jessica claire montgomery street san francisco ca 94105 555 4321000 resumesampleexamplecom summary vast computational experimental fracture mechanics experience applying state art computational fracture mechanics based life prediction power plant components experience performing fatigue crack growth testing kic jic fracture mechanics characterization aluminum titanium excellent knowledge data acquisition finite element analysis stress analysis fatigue fracture mechanics highlights 3d design simulation software written verbal communication skills microsoft visual basic excellent communication techniques highly skilled 3d 2d cad advanced microsoft excel project visio time management skills accomplishments business development initiated two key partnerships resulted x revenue growth led new product management team designed developed biggest cost saving project company history coordinated new product introduction npi activities resulting number samples customers experience 2006 current mechanical engineer 2001 2006 1993 2001 1993 1995 education 2000 tlc engineering architecture chicago il performed life prediction analysis nuclear power plant components using fracture mechanics fatigue crack growth stress corrosion cracking applied leak break design analysis nuclear power plant piping calculated pressuretemperature curves conducted pressurized thermal shock analysis based fracture mechanics principles used finite element analysis simulate welding processes utilized nuclear power plant components fabrication repairs calculate welding induced residual stresses perform explicit flaw evaluation using finite element analysis calculate stress intensity factor jintegral use flaw evaluations used ansys feacrack simulate evolution natural crack front shape postdoctoral research teaching associate university massachusetts medical school worcester used servo hydraulic material testing machines perform variety fracture mechanics tests integrated controls data acquisition sensors mts instron material testing systems labview digital image acquisition hardware monitor crack growth specimen deformation relate crack images loads displacements investigated characterization crack tip opening angle titanium measured crack tunneling characterized effect tunneling elastic plastic fracture tests investigated effects surface treatment fatigue life aluminum panels used marker bands characterize effect shot peen forming process shape fatigue crack fronts emanating rivet holes ran low cycle fatigue tests periodic overload developed software neutron radiograph acquisition image analysis programmed controller mannequin used test thermal resistance sleeping bags taught variety classes inc research assistant primrose school centennial setup performed elasticplastic fracture mechanics tests using digitalcontrolled servo hydraulic material test systems worked researchers nasa langley select material design specimen geometry tested project monitored physical stable tearing process fracture testing using optical microscopydigital image analysis digital image correlation techniques performed 2d 3d finite element based fracture analyses simulate physical stable tearing process characterize critical crack tip opening angle elasticplastic fracture criterion performed comprehensive literature review experimental theoretical computational techniques associated elastic elasticplastic fracture processes operated maintained trained students uniaxial digitalcontrolled servo hydraulic material testing machines including associated control data acquisition software used digital image correlation optical microscopy measure stress inten teaching assistant kansas state university city machine design grader graded homework design projects solved simulated wide variety problems involving multibar linkages cams gears experimental methods design designed maintained experimental setups developed data acquisition programs supervised groups students publications heqin xu nana claire killian simplified methodology extremely lowprobability rupture prediction pwr lbb applications proceedings pvp2011 2011 asme pressure vessels piping division conference july 1721 2011 baltimore maryland pvp201157207 heqin xu claire nana killian crack propagation simulation local deformationbased mesh mapping method crack modeling direct method residual stress representation welds proceedings pvp2011 2011 asme pressure vessels piping division conference july 1721 2011 baltimore maryland pvp201157206 doctorate philosophy mechanical engineering kansas state university 1996 master science mechanical engineering kansas state university 1992 bachelor science mechanical engineering kansas state university affiliations sigma xi scientific research society american society mechanical engineers asme society automotive engineers sae american society testing materials astm