Mechanical Design Engineering
Resume:
Michael Posner
Los Angeles, CA
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Experience
Mechanical Engineer 2023-present
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.
North Hollywood, CA
• Design and simulation of electromechanical and hydromechanical assemblies for film industry applications.
• Projects included camera dollies, electric wheeled vehicles and four-axis gimbals.
• Daily use of SolidWorks PDM and MATLAB.
• Responsibilities included mechanical design, simulation, and creation of Bills of Material (BOM).
• Team lead in physics simulations, performing analysis using MATLAB, Simulink, and Simscape multidomain physics suite.
• Static and vibrational simulations using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in SolidWorks Simulation.
• Created custom applications using MATLAB App Designer for gear, shaft, bearing, and fastener design.
• Team lead in implementing GD&T (ASME Y14.5-2018) in engineering, manufacturing, and quality control departments.
• Created Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) for parts and assemblies in SolidWorks using 2D drawings and 3D Model Based Definition (MBD).
• Parts manufactured on-site using CNC machining, welding, sheet metal bending and 3D printing.
• Communicated with CNC programmers, machinists, and welders to optimize manufacturing processes. Acoustical Engineering Assistant 2015–2019
Los Angeles, CA
Brussels, Belgium
• CAD drawings, calculations, frequency and time domain measurements of recording studios, speakers, and absorber assemblies.
• Additional duties included soldering cables and designing wiring for new equipment integration.
• Clients included Northward Acoustics and Resonator Stockholm AB. Education
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 2021-2023 Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) GPA: 4.0
Robotics specialization. Courses in advanced dynamics, engineering mathematics, robust control systems, robot kinematics and motion planning. Extensive use of MATLAB/Simulink, as well as Python and C. Dynamic simulation using MSC Adams. Thermal simulations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in Ansys. Graduation project on stabilization of free-falling robot body, utilizing the theory of underactuated robotics. Pasadena City College 2019-2021
GPA: 4.0
Prerequisites for acceptance into mechanical engineering master’s program. Courses in physics, calculus, linear algebra, mechanics of materials, CAD (SolidWorks), Arduino, and circuit analysis. Honors in mathematics.
Certifications
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional (GDTP) – Technologist 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers
SolidWorks CAD Design Professional (CSWP) 2024
SolidWorks
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) 2022
Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists Skills
SolidWorks, MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape, FEA, CAD, GD&T, Python, C, Microsoft Office, FDM 3D Printing
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