Mechanical Engineer

Alec Fisher

Email: adiflt@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 815-***-****

Address: **** ****** ****, *******, ** 53711

Education: M.S. Mechanical Engineering – University of Wisconsin Madison

Emphasis in Control System Design

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Emphasis – Northern Illinois University

Emphasis in Mechatronics

Certificate in Nanotechnology

Employment History:

PIKE Technologies: Mechanical Engineer (2016 – 2020)

Developed circuitry and firmware in C and C++ for embedded systems in order to achieve temperature control in a variety of accessories powered by Arduino and PIC microcontrollers.

Achieved temperature control with Peltier modules using physics-based feedback control, implemented with Arduino in C++.

Implemented advanced system modeling and control techniques to achieve temperature control from -180 C – 500 C using liquid nitrogen cooling and ohmic heating, programmed on PIC24 in C.

Created the PIKE SmartSeal line of sealed fluid cells for FTIR sampling, patent in process, a best-seller and the best value in the current market.

Ensured satisfactory results without revision by using mechanical and thermal FEA to simulate product performance.

Leveraged additive manufacturing to produce quickly produce prototypes and fixtures.

Gained mastery of the theory and production of optical thin film coatings using physical vapor deposition technology and developed documentation to ensure consistent quality.

Delivered coatings on time by coordinating with engineering, machining, and production to ensure products with optical coatings met expectations and had all necessary fixtures.

Managed optical coatings department for one quarter when without a coating engineer.

Utilized Solidworks to create parts, drawings, and assemblies for a wide variety of projects.

University of Wisconsin Madison: Teaching Assistant (2013 - 2016)

Presented course material, led discussion sections, and evaluated homework and exams for topics related to the design of machine elements.

Received Distinguished Teaching Award from Pi Tau Sigma in recognition of “outstanding devotion and skill in teaching.”

Primary controls engineer on 2016 UW Madison Hyperloop team, placing 3rd out of 115.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Student Employee (2013)

Designed parts in Solidworks and created prototypes via additive manufacturing.

Cotta Transmission: Design Intern (2012)

Created and edited parts and drawings in Creo Parametric 2.0 according to submitted ECNs.

Skill/Tool Proficiencies:

Computer programming (C, C++, MATLAB)

Microcontroller implementation (Arduino, PIC)

Serial communication (UART, Modbus, SPI)

Electrical test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, function generator)

Effective communication of complex subjects

Physics-based modeling and control system design (position, temperature)

Prototyping (circuit design, soldering, sensor implementation, testing)

Load and stress analysis of physical systems

Static and fatigue failure theories

Machine component design

Additive Manufacturing (Slic3r, Skeinforge, Pronterface, ReplicatorG)

Foreign languages (intermediate French, novice Spanish)

CAD/FEA (Solidworks, Creo, OnShape)

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