Aerodynamic Engineer
Resume:
Frank A. Mignano
Fort Mill, SC 29707
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March 20, 2012
Dear Hiring Authority:
Your advertisement on the Web site for engineering positions in particular for CFD/FEA Analysts that caught my attention and interest! It appears that my professional qualifications and career interests are very much in line with your requirements. Consider the following:
With strength in both design and analysis that allows me to design new products and improve existing ones I also have the ability to solve manufacturing problems in situations where solutions are not obvious. Nevertheless, I prefer working in an innovative environment surrounded by creative people either in a managerial position or as an individual contributor showing strong support for all aspects of engineering.
We can discuss my abilities and how I can make a contribution to your organization’s needs in greater detail. In the meantime, my resume summarizes qualifications and professional experiences. If you need clarification, I will call you to discuss them .
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Frank A. Mignano
Enclosure
Frank A. Mignano
3214 Dunbar Lane
Fort Mil, SC 29707
Home 803-***-****
Cell 623-***-****
Email: *******.*****@*****.***
SUMMARY: Specialty in thermal fluid flow phenomena and design optimization with an outstanding ability to analyze and design new products or improve existing ones and to solve most engineering and manufacturing problems with elegant cost effective solutions. Extremely well-rounded, alternating between qualitative, quantitative, and experimental approaches.
WORK HISTORY:
Principal Engineer 6/11 to present
Siemens Energy, Charlotte, NC
Business Impact:Managing secondary air systems for F and G frames , performing such tasks like thermally modeling and analyzing clearances for such power plants utilizing one and two dimensional codes like; SC03, SPAN and EASY5.
Accomplishments:
Analyzed disk cavity ingestion on row one for F frame engine model using CFX CFD analysis, and invetigated hot gas ingestion for very specific situations, which led to a CFD sensitivity studies looking at these specific situations from which led to several patent submissions in hopes to mitigate these situations.
Sr. Engineer 8/06 to 6/11
Honeywell Aerospace: Phoenix, AZ
MCOE (Mechanical Center of Excellence)
Business Impact: Performed CFD analysis and design of current VAATE , AATE, and SHFE engine designs for U.S. Army, CFD Analysis on various Combustor designs and Cost reduction as a result of the analysis. The cost reduction was said to had affected at least three different engine designs.
Accomplishments:
• Analyzed and designed mid impellor bleed systems for centrifugal compressors, utilizing CFX CFD applications..
• Developed engine CFD calculations on current VAATE engine geometry, calculations agree within 0.5% of experimental data, influenced design of future jet engine hardware.
• CFD calculations on various reversed flow Combustors using LES and RANS FLUENT codes, impact was a 22 % reduction in NOX.
• Developed engine CFD calculations on current SHFE engine geometry, studying the impact of impingement within cavity flows.
• Performed countless FEA Thermal Analysis (ANSYS) on various blade configurations, the business impact was quicker turn around time and comparable results to 2D computations.
• Analyzed Secondary Flows, Heat Conduction and Heat Conjugate analysis utilizing such tools as ANSYS, and HOTVU (in-house software).
• Applied for two patents (Vortex Spoiler and Blade Platform Design).
• Help analyze and validate Serpentine Cooling Schemes for various blade designs
With Stereo Lithography Apparatus (SLA-Models).
Aero Engineer 9/03 to 7/06
United Technologies Pratt & Whitney: East Hartford, CT
(Manufacturer of Jet Engines. Division of United Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut). (Belcan Corp)
Business Impact: Worked on CFD analysis of turbines, fan ducts and augmentors, analyzing flow paths and combustion characteristics through jet engines aft of turbine section. Software used; 2D and 3D FLUENT and ALLSTAR (PW’s in house CFD code) and enabled the test engineers to validate experiments with CFD analysis.
All analyses influenced design of major components downstream of turbine/heat exchanger.
Accomplishments:
• Developed rig and engine CFD calculations on current JSF engine geometry, calculations agree within 0.5% of experimental data, influenced design of future jet engine hardware.
• Analyzed secondary flow of JSF/F-135 fan duct aft of roll post down through TEC-VANES using UNIGRAPHICS/GAMBIT/FLUENT.
• Analyzed JSF/F-135 Augmentor combustion characteristics employing ALLSTAR code.
• Assisted in the development of new combustion model used in the ALLSTAR code.
• Performed CFD analysis on experimental rigs.
CFD Engineer (8 Month Contract) 1/03 to 9/03
United Technologies Fuel Cells: South Windsor, CT
(Manufacturer of Fuel Cell technology. Division of United Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut)
Business Impact: Worked on CFD analysis of manifolds. FMA (Fluid Management Assemblies), ventilation systems and rotary components. Achieved optimized designs of FMA’s using 2D and 3D FLUENT.
Accomplishments:
• Analyzed components for various stages of fuel cell performance using PRO-E/GAMBIT
• Analyzed ventilation compartments that housed major components that comprises the fuel cell.
• Analyzed flow through blowers and air ducts.
• Developed thermal models using 3D FLUENT.
• Help designers Conceptualize their designs with PRO-E/FLUENT.
