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MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION: Stress analysis: Experienced in hand calculation of shear and normal stress components in 2D stress elements in plane stress condition, safety factors, yielding conditions, and rupture stresses. Mohrs Circle and Von Mises critical stress, solving stress tensor matrices (2nd rank only, can learn 3rd rank tensors) using stiffness matrix; FEA Stress Analysis: Fundamental understanding of variable discretization, nodes, boundary conditions, and mesh lines for continuous stress distributions and final solutions analysis of FEA in ANSYS and CAD packages. FEA applied to vibration, magnetic, heat flow, and other responses. Understand principles of NDT (dye penetrant, X-ray and ultrasound crack detection, thermal imaging). Understanding of principles and lab experience operating: FT-IR Spectroscopy of organic metal coatings (in KBr medium) and polymer identification; X-ray Diffraction (particle size & strain, grain size, crystal lattice geometry, multi-phase analysis); Optical Microscopy & Stereology (porosity, grain size & orientation, phase identification, coherency and growth, failure modes, secondary processing artifacts); Metallography (sectioning, polishing, etching, determining ductile to brittle failure modes); Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM, elemental & topographical analysis); laser particle size counter (in solution, Leeds-Northrup Microtrac); Impedance Spectroscopy; Indentation Hardness; Tensile Testing with strain gages; Photospectrometry; Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA). Exposure to cyclic voltammetry, vacuum glove box, and laser extensometer. SOFTWARE: MS Office Applications, Visual Basic, MatLab, AutoCAD, Catia (basic skills), exposure to ANSYS and FEA CAD packages, Chem Office, Label Vision, advanced MS Excel data plotting and analysis skills as used to create professional & publishable caliber technical documents & reports, proficient use of IQMS ERP system, MicroVu CMM programming, SQCpack SPC software programming. MECHANICAL / PRACTICAL: Operated hydraulic & mechanical presses (Steel, Ti, Al sheet metal) to manufacture pneumatic & propulsion components for aerospace applications. Proficient understanding of servicing & repairing automotive suspension, brake, engine, & clutch systems. Mechanically inclined, familiar & comfortable with most machine shop & all hand-tools. COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP : Led large fundraisers ($10,000+ in single event), excellent public speaking skills (crowds of 1100+, winner of poster competition presentation). Worked through high school & college; self-paid college. Fluent in Spanish (oral & written). Creative & self-starter. Natural inventor & innovator. Planned prom. Best All Around Award.