andrew fraser

mechanical engineer

About

Mechanical engineering professional with broad experience within research and design environments. Specializing in optimizing designs by performing dynamic and thermal/structural analysis. Presented technical work to customers as well as company leadership. Successfully interacted with groups to consistently meet goals and deadlines.

Country

united states

City

seattle

Industry

mechanical or industrial engineering

Skill

mechanical engineering, finite element analysis, abaqus, autocad, matlab, solidworks, mathcad, energy systems, simulation, research, thermal analysis, hypermesh, high speed photography, simulations, shockwave, ptc pro/engineer, python, fortran, machining, shock, dynamics, data visualization, shell scripting, gages, gd&t, machine tools, pro engineer, engineering, microsoft office, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, ptc creo, analysis, r&d, testing, cad

Experience

intern- design engineer

caterpillar inc.

2006-5 - 2006-8 · 4 mos

Created structural components (Pro/E) for new medium wheel loader model -Statistically analyzed global tolerance data from production plants to inspect quality control

intern-facilities engineer

caterpillar inc.

2005-5 - 2005-8 · 4 mos

Designed, estimated cost, and managed completion of mechanical equipment in the manufacturing plant -Researched and presented 3 options to increase output of wheel loader paint process to earn Six Sigma Green Belt

mechanical engineer

bechtel marine propulsion corporation

2011-8 - 2014-11 · 3 yrs 4 mos

research assistant

marquette university

2007-5 - 2011-2 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Computationally analyzed the stress response (1-25 GPa) of epoxy composite under impact (180-2000 m/s) Published and presented shock compaction research at multiple technical conferences Designed and built pneumatic launching system for experiments studying sand under compaction (70-150 m/s)

research intern

naval surface warfare center

2008-5 - 2008-8 · 4 mos

* Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program * Using stress/strain gages, performed shock compression experiments on MnO2-Al-Epoxy mixtures; compared results to computational simulations. * Improved an alignment fixture to shorten the time to align the target holder to the barrel of the experimental gas gun.

mechanical engineer

tempress systems

2014-12 - Present · 11 yrs 10 mos

* Member of small R&D engineering team which designed and improved hydraulic tools for oil well services. * Supported customer needs to guarantee successful tool operation in the field * Improved Excel software models used by customers to predict Tempress tool capability * Simulated tools as a hydraulic system in Simulink to predict new tool behavior and optimize design * Performed hydraulic flow loop lab testing of tools to examine performance * Analyzed susceptible components using FEA to ensure tool durability * Documented testing and analysis results for internal technical reports. * Utilized data analytics to identify high wear components and create cost-cutting actions

Education

marquette university

2003-1 - 2007-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Graduated magna cum laude. Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Delta Professional Fraternity, Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

marquette university

mechanical engineering

2007-1 - 2009-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Studied Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on energy systems. Performed Shock Physics research and wrote thesis titled: "Mesoscale behavior of an aluminum-manganese dioxide-epoxy mixture under shock loading: from milli to nano-sized aluminum particles" to earn MS degree in Mechanical Engineering. Activities and Societies: Jazz Band