Objective
To obtain long-term employment in the marine structural engineering field
Experience
ALION Science and Technology
4300 King St. Alexandria Va
Senior Engineer (Structures), 04/2007 to CURRENT
-American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) design certification review for the DDG 1000 program, as well as, in service assessment to existing Navy fleet ships. In doing so I approved numerous units for Naval Vessel Rules (NVR) classification.
-Performed Office of Naval Research (ONR) T-Craft program concept phase structural design and analysis in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) High Speed Naval Craft Rules (HSNC). For this same program I constructed the T-Craft full ship finite element model for analysis of several loading conditions and further validation of the design.
-Office of Naval Research (ONR) Integrated Ramp Technology (IRT) program performed the concept phase structural design. This analysis focused on non-linear finite element analysis accounting for surface contact and large deflections.
-Performed the detail phase design and analysis of the proposed LPD17 Mogas Rack for both shock and vibration in accordance with US naval standards.
-Support of NAVSEA for various projects including non-linear buckling analysis of aircraft carrier (CVN) deck structure.
-Concept phase structural design and assessment of the Canadian Navy Joint Support Ship (JSS) per Lloyd’s Naval Ship Rules including RoRo Deck design, Helo Landing area design, general deck and platform scantlings, shell scantlings, superstructure scantlings as well as production feasibility consideration.
Gibbs & Cox Inc.
2711 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington Va
Senior Engineer, 02/2006 to 04/2007
-Creation of detailed Finite Element Models for American Bureau of Shipping fatigue analysis of LCS 1 program. These models were in turn used to better define what standards where required for satisfactory fatigue classification.
-Mentor to several young engineers, providing guidance primarily in the areas of: Finite Element Analysis, Naval Design Data Sheet (DDS), ABS Steel Vessel Rules (SVR), ABS High Speed Naval Craft (HSNC), and General Structural Engineering Hand Calculations.
-Preliminary ship structure design.
Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding
9308 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA
Engineer 2, 06/2004 to 02/2006
-Design of primary ship structure such as decks and bulkheads
-Design of secondary ship structure such as equipment foundations.
-Coordination and design of structure to facilitate the overall design of the Emergency Diesel complex.
-Coordination of structural requirements for reactor refueling.
-Departmental representation for interfacing with construction and navy representatives.
University of Virginia
Charlottesville VA
Research/Teaching Assistant, 08/2002 to 05/2004
-Preformed research in the areas of continuum mechanics and material behavior, specifically the fracture of non-linear elastic materials such as rubbers.
-Facilitate the education of students in lieu of instruction by the primary instructor for the following classes: Structural Mechanics, Concrete Design, and Continuum Mechanics.
Education
University of Virginia, Masters of Science,
Applied Mechanics (Structural Engineering), 2004
University of Kentucky, Bachelor of Science,
Civil Engineering (Structural), 2002
Certification
Skils
Software Proficiencies
AutoCAD, MS Office, MathCAD, Matlab, FEMAP/Nastran, Strand, CATIA, Autodesk Inventor
Notable Course Work Finite Element Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Continuum Mechanics, Linear Elasticity, Non- Linear Elasticity
Publications
-Constitutive modeling and the trousers test for fracture of rubber-like materials, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Elsevier Ltd., co-Authors: Horgan, Cornelius O., Schwartz, Joseph G. - 2005
Security Clearance
DOD, Secret