Matthew Patmore

Experience

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  Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

  May 2006 - Aug 2010

  Helitack Wildfire Fighter

  Sustainable Resource Development High Level, AB• Second in Command of the Helitack Crew• Fought fire in various parts of Alberta• Loaded and maintained equipment• Worked with many types of rotary winged aircraft• Gained important technical knowledge of rotary winged transports

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  Encana Corporation

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Student Field Operator

  • Assisted operators with daily tasks• Pigged pipelines and maintained wells• Repaired and maintained field equipment such as Argos and ATVs• Helped repair reciprocating compressor units

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  Huskie Motor Sports

  Sept 2008 - May 2009

  Aerodynamics Team Lead

  2009University of Saskatchewan Huskie Motorsports Formula SAE Saskatoon, SK• In charge of overall design of 2008 - 2009 body • Designed a body in SolidWorks 3D modeler • Analyzed body through ANSYS CFX fluid modeler• Outsourced the construction of the body mold to a CNC manufacturer • Used fiberglass to fully construct the body using CNC mold with teammates

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  Encana Corporation

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Student Reservoir Engineer

  • Conducted a lookback review project and presented findings to EnCana technical panel• Gathered resource and play statistics from the Strathmore area• Organized project data for the drilling and completions engineers

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  University of Saskatchewan

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Design Team Lead

  Redesign of Cessna 177 Cowling September 2009 - April 2010 Industrial Design course, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK• Developed a new cowling design for the 1968 Cessna 177 Cowling • Used ANSYS CFX and SolidWorks to analyze the aerodynamic characteristics, redesignproduced an 11% decrease in drag• Used a FaroArm 3D Scanner to accurately measure the dimensions of the Cessna engine bay• Constructed the cowling from Kevlar reinforced epoxy • Effectively managed the design team to complete the cowling to the client's satisfaction with an 80% in the course Show less

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  Airdyne R & D Inc.

  Aug 2010 - now

  I manage a team of engineers to help develop systems and products for Airdyne R&D Inc. All aspects of the engineering life cycles are managed at Airdyne from business development, Concept and Design, Certification and Airworthiness, Analysis, Bench & Flight Test, Integration, Manufacturing and Production. My area of expertise is aircraft design, aerodynamics, integration and flight test. Resources used: -MIL-HDBK-5J-MMPDS-MIL-HDBK-516-CMH-17-FAR/CAR 25-Lockheed Stress Memos-Roarks Formulas for Stress and Strain - Roark-Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures - Bruhn-Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors-Fluid Dynamic Drag - Hoerner-Fluid Dynamic Drag - Hoerner-Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow - Patankar-Mechanics of Materials - Beer/Johnston/Dewolf-Statics and Dynamics - HibbelerHighlights:-Developed loads for various SABIR pod systems -EO/IR sensor, LIDAR, camera, HF and UHF antenna integration for the C-130 platform-Invented a passive vortex shedding mitigation device for airborne sensors to improve stability -Liaison Engineering with vendors to solve problems associated with manufacturing -Completed certification efforts with the USAF SPO, NAVAIR and PMA-207, DALO, MOD and the DGA-Assisted in house acceptance test procedures on SABIR system for Lockheed Martin Corporation -Instrumentation operation & Installation using Labview on operational C-130 Hercules Aircraft-Strong understanding of the Aerospace industry and research and development processes. -Over 4500 hours on SolidWorks -Analysis experience with SolidWorks Sim/Flow, Ansys, Femap, and hand calculations-Program manager, and designed and manufactured for over 18 aircraft pod and integration systems-Practical RF and Antenna integration experience-Flight Test experience with various foreign Air Forces (Denmark, France, USA, Philippines) Show less Airdyne R&D is an aerospace company involved in the research and development, product design, manufacturing, integration and testing of new equipment for the Canadian and U.S. Military. The majority of Airdyne's product is manufactured for the C-130 Hercules E, H and J models of aircraft. Airdyne is quickly expanding its product base to other aircraft in the near future. Specifically I worked on the design and analysis of aircraft structures. I also provide manufacturing engineering support and liaise with the production team to ensure product is completed. Show less

  • Engineering Technical Manager

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Aero Structures Engineer

    Aug 2010 - now
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  Airdyne R&D Inc.

  Nov 2019 - now

  Senior Aero Structures Engineer