Mechanical Engineering Design

AALISHA ABDULWAHAB

** ******** ******, ****** ** 02459

Cell # 617-***-**** Email: ******@*****.***

Objective:

Seeking an Entry Level Mechanical Engineering position to facilitate professional growth and obtain valuable work experience.

Summary of Qualifications:

Education:

State University of New York at Buffalo,

Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.18)

September 2007 to June 2011 (Dean’s List)

Projects:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

•2010 ASME Student Design Competition of an Automated Waste Sorter designed to separate four different types of waste materials; tin coated steel cans, aluminum cans, glass bottles and plastic bottles.

Product Design: PRO-E and AUTO CAD

•Design of a device to lift and move heavy objects working with the help of a pneumatic cylinder and consisting of 25 individual parts.

•Design for Assembly and Design for Manufacturing of an adjustable wrench, belt tightener and table vise.

Thermodynamics, Energy systems and Heat Transfer

•Methods to increase the energy efficiency of a steam carbon dioxide power cycle eliminating the need for separation of carbon dioxide.

•Efficiency improvement methods for increasing the heat transfer occurring in a double pipe heat exchanger.

Micro electromechanical systems (MEMS)

•Provide an original design for a micro scale directional velocity meter to measure the velocity and direction of incoming fluid flow, including applications for the use of device.

•Design improvements and simulations given for Thin Film Micro Calorimeter for heat capacity measurements.

Structures and Dynamics

•Detailed use of ANSYS simulations and MAT LAB codes to accurately predict the deflections and deformations occurring on a Planar Truss structure placed on the moon.

•Analysis of the start up behavior of a reciprocating engine consisting of a double action piston, a connecting rod and a balanced flywheel as a second order Ordinary Differential Equation, calculated using MAT LAB.

Engineering Design and Manufacturing

•Development of a design solution to improve the urban infrastructure of the country of Jordan by incorporating a portable household filtration system in household plumbing for the purification and reuse of gray water for household purposes.

•Designing machine elements like Screws, Ball Bearings, Journal Bearings and Gears for assembly and manufacturing.

•Providing reliable and cost effective manufacturing methods to incorporate an insert into a golf club without dampening impact.

Engineering Economy

•Analysis of the technical and financial aspects of the Toyota recalls occurring in 2010. Study on the alternate technology to be used to prevent recalls along with a comparison of the financial impact of using better technology versus recall of existing vehicles.

Engineering Practice

•Dis-assembly and reassembly of Lexmark Printer/Copier along with detailed description of the function of each part and working drawings in AUTO CAD and PRO-E.

Technical Skills:

Scripting & Assembly Languages: C++, MAT LAB/Simulink, Maple, MIPS Assembly Language.

Operating Systems: MS DOS, Windows, UNIX, MAC OS X

Software Packages: MS Office, Visual Studio 2005, AUTO CAD 2007/2010, PRO E, ANSYS, SolidWorks

Modeling and Simulation: COMSOL multiphysics

Data Acquisition and Analysis: NI VirtualBench

Work Experience:

University Residence Halls and Apartments- Buffalo, NY

Resident Adviser

August 2009-May 2011

•Lead floor and building activities; plan and implement academic and educational programs; communicate information to students; promote floor participation.

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