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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Structural Analyst, Swales Aerospace Langley Research Center (LaRC)
Hampton, Virginia; March 2007 present
- Structural analysis in support of NASAs Crew Exploration Vehicle Flight Test Articles (CEV FTA) and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
- Identify and assemble a subset of Flight Test Article (FTA) system requirements that will be used in the structural evaluation
- Utilizing a range of expertise and techniques from relatively simple handbook analyses to highly detailed Finite Element Modeling (FEM) using analysis tools such as PATRAN/NASTRAN
- Informal presentations and written documentation of analysis results
Engineer II, Northrop Grumman Newport News Submarine Piping & Aircraft Carrier Structures
Newport News, Virginia; January 2004 March 2007
- Engineering design and analysis of structures found in the engine rooms (specifically the propulsion plant) of the new class of aircraft carriers, CVN 21.
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA); determine whether a structure can sustain the dead load of engine components, the live load from machinery movement, and high impact loads from catastrophic events; similar to designing a skyscraper to withstand hurricane winds or the impact of tsunami waves.
- Perform pipe flexibility analysis (FEA, bending, torsion, shear, etc.), hanger analysis (stiffness, stress, shock, etc.), and fluid flow analysis (fresh water cooling, flow rates, pressure drop, heat load, heat exchanger capacity, etc.) for Los Angeles/Seawolf/Virginia class submarines (ANSI/ASME B31.1, B31.3).
- Analyze technical data for design/feasibility studies, prepare layout specifications, review design proposals/drawings, evaluate performance and life cycle operational requirements, assure specifications meet customer performance requirements, and remove conservative approaches to allow design acceptance.
- Create, test, and analyze various independent research and development (IRAD) projects within the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center (VASCIC); develop new technologies for aircraft carriers, submarines, and advanced shipbuilding.
- Timely Awards Plan (TAP) Award given to employees who achieve quantifiable, measurable accomplishments that have a positive impact on the company and address process improvement, cycle time improvement, quality improvement, significant operational improvement, increased customer satisfaction, cost savings, significant contributions to health, safety or environmental performance, product delivery, and/or program development/ implementation.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), Mechanical Behavior of Materials Laboratory (ESM Department Virginia Tech)
Blacksburg, Virginia; August 2003 December 2003
- Laboratory experiments on mechanical properties and behavior of homogenous and composite engineering materials subjected to static, dynamic, creep, and fatigue loads; behavior of cracked bodies; microstructure-property relationships and design methodologies.
- Prepared and directed laboratory exercises and/or experiments, elaborating on main points, and grading of lab sections.
Laboratory Research Assistant, Aeroprobe Corporation
Blacksburg, Virginia; August 2002 July 2003
- Worked with load cells/data acquisition for various funded research projects; included flow visualization, tow-tank, wind/water tunnel testing.
- Used mirrors/optics to align laser for particle-image velocimetry techniques.
Project: Bubble-Image Based Non-Invasive In-Field Pressure Measurements, ESM Department Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia; August 2002 May 2003
- Implemented a non-invasive and non-interfering pressure measurement method by monitoring microscopic bubbles within a flow field.
- Time-Resolved Digital Particle-Image Velocimetry (TRDPIV) techniques provided simultaneous pressure and velocity measurements over a global domain.
Participant: Advanced Engineering Writing and Communications Program, ESM Department Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia; August 1999 May 2003
- Completed a three-year, 75-hour program; included instruction in technical writing, public speaking, interpersonal communications, engineering ethics, teamwork, professionalism, problem solving, and engineering design.
Manufacturing Engineer (Co-op), ITT Industries, Night Vision
Roanoke, Virginia; January 2000 May 2000, August 2000 December 2000, May 2001 January 2002
- Created, tested, and implemented new ideas/equipment to improve production robustness/quality of the night vision goggles.
- Implemented new and modified existing specification procedures; solved production and vendor/supplier related problems.
- Used metallographic techniques (scanning electron microscope) and communicated to design staffs concerning product design/tooling.
