Aerospace Engineer

Daniel Gonzalez *************@*****.***

Address: **** ******** **. **** ******, CA 90660 . Cell

phone: 562-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging aerospace engineering position

EDUCATION

M.S., Aerospace Engineering (Expected Graduation, December 2012)

California State University, Long Beach, CA

Emphasis on Structures and Materials

Research in composite materials

B.S., Geophysics and Space Physics

University of California, Los Angeles, CA, December 2006

EXPERTISE and SKILLS

Structures and Materials

. Finite Element Analysis

. Composite Materials

. Mechanics of Deformable Bodies

. Fatigue Analysis

Engineering

. Analytical Skills

. Systems Engineering

. Preliminary Aircraft Design

. Aerodynamics

. Applied Mathematics

. Fluid Dynamics

Physics

. Analytic Mechanics

. Oscillations & Waves

. Electricity & Magnetism

. Optics

. Light, Matter & Relativity

. Thermodynamics

Programming / Computer Aided Design

. MATLAB

. UGS NX 7.5

. SolidWorks

. C++

. GD&T

Geophysics/Space Physics

. Earth Science w/ Field work

. Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

. Physics of the Earth

. Solar Terrestrial physics

. Thermodynamics of Atmosphere

Mathematics

. Multivariable Calculus

. Mathematical methods in Physical Sciences

. Differential Equations

. Linear Algebra

SELECTED WRITTEN PAPERS

- Competitive Alternative to the Boeing 787-8

- Stiffener-Reinforced Wing Box Structural Design

- Numerical Methods in Terminal Velocity

- Finite Element Methods

EMPLOYMENT / WORK HISTORY

California State University, Long Beach

September 2012 - Present

. Teacher Assistant:

Aerodynamics I, Aerospace Structures II (Finite Element Analysis)

Loyola High School, CA

September 2008 - Present

. Substitute teaching at high school level: Various subject matters with

specialization in mathematics and sciences

El Rancho Unified School District, CA

January 2008 - Present

. Substitute Teacher: K-5 levels, both English and Spanish speaking

classes

- Requested to return to classes due to good classroom management

UCLA Central Ticket Office, CA

October 2001 - March 2008

. Special events Student Supervisor

- Applied leadership skills to run box office - customer services,

student employees supervision, accounts management and reporting

Club Z Tutoring, CA

July 2008 - July 2010

. High school Tutoring: Calculus, Geometry, Algebra I & II

- Highly positive reviews from parents of students and

administrators, particularly as related to the high success rate

and the communication of ideas

OTHER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

. Supervision skills

. Proven communication skills

. Teaching

. Tutoring skills

. Mentoring

. Problem solving (engineering, physics, sciences)

. Engineering software tools and methods

. Fluent in Spanish

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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