection of aircraft maintenance and repair based on the deteriorating and fatiguing components using Genetic Algorithm integer programming

Probabilistic models for Layered Pavement Systems (USAF) - Developed a system to allow for rapid probabilistic design of layered rigid and flexible airfield pavement based on response surface fitting to layered elastic analysis

Probabilistic Finite Element System (AFRL) - Developed prototype software (ProFES beta) for linking commercial finite element structural analysis code to probabilistic analysis methods

Probabilistic Optimization System (NASA) – Extended the ProFES software to perform probabilistic optimization

Reliability Assessment of Watertight Boundaries (Navy) – Used ProFES analyze limit states for compromised ship bulkheads

»Phase II SBIRs:

Probabilistic Finite Element System (AFRL) - Managed a team of engineers and programmers to develop a commercial grade software product (ProFES 1.0) to perform probabilistic analysis of finite element models

Multidisciplinary Probabilistic Optimization System (NASA) - Managed a team of engineers and programmers to extend to capabilities of the ProFES system for allow design of aerospace components for specified reliability

Next Generation Space Telescope (NASA IDIQ)

»Possibility Analysis contract for ProFES - Project Manager for contract to add possibility analysis to the ProFES product

Integrated Munitions Effects Assessment (IMEA) for DTRA

»Aim-point optimization: developed algorithms and software module for IMEA to optimally select aim-points for attacks on buildings, bunkers, and tunnels

»Finite element models of weaponized WMD systems – Developed FEM models of several WMD systems for inclusion in the IMEA product

»Structural Analysis Module – Developed structural analysis module to predict sequences of element failures leading to progressive collapse of attack damaged framed buildings

Vulnerability and Protection Option (VAPO) for DTRA

»BICADS injury module – Developed interface to gather data and results for VAPO and call the BICADS routines to predict human injury in building subject to external blasts

»CEDAW structural damage module – Incorporated the CEDAW damage curves for beam, columns, slabs and wall in the VAPO product

»Rewrite of Specification Sheet Dialog Boxes – Rewrote all the MFC code for managing the material properties of all structural element types

»Visualization of pressure and impulse results – Developed code to pass pressure and Impulse to OpenGL based rendering engine

Integrated Target Planning Tool Set (ITPTS)

»Developed web-based interface to the VAPO calculation capabilities using Java, JSP and C++ in an Ant/Eclipse development environment

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