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COMPUTER SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, IBM Mainframe
Software: PATRAN, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, FEMAP, DDAM, ProEngineer, CATIA, AutoCAD, 4D Navigator, Triflex, Flowmaster, MathCAD, Mathematica
Programming: MATLAB (Finite Element Analysis FEA, Classical Laminate Analysis ABD matrix, Fluid Dynamics), Excel VB (Cumulative Damage Ratio CDR)
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EDUCATION:
M.S. Ocean Engineering (OCE) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Overall GPA: 3.46/4.0
B.S. Engineering Science & Mechanics (ESM) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Minor, Mathematics Major GPA: 3.2/4.0, Minor GPA: 3.4/4.0
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09.29.07 |
I would like to network with you regarding a position our executive search firm has been retained to fill. It is for a great company in Chicago.
Perhaps someone in your network might be interested in a Senior Exchange Messaging Engineer position. Please see the job description below. Im happy to answer any questions. Feel free to forward on to anyone you like.
Whether this is of interest to you or not, I encourage you to reply with a resume. It would be helpful for us in future searches that might be ideal for your background. Our firm has been in business for 30 years & is a pioneer in diversity. Thank you.
Don McCauley
dmccauley@dgai.com
Position Specification
Title: Senior Exchange Engineer
The Team
Technical Architecture The position is a part of the Research and Development department and fills a senior role in our messaging systems development group. The teams involved consist of managers/staff, Communications Department, Operations, Application Development, contractors, and vendors.
Position description
As a senior member of our messaging R&D department, the candidate will be responsible for maintaining and improving the companys state of the art global messaging environment with some cross platform (Microsoft/Cisco) unified messaging design and support.
The candidate will work with SMTP, Microsoft Exchange Server, Presence, SonicWall, and related email concepts, protocols and methods along with the opportunities to perform major upgrades to our messaging platforms. The candidate will work alongside our Communications department to help design and support our unified messaging environment.
Person
The candidate shall have a broad background in messaging technologies and shall have demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:
Exchange 2003\Exchange 2007
Live Communication server (LCS)\Office Communications Server (OCS)
Mobile Messaging Technologies (Active Sync, BlackBerry, Good Technologies)
Remote Messaging Technologies (OWA, RPC over HTTP)
Anti-Spam Technologies
Anti-Virus Technologies (messaging specific)
Messaging DR best practices
Storage technologies (SANs, FC Switches, HBAs)
Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007
Active Directory
Windows 2003 Server
DNS
SMTP
Understanding the principles of UM (Cisco\Exchange)
Job Responsibilities
The candidate will have the following responsibilities with the potential of expanding:
Researching and developing solutions to meet enterprise wide messaging needs.
Researching, architecting, testing and planning the integration of new messaging technologies and upgrades to existing platforms.
Staying current with new technologies, and industry best practices; particularly those dealing with messaging and storage.
High level maintenance and troubleshooting of the current Exchange 2003 messaging environment based on industry best practices. (Responsibilities include but are not limited to troubleshooting and resolving high level mail routing issues, public folder issues, mailbox issues, Exchange server\services issues; adding\removing messaging servers, configuring servers, services, routing policies, etc., establishing maintenance procedures based on current industry BP).
Maintaining and troubleshooting SMTP internet gateway issues (Currently SonicWall).
Maintaining and troubleshooting Live Communications server 2005.
Establishing DR procedures for all relevant messaging servers. (Exchange, LCS, Blackberry, Good etc).
Maintaining and troubleshooting BlackBerry and Good Technologies servers.
Maintaining and troubleshooting Outlook Web Access \ RPC over HTTP
Maintaining and Configuring EMC SANs and FC Switches.
Working with Communications group to troubleshoot Cisco Unity issues.
Keeping documentation up to date for the messaging environment.
Testing and deployment of upgrades, hot fixes and other updates.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 7 to 10 years of relevant experience.
Excellent problem solving, written and oral communication skills.
Deep knowledge of SMTP, Microsoft Exchange Server, and related email concepts, protocols and methods are required. |
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