EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.263) (August 2014)
Experimental Wind Tunnel Engineer
Relevant Coursework: Finite Element Analysis, Internal Combustion Engines, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Thesis: Experimental Investigations of Base Drag Reduction Using Passive Jet Flow Control
Employed full time as a Network Administrator while functioning as the primary Wind Tunnel Research Engineer.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (December 2007)
Activities: Men’s Intramural Lacrosse Team, Employed part time as a Server Technician.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Miami, College of Engineering Coral Gables, FL
Graduate Research Assistant / Wind Tunnel Engineer (12-25 hours/week)
(January 2009 – August 2014)
•Lead wind tunnel engineer responsible for active and passive flow control experimental aerodynamic research.
•Established and developed Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) acquisition system focused on analyzing the aerodynamics of flow control enhanced airfoils and bluff body prototypes.
•Investigated base drag reduction of passive flow control automobile external mirror prototypes using flow visualization and LaVision PIV acquisition software.
•Acquired experimental data of flow control enhanced NACA 6415 2D airfoil using automated acquisition application developed in Lab View.
•Analyzed Lift and Drag coefficients for angles of attack through stall regions for both modified and baseline airfoil configurations.
•Upgraded, maintained and repaired complex laboratory equipment to ensure the reliable daily operation of compressors, vacuum pump, wind tunnel electric motor and computer DAQ systems.
•Performed all duties under minimal supervision and developed testing methodologies for wind tunnel experiments.
•Generated SolidWorks 3D renderings of design concepts in support of research proposals and prototype manufacturing.
•Designed, fabricated and installed custom parts and assemblies engineered to remedy failure modes within existing designs.
•Facilitated the production of custom components utilizing CNC manufacturing, rapid prototyping and welding.
•Sourced new suppliers to acquire necessary materials, components and laboratory equipment while adhering to a defined budget.
•Supervised graduate/undergraduate students with SolidWorks 3D modeling for wind tunnel projects and experimental data acquisition.
•Post processed experimental data using programs developed in MATLAB and FORTRAN.
•Presented research data and wind tunnel facility to visiting faculty and researchers.
University of Miami, Information Technology Department Coral Gables, FL
Senior Systems Administrator (40 hours/week) (February 2015 – Present)
•Support the direction, initiatives and goals of the university by implementing cloud strategies for Information Technology infrastructure services.
•Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop a geographically distributed cloud environment to replace the current University web site utilizing Microsoft Azure.
•Translate departmental and vendor requirements into cloud based solutions utilizing an Enterprise Azure environment.
•Perform cost analysis based on project specifications to determine efficient deployment options.
•Work closely with software vendors to assist in proof of concept evaluations and technical deployments in support of delivering enterprise solutions.
•Create and maintain documentation detailing cloud administration best practices and procedures.
•Participate in weekly 24/7 on-call rotation in support of infrastructure services while providing support for any critical outages that emerge.
University of Miami, Information Technology Department Coral Gables, FL
Network Administrator (40 hours/week) (September 2009 – January 2015)
•Technical lead for university Hyper-V virtualization environments.
•Planned, designed and implemented university systems infrastructure in support of providing high availability/business continuity of academic, research and administrative f...
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