Sara Abruzzo

Experience

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  Quartus Engineering

  May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Analysis Intern

  Finite Element Analysis• Introduction to HyperMESH• FEMAP: introduction to modeling, meshing and interfaces• Post processed results for stress and strain dataModel Checks for customers• Understanding and editing NASTRAN decks for required results• Reporting/debugging checks that do not pass requirementsReports to customers• Technical writing• Excel: importing and organizing results into spreadsheets for analysis and presentations

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  Rolls-Royce

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Component Design Systems Engineering Intern - Compressors

  Manufacturing: forging and metal injection molding (MIM)• Knowledge capture: Collected design for manufacture rules through research and interviews with manufacturing engineers.• Technical writing: Delivered a report detailing compressor vane manufacturing within Rolls-Royce, including the MIM validation process and challenges involved in establishing and proving a new method of manufacture.• Evaluated of the future potential of MIM in Rolls-Royce compressor components to significantly reduce manufacturing costs without compromising component integrity.Implementation into compressor Component Design System (CDS) workflow• Implemented the captured rules into the compressors Isight workflow to evaluate the geometry for manufacturing criteria early in the design process, reducing design iterations.• Allows for manufacturing limitations to be considered within the CDS life cycle cost optimization and increases integration of design and manufacturing.• Identified missing capability and possible additions to the geometry assessment code in order to accurately evaluate the manufacturing rulesInvolved with Platform Independent Knowledge Model (PIKM) development team• Provided manufacturing information, documents, and rules for knowledge modelling, and was a platform for trialing knowledge capture methods. Show less

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  Rolls-Royce

  Sept 2015 - now

  Engineering Graduate Development Program