US-based ANSYS expert M.S. Engineer w/Software seat

Michael W. Hiller ****.***@*****.***

US Citizen. Master's in Mechanical Engineering. CAE/FEA/ANSYS Focus. 919-***-**** Experienced ITAR, CUI, prior DOE & DoD clearances http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikefea PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

o Transformational FEA/Sim eng'r leading significant analysis/optimizations, product, system & process improvements o Expertise in 3D modeling for structural, thermal, vibration, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and magnetics o Direct client relationships translating business needs into project & Sim requirements and execution plans o Experience across industries: Aerospace, marine, transportation, waste water, bulk handling, infrastructure, telecom, PCB semiconductor, RF devices, 3D microfabrication, and forensics. o Over 6 years at Lord Corporation (AeroSpace), 4 years Concrete/Rebar, 1 year at AAR Cargo Aero, 1 year Qorvo Chips. o ANSYS expert spanning application engineering, R&D, pre-sales, discovery, planning, design, simulations, automation o Command of Classic MAPDL+APDL programming, MultiPhysics thru Workbench, SpaceClaim & DesignModeler P ROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

FDH Infrastructure USAF project (Raleigh NC) 2020 – 2024 R&D FEA Engineer/Analyst 3 - FDH Infrastructure

Technical FEA leader on multi-year gov/USAF project

Architect, developer, and implemented Structural Parametric simulation of legacy reinforced concrete (Rebar) structures

Implemented APDL probabilistic parametric automation w. sub-modeling & customized overlay mapping/correlation of 3D Vision Inspection data to FEA results. Increased APDL efficiency by 500% over manual methods

Grew and trained FEA team from 2 to 8 engineers, developed & delivered custom applications & programming

Democratized data to other teams & Users leading to better & faster interpretation of results & actionable conclusions

Engaged in multi-month in-house Abaqus v. ANSYS FEA competition (won) to determine which tool was better for project In2Solutions, Inc (RTP NC) 1998 – Present

FEA & Design Optimization Consultant, including FEA projects & Contract placements of 6,4 & 1-Year duration Built and operated a consulting business serving dozens of industrial clients. FEA projects/automation/mentoring/training

Expert in consulting & contracting w/ ANSYS 3D modeling & multiphysics FEA/CFD. Solved 100's of problems

Developed & Ran Sims. Reports. Trouble-shot & Optimized designs, quantified metrics & design options

Skills: ANSYS Workbench, APDL, Snippets, Structural, Thermal, DesignModeler, Spaceclaim, STR Explicit Dynamics, plus some magnetics and CFD using CFX & OpenFoam.

FEA Placements include 6-Years Lord Corporation (Aerospace), 1 Year AAR Cargo (Aerospace), Qorvo (1 year) Mallett Technology ANSYS ASD Sales Channel (Pittsburgh PA, & RTP NC) FEA Applic. Engineer & Trainer Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear (Lynchburg, VA) 6-Years New Products Engineer & FEA Analyst EDUCATION

M.S. & B.S. - NC STATE Univ. Mechanical Engineering (Stress, Strain & Vibrations) + Graduate Math Minor Other Notable Projects and Expertise. Demonstrates Broad & Valuable FEA Skills & Established Experience.

Aerospace: Lord Corp. Force Actuators & mounts, AAR Cargo Restraints, NuvoTronics 3D RF micro-structures, SBS embedded Aero computer PCBs/Heatframe Thermal, Structural & Vib. Machined, Cast, Bolted, Welded Assemblies.

Civil/Construction: Martin-Marietta Composites Bridge Decks, Wood Truss & Duke Energy equip foundation Litigations, Freeze/Thaw Metal Roofing & Roof Drain Litigations, Poultry water processing equipment, Kruger/Veolia Sheetmetal Asms, RoofTop Chiller Design Problem resolution, Schindler Elevator Cabs & Rails/Brackets, Conex housing conversions, 600' Welded Marine Structure, Poletop devices, Snapfits, Tower automated FEA library dev. Deep Concrete Foundations w/ Rebar & Soil Springs (SSi) & pressure.

Electronics/Telecom: Battery Cooling, TYCO/RaychemTEconnectivity, Commscope, Pole & Cable mounted devices & Clamping, RF Microdevices, Lord Corporation, ALLSystemBroadband, Chip/package & PCB Sims for Structural, G- Load, Modal & thermal, Metal & Plastic enclosures, Vacuum formed & molded parts, High Retention Connectors, Cryogenics & Magnets, Sensors. GDS Layer Meshes.

Heavy Equipment: Gear & Cast Housings, Forklift Steering Housing, Instrument panel dynamics, magnetic TFD & dampers, poultry processing, WasteWater Equip, NOx catalyst racks, Marley Cooling towers, Elevator Cabs, Conveyor Casting. Cooling towers/Chiller, Elevator Cabs, Conveyor Casting.

Tooling: Lrg welded Rotomold Alum clamshell Molds, Overhead Crane Cantilever, cast housings

Magnetics: SSC Quadrupole (Focusing) Fields, Dipole (bending), Magnetorheological Solenoids, Sensors, other 2D/3D. Some high Freq EMAG, TOSCA, SuperFish, TCBI, a couple other codes. Some OpenFoam & ParaView (PostProcess).

Training: Taught & developed courses for ANSYS & ProE. Published over 50 new FEA videos @ SolidProfessor.com Moto: “Never saw a problem I didn't want to solve using ANSYS!”

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