Experience

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  University of michigan marine hydrodynamics lab

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Intern

  Analyzed coastal buoy data for trends and anomalies to further understand weather patterns in the West Grand Traverse Bay areaAssisted with model testing and basin maintenance in the University of Michigan’s physical modeling basin

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  Csc advanced marine center

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Intern

  Researched and assisted in a study on aluminum usage in the U.S. Navy to help provide support and insights during ship and material design discussions for the Zumwalt-class destroyer program

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  General dynamics nassco

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2020

  Senior engineer

  •Created scripts to post-process large files of hydrodynamic data•Automated numerous engineering calculations - used in-house by all team members •Programmed a task-management application to aid supervisors in scheduling, provide employees with a personal task list, and assist managers in identifying hiring needs•Managed and coordinated projects with international contractors in the Netherlands and South Korea involving all necessary model tests required to support and validate the hydrodynamic design for military and commercial contracts•Assessed ship hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, and structural performance in support of conceptualdesign proposals•Modeled and evaluated equipment foundations and supporting ship structural designs using finite element analysis and classical beam theory methods Show less