Position:
Assistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Location:
Lafayette, Louisiana Area
Work:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
since Jan 2007
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Assistant Professor
UL Lafayette
Aug 2001 - Dec 2006
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Instructor
Michigan Technological University
- Houghton, MI Aug 1998 - Aug 2001
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Graduate Student / Research Assistantant
Hughes Aircraft Company
- Indianapolis, Indiana Area 1995 - 1997
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Structural Analyst
Automatic Stamp Products
- Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area 1993 - 1995
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Structural Engineer
Boeing (St. Louis)
- Greater St. Louis Area 1992 - 1993
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Contract Structural Analyst
Boeing (Long Beach, CA)
1991 - 1992
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Senior Aircraft Loads Engineer
Teledyne Ryan
- San Diego, CA 1989 - 1991
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Senior Aircraft Loads Engineer
CDG, a Boeing Company
- Long Beach CA 1985 - 1989
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Senior Aircraft Loads Engineer
Education:
Michigan Technological University 1998 - 2006
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Cleveland State University 1994 - 1996
Master of Science (MS), Engineering Mechanics
Parks College of St. Louis University 1981 - 1984
Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering
Skills:
Aerospace, Aircraft, Simulations, Fortran, Abaqus, Labview, Thermodynamics, Simulink, Analysis, Statistics, Solidworks, Solid Mechanics, Characterization, Physics, Modeling, ANSYS, Fatigue Analysis, Structural Analysis, Vibration Testing, Wind Tunnel Testing, Materials Testing, dSPACE, Manufacturing Engineering, Material Properties, Automotive, AutoCAD, Matlab, Research, Failure Analysis, MathCAD, Stress Analysis, Mechanical Testing
Interests:
Manufacturing, Metal forming. Sheet metal forming, controls, microforming, microhydroforming tubes and sheet. Finite element models and analysis. LS-DYNA, non-linear FEA, Aircraft design, structural analysis, and test.