Design Engineer
Resume:
Michael S. Ward
352-***-**** / ***************@*****.***
Motivated design engineer with a sound knowledge of internal combustion engines seeks a challenging position to design and develop product for a research oriented motorsports company. Excellent working knowledge in modeling software combined with the ability to analyze and interpret data to design and modify models. Superior writing and communication skills based on additional Bachelor of Arts academic cross disciplines not normally found in a purely analytic engineering education and background.
WORK HISTORY
GRAY MOTORSPORTS, NHRA PRO STOCK ENGINE MANUFACTURER
2009 – PRESENT DESIGN ENGINEER DENVER, NC
• Modeled and guided the manufacturing of all parts related to a newly developed NHRA race engine program in a short four month time period, producing engines that competed successfully throughout the season including qualifying for the first race, going to several finals, and a race win.
• Responsible for CAD modeling and technical drawings of all parts of engine development, including but not limited to heads, blocks, pistons, valvetrain, and intake manifolds.
• Responsible for maintaining databases of all engine designs and revisions, as well as operating time and physical locations of all engine parts.
• Responsible to guide all projects from initial design sketches through manufacturing internally or through outside vendors.
WALT DISNEY WORLD
1997 – 2009 RESORT DELIVERY SERVICES CAST MEMBER ORLANDO, FL
• Reduced five percent of daily labor needs by helping create a new Access database system.
• Led changes in department practices for entry and tracking of all packages so as to coincide with new database system.
• Responsible for new employee training.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Experience developing solid propellant rocket motor casings.
• Experience developing, mixing, and casting composite solid propellant fuels.
• Designed and built rocket motors for the largest amateur rocket launched.
• Designed and built the rocket motor and airframe for the first amateur launch attempt into the stratosphere.
• Led a senior design team in developing and building an aerospike nozzle and test airframe for a solid propellant rocket motor.
SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SolidWorks Pro/ENGINEER Gas Dynamics
GD&T Propulsion Turbine Analysis
Finite Element Analysis Mathcad Thermodynamics
Internal Combustion Engine Analysis and Optimization Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ORLANDO, FL
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, December 2008
B.A. History, May 2009
• Emphasis on U.S. Space and Cold War History
B.A. Philosophy, May 2009
• Emphasis on the philosophy of science as related to the development of knowledge
GPA last 60 hours: 3.66
Total Credit Hours: 244
Recipient of Lockheed Martin Academic Scholarship Award
Member of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
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