Degreed Sr. Stress Engineer (BS Engineering, MSME, PhD Mechanical Engineering) with extensive analysis background and 6+ years of experience performing fuselage primary structure analysis at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation with proven results for analysis for analysis of metallic and composite structures for aerospace. Service Engineering repair experience.
Responsibilities have encompassed:
• Expert in classical hand analysis of aircraft structure of various failure modes.
• Proficient in using FEM to analyze linear and nonlinear static and buckling problems.
• Accomplished the full production cycle in developing three new GAC aircrafts, from CDR structure sizing to final certification report written. Horizontal stabilizer repair experience.
• Proficient in utilizing Finite Element Tools (NASTRAN/PATRAN, FEMAP, HYPERMESH, ANSYS) to perform linear and nonlinear static, modal, buckling, and post-buckling analysis of fuselage airframe structures
Projects/Knowledge:
• Four years’ experience in developing and analyzing composite rotor blade and rotor system structures. Demonstrated experience in static stress and fatigue analyses; rotor system load evaluation and rotorcraft flight performance analysis.
• Seven years’ R & D experience in analysis of helicopter fuselage structures. Accomplished design and analysis of four helicopter models throughout the product cycle. Demonstrate experience in static and dynamic analysis of airframe structures, design & analysis of helicopter vibration isolation systems, and evaluation of helicopter vibration environment using FEM and flight test validation.
• Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University. Extensive knowledge in solid mechanics, computational mechanics, linear/nonlinear FEA, mechanics of composites, nonlinear dynamics, and fatigue theory.
• Excellent hand calculation and problem-solving skills; deep understanding of load path. Solid background in mathematics. Proven experience in analysis of metallic and composite structures.
• Expertise in scientific computing, distinguished programming skill, and good experimental technique.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, GPA 3.95of 4.0, 12/2004
M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, GPA 3.75 of 4.0, 09/1990
SKILLS
• Computer Language: Excel VBA, Visual Basic, Matlab, FORTRAN 95, C++.
• Software: CATIA V, SolidWorks, FEAMAP, NASTRAN/PATRAN, ANSYS, HyperMesh, VABS, DYMORE, FLIGHTLAB, Maple, MESCOPE, Adobe Illustrator, LaTex, Unix, Windows, Microsoft Office.
