Andrew — Mechanical Designer

CSWP Certification

• Served as component owner for 501F frame industrial gas turbine stage 2 blade – integrated mechanical, heat transfer, aerodynamic, material, and manufacturing inputs into design of next generation blades • Leveraged ANSYS FEA software to perform lifing and durability studies for rotating hardware, including Structural, Low Cycle Fatigue, Modal/Resonant, and Creep Analysis • Utilized Siemens NX10 CAD package for conceptual modeling, assembly, and component meshing • Performed hand calculations to determine tolerance stack-ups, blade balancing, and basic stresses • Presented concept development and analysis findings to senior management and chief engineers • Gained familiarity with fundamentals of hot gas path turbine component design, including: investment casting practice, serpentine/cooling core design, nickel-based super alloys, heat treatment, thermal barrier coatings, brazing, weld repair, EDM/grinding practice, inspection practice, probabilistic lifing

• Provided engineering and project management support for capital investment projects • Developed CATIA CAD/CAM applications and supplied 5-axis CNC programs for mold part milling • Provided continuous process improvement strategies for DMG mill/turn center with Siemens 840D control • Authored technical reports, work instructions, and training documentation for CNC programming • Created methods, tooling, and clamping solutions to streamline machining processes • Supported operations team with customized programming for mold repairs and tests parts

• Led capital project utilizing 3D printing technologies to reduce lead time and cost of mold parts • Tested additive manufacturing methods to improve dimensional and surface quality for mold components • Designed and built lab scale apparatus to measure and compare demolding forces of tire tread patterns • Completed analysis and design for tooling systems used to remove molds from a tire in the curing press • Designed bench test rig and method to measure belleville washer spring force, critical to mold functionality • Supported projects with extensive use of CATIA V5 (Part, Product, Drafting, FEA, CAM Workbenches) • Gained working knowledge of tool and die shop operations, including CNC milling/drilling/turning, 3D metal and polymer printing, EDM wire and graphite erosion, forming and stamping, aluminum foundry plaster and die casting, heat treatment, and measurement/metrology practice

Design Engineer, Plant & Accessories Systems - Fall 2007 • Assisted with design of fuel moisturization, purge, and cyclonic separation systems for IGCC power plant • Updated piping & instrumentation diagrams for power plant systems Manufacturing Engineer, Combustion Systems - Spring 2007 • Developed welding procedures and vibratory finishing methods for combustion weldments and components Design Engineer, Turbine Casings - Summer 2006 • Learned Unigraphics and ANSYS to design and complete stress analysis of turbine casing lift fixtures

• Worked with team to analyze soot loading capabilities of HEPA filters for Dept. of Energy contract • Designed and fabricated test stand to determine ideal conditions for creation of combustion residue