Airframe Design Engineer 5/01 to 11/02
SIKORSKY Aircraft: Stratford, CT
(Manufacturer of V/TOL Aircraft. Division of United Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut)
Business Impact: Worked in airframe change design team on COMANCHE attack helicopter program developing fuselage changes in designs and maintaining design changes throughout program.
Accomplishments:
• Designed structural components at various stations of the aircraft fuselage utilizing CATIAv4.
• Designed fuselage composite core details utilizing FIBERSIM.
• Conceptualized preliminary designs of future unmanned V/TOL aircraft w/CATIAv4.
• Investigated internal engine heat signature using CATIAV4/FLUENT.
• Investigated lift capabilities of the FAN-IN WING concept using GAMBIT/FLUENT
• Investigated novel Rim Mounted Rotor design using GAMBIT/FLUENT.
• Analyzed airframe structure of Human-Powered-Helicopter using NASTRAN/PATRAN.
Sr. Project Engineer 4/98 to 4/01
JAGUAR MODERN PRODUCTS: Seattle, WA
(Air products division of Xiamen Feipeng Industrial Products, Xiamen China)
Business Impact: Worked as Sr. Design Engineer for a Taiwanese/Chinese company, in charge of a 10-member team of engineers and technicians within the Air Products Division. Received FAA approval of life jacket design, a milestone for the Chinese. Instituted a Quality
Assurance program .
Accomplishments:
• Developed testing equipment and BOEING 767 and 747 fuselage mock-ups to further understanding design requirements and facilitate production needs.
• Developed pneumatic and air flow component hardware using steel, aluminum, polyethylene, and polyurethane w/PRO-E & AUTOCAD R14
• Implemented scaled modeling techniques and developed urethane and coated fabric prototypes w/PRO-E.
• Designed and created specialized machine attachments and air channeling devices w/HANDS-ON and FLUENT2D approach.
• Applied mathematical modeling using one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics to enhance understanding of Air-Aspirated Inflation System and its efficiency w/MAPLEV and FLUENT.
• Analyzed Annular Ring Nozzle concepts for aspirator design with FLUENT2D
• Designed and implemented a test apparatus to simulate the reciprocation and oil-cooling environment of an internal combustion engine.
Design Engineer 9/95 to 8/98
EASTERN AERO MARINE: Miami, FL
(Survival Technology for Aviation and Marine Industries, Miami Florida)
Business Impact: Worked as a Design Engineer with plenty of Carte Blanche designing and developing inflatable survival equipment for the Marine and Airline industry. Received Coast Guard and UL approval of marine version of life raft and life jacket.
Accomplishments:
• Designed inflatable equipment w/AUTOCAD R13, 14.
• Developed manufacturing jigs and forms using aluminum and fiberglass/resin.
• Invented special production tooling designed from on the shelf items.
• Acted as liaison between engineers and production manager.
• Introduced Linear and Nonlinear Design Optimization to improve designs of buoyancy compartments utilizing ANSYS.
Graduate/Research Assistant 6/93 to 12/98
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, FL
(ABET accredited state university).
Research:
• Helped develop heat pipes for experimental diesel engine pistons while writing thesis on the Experimental Investigations of Reciprocating Annular Heat Pipes in Diesel Engine Pistons.
• Wrote two SAE papers, #981042 and #981043, on the reciprocating effects of heat pipes for diesel engine pistons and two papers for the 1995 ASME International Conference Journal of Heat Transfer.
• Conducted research for a project that explored the behavior of ferrous and nonferrous metals during extrusion processes. Published two papers regarding the heat transfer correlation of various metals at high temperatures.
• Analyzed effects of reciprocation on annular heat pipes using TGRID/FLUENT2D analysis.
• Developed heat transfer correlations for the prediction of heat transfer coefficients during a continuous casting process .
• Currently working on new heat management devices stemming from thesis work.
Combat Veteran 3/86 to 7/92
UNITED STATES ARMY
(2/3rd and 2/7th Special Forces Group Airborne)
EDUCATION:
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida
Specialized in Thermal Fluids and Heat Transfer, GPA 3.43/4.00
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1995
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida
Minor in Mathematics, GPA 3.03/4.00
SKILLS: SC03 SPAN EASY5
ANSYS FLUENT12.1 STARCCM+ GAMBIT CFX12.0
Pro-E 2000 i2 CATIAV5 UNIGRAPHICS (NX2) ACAD14,2000
ENSIGHT MAPLEV MATLAB MATHCAD
FORTRAN C++ BASIC
MS OFFICE MS PROJECT NX THERMAL
CERTIFICATIONS:
SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT
PATENTS:
Patent number: 7708519, “ Vortex Spoiler for Delivery of Cooling Airflow in a Turbine”.
Patent number: US2010/0158700A1, “Turbine Blade Assemblies And Methods Of Manufacturing The Same”.
PUBLICATIONS:
“Studies of A Heat-Pipe Cooled Piston Crown,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 122, pp. 99-105,1998
“Simulation of a heat-pipe cooled piston crown for developing pistons with improved thermal-tribological performance,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Internal Combustion Engine Division (Publication) ICE, v 30, n 3, 1998
“Experimental determination of an effective heat transfer coefficient for continuously cast metal during the cooling process,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials Division (Publication) MD, v 69-2, 1995
“Proceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,”American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD, v 321, 1995
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