Eric Arnold Schmidt
Engineers in Houston, TX

Sr. Structural Design Engineer at Vestas Americas Technology R&D

Aviation & Aerospace

Vestas Americas Technology R&D - Houston, TX since Aug 2010 - Sr. Structural Design Engineer BrazilRoxx Inc. 2001 - 2011 - computer support Heli-One USA Dec 2008 - Oct 2010 - Engineering Specialist II Lockheed Martin Aug 2005 - Aug 2008 - Design Engineer - Fluid Systems Bell Helicopter Aug 1994 - Aug 2005 - Designer Engineer - Powerplant CAD TRAIN Inc. Sep 1984 - Jul 1994 - President

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona 1974 - 1979
BSME, Mechanical & Aerospace; Finite Element Analysis San Marino High School 1970 - 1974
College prep, College prep

Catia, Aircraft, Aircraft Design, Helicopters, CAD, Aerospace, Finite Element Analysis, Stress Analysis, Engineering Management, Engineering, Systems Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Composites, Pro Engineer, Structural Analysis, ANSYS, Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Project Engineering, Wind Tunnel Testing

I played a significant role in the 1988 archeological dig at Qumran, Israel (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found). Two major items from Exodus 30 were found there, the holy anointing oil (shemen afarshimon) used to anoint the kings of Israel and about 1000 lbs of temple incense. For further info on this adventure, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendyl_Jones.

School Leader at KIPP Courage College Prep

Education Management

KIPP Courage College Prep since Jul 2012 - School Leader KIPP Houston Jun 2011 - Jun 2012 - Fisher Fellow Houston ISD Aug 2008 - Jun 2011 - Grade Level Chair Houston ISD Aug 2007 - Jun 2011 - Teacher

Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business 2009 - 2011
MBA, Business University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2003 - 2007
BA, International Studies

Spanish, English

Principal Research Scientist at The Dow Chemical Company

Chemicals

The Dow Chemical Company - Freeport, TX since Jan 2010 - Principal Research Scientist The Dow Chemical Company - Freeport, TX 2008 - 2010 - Research Leader The Dow Chemical Company - Freeport, TX May 1999 - Jul 2008 - Senior Analytical Specialist Motorola Semiconductor - Austin,TX Mar 1998 - May 1999 - Advanced Products Research and Development

The University of Texas at Austin 1992 - 1999
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry The University of Texas at Austin 1988 - 1991
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

Technical Support Specialist II at Weatherford

Oil & Energy

Weatherford since Jul 2011 - Technical Support Specialist II Weatherford International Nov 2007 - Jul 2011 - Desing Engineer Ensource Corporation Feb 2004 - Oct 2007 - Project Supervisor

Sam Houston State University 2001 - 2003
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Agricultural Engineering Blinn College 1999 - 2001
Associate's degree, General Studies