Doug Young

Experience

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  Allison Gas Turbine (division of GM).

  Aug 1983 - May 1989

  Project Engineer

  Performed static structural analysis of advanced technology engine & aircraft components. Developed in-house tools to expedite stress analysis. Also developed tools to automate FEA (Finite Element Analysis). Created unique Post-Process Error Estimation Algorithm, that became a standard requirement. Co-Authored Design Stress Analysis Guidelines to be used in Design Reviews. Required Secret Clearance and participation in formal Air Force Design Reviews.

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  GE Aviation

  May 1989 - Jul 1991

  Analysis Engineer

  Provided stress & dynamic analysis of turbine blades for both military & commercial jet engines. Used Ansys and in-house tools. Also developed other software to calculate natural frequencies & vibratory stress allowables to set safe limits for engine test. Correlated test & analysis results. Determined component life limits from low cycle fatigue, creep rupture, & crack propagation.

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  International Technegroup Inc.

  Jul 1991 - Dec 1998

  Software Engineer

  Defined & developed enhancements to existing commercial FEA software. Developed GUI's & automation scripts in unique (proprietary) software languages. Developed automated QA tests. Provided Tech Support. Assisted sales & marketing efforts through presentations at User Conferences & Customer Meetings. Developed User, Example, Verification & Training manuals. Managed customer training, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, usage and retention revenue. Provided consulting services to leverage product sales. Show less

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  Engineering Methods Inc

  Dec 1998 - Dec 2000

  Senior Project Engineer

  Defined, developed & delivered customized training courses for key customer accounts. Provided Tech Support. Taught Ansys, DesignSpace, & was a certified SolidEdge instructor. Quickly learned unique programming language. Developed customized User Interfaces & scripts to automate design & analysis applications for diverse vertical markets such as automotive exhaust systems & audio speakers. Served as a mentor to newer engineers. Assisted in pre-sales demos.

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  SensorScript Corporation

  Dec 2000 - Feb 2002

  Applications Developer

  Used previous software development experience to develop Turnkey Applications to automate manufacturing inspection systems and penetrate diverse vertical markets such as Steel Mills, Glass Manufacturer and Electric Motors. Worked with customers to gather requirements and suppliers to determine measurement equipment capabilities. Automatically produces reports and network database file. Quickly learned new (proprietary) scripting language. Designed the GUI (Graphical User Interface) and Database. Developed QA (Quality Assurance) test and techniques to be included in product development. Provided training and management for co-op students, consultants and technical writers. Managed a $3/4M project to design and deliver software and hardware to automate electric motor testing at manufacturing and development labs.• Created GUI and MS Access Database for Electric Motor Test Systems• Managed Project Software Development and Hardware Integration• Managed a small team of programmers, consultants, and technical writer Show less

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  Rolls Royce Allison (thru CDI contract services)

  Mar 2002 - Jul 2002

  Senior Stress Analyst

  A temporary position to provide stress analysis to the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) for the JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) LiftFan main support frame. Used Unigraphics and Ansys to create large and complex FEA (Finite Element Analysis) stress analysis model to support design reviews for drawing release of schedule critical components. Participated in interview meetings to select teams for outsourcing design and analysis.• Create large FEA model of multiple substructures for faster solution time• Analyzed several loading conditions and combined output results• Create and present results at formal PDR• Interview consulting firms for continued full scale development project Show less

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  SURFACE ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

  Jul 2002 - Apr 2006

  Engineering Manager (and Senior Applications Designer)

  Led and managed team to design applications, manage customer accounts, and deploy projects for small organization during shift of business model to involve the commercialization of a new manufacturing process. Hired, trained and improved the performance of team members including a designer, quality manager, and shop manager with three reports. Developed and implemented quality assurance (QA) procedures and design methods for the new process and business unit. Provided tight integration with computer numeric control (CNC) manufacturing and specialized FEA techniques in Ansys. Achieved successful commercialization for manufacturing and repair process via Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program leading the engineering design for the first production contract. Co-wrote winning proposal for the US Air Force Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) program and led simulation activities for several additional projects. Led ISO Certification process and NAVAIR pre-production quality audit.• Hired, trained and managed Customer and Internal Process QA Manager• Managed Design Engineer and Machine Shop Supervisor• Designed process application zone and parameters• Managed process development projects and customer business development Show less

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  Dassault Systèmes

  Apr 2006 - Sept 2016

  Managed key customer accounts in the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry to grow software and service revenues serving as a trusted advisor. Used corporate storytelling techniques and collaborated with end-user communities and other stakeholders to identify and communicate the benefits and cost savings innovative emerging simulation tools. Completed negotiations and facilitated execution of multi-year agreements with built-in revenue growth. Created detailed account plans and efficient software implementation strategies as the product portfolio evolved. • Grew large multi-site A&D account 10% - 15% year-over-year resulting in customer agreement to increase licenses a further 50% over three years, with revenue growth from $700K to $1.2M. • Used site visits, corporate storytelling techniques and “value focused” Abaqus & Isight seminars to increase adoption in several formerly stalled accounts as much as six-fold in three years. • Working with clients to demonstrate business benefits of innovative new technical solutions to increased account revenues 15% - 20% per year and introduced new products at several accounts. • Guided customer adoption including Training, Beta Testing and Quality Monitoring.• Improved capacity and efficiency of computing systems by guiding airframe customer to add a compute cluster and $120K in licenses to meet Flight Certification Test Schedule • Facilitated large defense customer achieving 160x productivity gains and enabled DOE (Design of Experiment) studies through guiding the addition of Isight process integration and design optimization (PIDO) software. Show less Established Cincinnati training center and expanded Abaqus training in coordination with other regional offices to grow training revenue. Developed customized Abaqus training materials for key local customers to improve productivity resulting in boosted customer satisfaction and loyalty. Fostered teamwork during organizational transformation processes and led change management activities in collaboration with the sales organization. Initiated and cultivated connections with academic institutions including the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State, Air Force Institute of Technology, University of Miami, and the University of Cincinnati Simulation Center.• Grew regional Abaqus training revenues by 48% in the first year, exceeding the 22% growth goal, and increased training revenue by double digits for three consecutive years.• Created and conducted customized training for key customer leading to $240K training revenue and $500K annual software growth• Increased organizational Abaqus finite element analysis (FEA) expertise to aid customers in the 3D modeling of products and systems to identify and resolve structural or performance issues. Show less

  • SIMULIA Product Sales Representative

    May 2009 - Sept 2016

  • Training Leader

    Apr 2006 - May 2009
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  HBK - Hottinger, Brüel & Kjær

  Nov 2016 - now

  Advance Software Test Engineer & Analyst

  Member of a Global QA Team embedded with a local R&D staff. Multi-tasked creation of new tests for new software features and enhanced existing tests. Organized weekly status report for all test results. Provided unique testing to support product development. Setup and maintained local test hardware as well as accessing remote resources. Maintained virtual meetings with remote sites in different time zones. • Increased existing automated Quality Assurance Testing by a factor of six. Saving $500K labor cost.• Published standard workflows & User Stories for previously undefined manual QA tests. • Established regular meetings to summarize test results and progress to drive team participation.• Provided training and support for Application Engineers to deploy radical new product feature.• Updated and maintained local test network• Used Visual Studio, Jenkins, C#, and CodedUI to automate Software Quality Assurance Tests• Combined MS Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint & Word) to create comprehensive reports• Provided team project support with Agile (SAFe) methods using Jira & Confluence Show less