SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•  CAD: Proficient at Catia V5 surfacing and expert in surface morphing; Other CAD modeling experience including Unigraphics (UG NX), SDRC-Ideas, Solidworks, and AutoCAD.
•  Mechanical Design: Designed and detailed parts for a printing machine, etc. Familiar with part fabrication methods such as machining, casting, forging, stamping, heat treatment, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T, ASME Y14.5).
•  Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Experienced Hypermesh, LS-Dyna, Pam-crash, Radioss, Nastran and ABAQUS user, with proven strength in non-linear problems such as vehicle crash, automotive seat/seatbelt anchorage static pull test, and metal forming, etc.
•  Manufacturing and Hands-on: Shop floor experience in production supervision, maintenance and trouble-shooting for a 2-piece aluminum can production line. Worked with mechanism, drive, structure, and control, as well as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Operated lathe, milling and grinding machines, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FEA Engineer, Confidential, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 2011 – present
Perform FEA to support the design and certification of aerospace seats and components.

• Improved methods for LS-DYNA simulations.

Sr. Project Engineer, Confidential., Dearborn, Michigan 2005 – 2011
Developed methods to improve stamping die face CAD modeling to reduce die try-out cost for Ford Motor Company, with focuses on draw bead generation and springback compensation. Assisted the
stamping CAE group by investigating new methods/techniques, documenting guidelines/methods, and improving material database, etc.

• Modified die face to counter springback effect for automotive stamping dies using Catia V5.
• Developed methods to store and track FEA and springback compensation in TeamCenter and wrote related technical document.
• Developed methods to create draw bead geometry in Catia based on FEA results, and worked with IT to implement in programing.
• Ran forming simulations (AutoForm and LS-DYNA) to investigate problems and to improve methods. Wrote guidelines for AutoForm simulation.
• Painstakingly checked and edited about 200 material data entries from suppliers to update the existing material database; wrote Visual Basic macros to reduce manual work and errors.

CAE/Project Engineer, Confidential., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 2004 – 2005
Performed durability (linear and non-linear) analyses for automotive body structures using Nastran and PAM-Crash for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

CAE Analyst, Confidential., Dearborn/Auburn Hills, Michigan 2001 – 2004
Participated in product development by performing FEA and providing reports and recommendations to the design team for Ford Motor Company.

• Conducted frontal and rear impact analyses for passenger cars using LS-Dyna and Radioss.
• Carried out seat/seatbelt anchorage static pull analysis and child seat anchorage static pull analysis to evaluate automotive body/seat structures. Developed a new method for spotweld modeling and failure prediction. Improved simulation accuracy by including important details.

Research Assistant, Confidential, Dearborn, Michigan 1999 – 2000
Conducted research on tube hydroforming process through both analytical and experimental methods.

• Simulated the tube hydroforming process using ABAQUS/Standard. Investigated the effects of process parameters on the final part.
• Designed and built the hydraulic circuit and die set, and performed low-pressure tube hydroforming experiments to verify FEA results. (FEA and experimental results have been
• published in an SAE paper).
• Studied composite materials through course work and a research project involving filament winding.

Mechanical Engineer, Confidential., 1998 – 1999
Maintained and improved the design of an offset printing machine. Initiated and tracked product changes and provided technical support to QA and the assembly line.

• Designed components and detailed drawings using AutoCAD R13& R14.
• Improved parts’ manufacturability or performance by checking and improving dimensioning/tolerance stacks for existing parts/sub-assemblies.

Mechanical Engineer, Production Lead, Confidential., 1995 – 1998
Supervised the production and maintenance of a production line for 2-piece aluminum cans.

• Led team through the installation and start-up of the production line. Gained extensive knowledge on mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Improved production efficiency. Successfully troubleshot and overcame several major breakdowns.

Assistant Engineer, Beijing, China, 1993 – 1995
Designed machine parts, including shafts, journal bearings, brackets and gears, mostly for external customers. Followed through the parts’ fabrication in the machine shop.

• Interned in a machine shop for one year and acquired hands-on experience in machining.

EDUCATION
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering 
Bachelor of Engineering, Machine Design and Manufacturing

COMPUTER SKILLS
Unix, Microsoft Office, Teamcenter, LS-DYNA, ABAQUS, Nastran, Pam-Crash, AutoForm, Hyperworks suite (HyperMesh, HyperGraph, HyperView, etc.), Catia V5, AutoCAD. Visual Basic.