Aeronautical engineer

Hichem Felhi

719-***-**** ● Norfolk, VA ● *************@*****.***

SUMMARY

U.S Air Force Academy graduate with polished communication and multifunctional team building and leading skills. Entry level aerospace engineer and detail oriented leader with extensive experience in testing, data analysis and management, assembly and project development. Skilled in process improvement, system performance evaluation, system design and aligning cross-functional projects and teams. Passionate about all that is mechanical, aerospace engineering and systems design. EXPERIENCE

June. 2015 - May. 2019 U.S Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO Structures And Internal Layout Specialist

● Member of an engineering team that recommended aninnovative design of a guided missile for the Army

● Designed new structural and internal layout that accounts for payload, fuel and all structural forces Project Team Lead

● Led a six member engineering team tasked with a solution to the unexpected F-22 low production of 187 aircraftsand to increase the armament capability in air to air combat

● Recommended a cutting edge design of drones to flyin formation with the F-22s for the Air Force as a force multiplier with similar capabilities and cost efficiency

● Utilized Department of Defense High Performance ComputingCenters (DoD HPCMP) and generated fine grids in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

● Awarded First Place for design deemed most cost efficient while proving most capable; recognized by The Air Force Academy Aeronautical Department Chair

● Developed, constructed, and operated small model drone; extensively tested in high-end fidelity wind tunnel and successfully used 3-D printed model technologies

Researcher

● Conducted extensive research on Ram-Air parachutes; increased landing precision for US Army Research Lab

● Team Leader for laboratory experiments in the subsonic wind tunnel; three member team tasked with challenging current techniques—completed project on-time

● Validated results using Schlieren flow visualization technique and CFD software

● Produced research report American Institute of Aeronauticsand Astronautics (AIAA); briefed a panel of facultyand customer on investigative study and results

Leadership Opportunities

● Academic Coach: Led tutoring sessions for nine cadets, motivated/challenged cadets improved GPA by an average of 0.5 grade points

● Unit Supervisor: Responsible for sharing unit leader’s duties for developing discipline and improving commitment in the organization; result--unit placed 1st out of nineteams

● Standards Advisor: Trusted with teaching cadets on setting the bar high on standards and ethical behaviors; improved process required for mitigating honor violations--reduced probations in unit by 50% EDUCATION

U.S Air Force Academy Bachelor of Science in AeronauticalEngineering May. 2019

● GPA: 3.3/4.0

● Dean’s list: 7/8 semesters, Fluent in: English, Arabic and French, Volunteer: Habitat For Humanity SKILLS

CAD (SolidWorks) 2D and 3D

modeling

MATLAB programming

Pointwise and grid generation

Fieldview and Computational Fluid

Dynamics analysis

Structural design and analysis

Technical writing and presentation

Teamwork/Collaboration

Microsoft Office Suites (Excel,

PowerPoint, Word etc…)

Multitasking

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