Engineer Controls

MITCHEL MARVIN PINTO

*** ****** *****, ***********, *******, Canada. 309-***-****. *******.*.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Skilled professional awarded a Masters of Engineering in the field of Aerospace Engineering. Accomplished engineer with a strong background in Structural Design, Structural Mechanics, Control Systems, Orbital Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Thermodynamics, Propulsion, Robotics, Aircraft and Spacecraft Systems and Operations.

EDUCATION

• Masters of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering)

• Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering)

Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cumulative GPA: 3.714 out of 4.33

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Caterpillar (CAT): May 2012 – Present

Engine Controls Engineer, Mossville, Illinois

• Designing, testing and validating control systems used on large gas engines using software such as Matlab/Simulink and Vector Canape.

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA): September 2008 – April 2012

Intermediate Controls Engineer, Mission Operations and Analyst, Brampton, Ontario

• Structural analysis of Canadarm, Canadarm2 and Dextrous Manipulator during Shuttle missions and Space Station operations such as handling payloads or vehicle dockings. Presenting results to NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.

• Modelling and animation of parts such as a grapple fixture in 3D Studio.

• Designing a simulator for Rover vehicle dynamics, mission planning, system optimization, navigation sensing and localization, in the Matlab environment.

• Coding of Canadarm End Effectors (grippers) used on the in-house simulator.

Thales Group (Railway): May 2007 – September 2007

Hardware Design Engineer, Toronto, Ontario

• Modifying and testing of circuits used in on-board computers on trains.

SKILLS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Structural Mechanics

• Experienced in design of structures such as aircraft components and other vehicles.

• Skilled in methods of structural analysis such as finite element and elasticity.

• Designed a Jet in a team of 12 colleagues. Primary work involved design, analysis and optimization of the fuselage structure.

• Currently designing a vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Optimizing the structure based on material properties and overall design of various components.

• Software used: Catia, Enovia, Ansys, Autocad, Solidworks and Nastran/Patran.

• Performed a metal fatigue analysis and yielding procedure in the investigation of the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123.

Fluid/Aerodynamics

• Well educated in all aspects of dynamics and pressure forces caused by all types of flow of fluids and gases on structures such as airplane wings.

• Used Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to solve and analyze problems.

Aircraft and Spacecraft Systems

• Educated in systems on modern Aircraft and Spacecrafts including but not limited to flight controls, hydraulics, navigation, propulsion, electrical and air systems.

• Wrote a detailed description of the Boeing 727 and its systems.

• Rocket propulsion system analysis of a satellite intercepting a near Earth object.

Aircraft and Spacecraft mission operations

• Familiar with mission phases and manoeuvres for several types of Aircraft and Spacecraft along with optimization of flight times and fuel expenses.

• Modeling a complete mission profile of the Airbus A340-313X long range airliner using Matlab.

Control Design

• Familiar with all control methods and implementation for linear/non-linear systems using Matlab/Simulink including but not limited to PID, adaptive and robust control.

• Achieved satellite attitude control via solar radiation pressure torques.

Orbital Mechanics

• Very familiar with Kepler’s and Newton’s Laws, Lagrange’s, Euler’s and Keplar’s Equations, Orbital Elements, Orbital Manoeuvres and Orbital Perturbations.

Robotics

• Experienced in kinematic and dynamic modelling using Lagrange Formulation and Newton-Euler Formulation with simulators such as Simulink and Roboworks.

Air and Space Propulsion

• Educated in all propulsion systems and engines including Turboprops, Turboshafts, Turbojets, Turbofans, Solid/Liquid/Hybrid fuel Rockets, Ion Thrusters and Solar Sails.

Programming/Software

• Matlab, Simulink, C, C++, Python, Java, Office, Unix/Linux, Fortran, Solidworks, 3dStudio max, Roboworks, AutoCAD, Catia, Enovia, Fluent, Ansys and CanApe.

Miscellaneous

• Efficient, flexible and organized person with excellent interpersonal and team skills.

• Hobbies include aircraft design, astrophysics, cosmology and aviation accidents.

References Available Upon Request

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