About me

Objective

Versatile engineer with broad experience in mechanical design, finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics; I am seeking opportunities in the fields of mechanical engineering, computing and simulation. An effective communicator and team player, quick to understand processes and synthesize new solutions.

Professional Experience

Jul. 2015 - Present

CAE / System Performance Engineer, Key Safety Systems Arad, Romania

  • Generation and validation of restraint component models: airbags, seat belts, steering wheels
  • Correlation to test results and optimization of components performance using explicit FEA codes
  • Software: HyperMesh, OptiStruct, PamCrash, Abaqus, HyperView, Linux

Nov. 2014 - Jul.2015

Numerical Analysis Lead, Emerson Process Management Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  • Sustained the integration of team competences with a multiphysics approach
  • Supported design by delivering complete solution using CFD, FEA, System Analysis and Computing
  • R&D: computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, heat transfer analysis, aeroacoustics, turbulence modeling, high-performance computing
  • Developed numerical analysis procedures and best practice guidelines
  • Trained the engineering teams in ANSYS Mechanical, Fluent, CFX, Meshing and computing with Python
  • Technical activities management: proactively propose and drive activities, coordinate internal and external resources, timing, reporting, risk analysis

Dec. 2012 - Nov. 2014

Numerical Analysis Engineer, Emerson Process Management Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  • Gave support to R&D projects and applied engineering projects
  • Checked the products compliance for strength and performance based on PED/EN334/EN14382 and ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
  • Computational fluid dynamics: steady, transient, compressible and incompressible flows, estimation of forces on components, computation of gas flow coefficient, pressure distribution in regulators, optimization of flow path, simulating cavitation phenomena
  • Finite element analysis: casing resistance, modal analysis, linear and nonlinear analysis, heat transfer
  • System analysis: regulator performance, stability analysis, time domain and frequency domain analysis
  • Trained the engineering teams in ANSYS Meshing, Mechanical and Fluent

Oct. 2011 - Dec. 2012

Design Engineer, Emerson Process Management Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  • Worked in a new product development project designing the following products:
    • MR95 Pressure Regulator
    • MR98 Back Pressure Regulator
  • Design calculations and tolerance studies based on ASME Standards
  • Product life management: TeamCenter
  • Product documentation

Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2011

Teaching Assistant, Romanian Naval Academy, Constanta, Romania

  • Taught Fluid Mechanics, Strength of materials and Naval Architecture
  • Research activity in the field of structural mechanics, fluid dynamics and acoustics

Education

Nov. – Dec. 2015

CFD with OpenFOAM online course, TechnicalCourses.net, M.I. Lamas and C.G. Rodriguez

  • Introductory and intermediate CFD analyses with OpenFOAM (moving heat source, natural convection, moving mesh, combustion)
  • Post-processing with ParaView and GnuPlot

Jul. 2015

ESI Gmbh

  • ESI Learning Solutions, Jutta Schlosser and Christian Jacob
  • VPS Explicit (Pam Crash): airbag modeling, Pam-Safe components, basic model, meshing and folding, material models, contact treatment, finite point method
  • Sim-Folder capabilities (Pam Crash): streamlined airbag folding.

Mar. – Jun. 2015

Trainings given

  • Finite Element Procedures: an advanced theoretical FEA training given to analysis and design engineers at Emerson Process Management, Regulators

Mar. – May 2014

Saylor Academy, online education platform

  • Fluid Mechanics

Sep. 2013 – May 2014

edX, online education platform

  • Mechanical behavior of materials, MIT, Lorna J. Gibson
  • Classical mechanics, MIT, Walter Lewin
  • Introduction to computer science and programming using Python, MIT, John Guttag and Eric Grimson

Jun. 2013 – May 2014

Coursera, online education platform

  • Sports and buildings aerodynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Bert Blocken
  • Learn to program: the fundamentals in Python, University of Toronto, Jennifer Campbell and Paul Gries
  • Structures standing still: the statics of everyday objects, University of Florida, Daniel John Dickrell

Jan. 2012 - Oct. 2013

ANSYS Trainings, self-study

  • Finite element analysis: Mechanical Intro, Meshing Intro, Mechanical Nonlinearities, Mechanical Dynamics, ANSYS APDL Intro, Heat Transfer Intro
  • Computational fluid dynamics: Fluent Intro, CFX Intro, CFD-Post Intro

Dec. 2011 - Jun. 2015

Regulators professional training

  • Safety Leadership Skills
  • Human Centered Design Workshop
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (ASME Y14.5M – 2009) Basic Course

Jan. - Mar. 2011

Alesund University College, Alesund, Norway

  • Marine CFD for Engineering Applications with STAR CCM+, Dmitriy Ponkratov

Oct. - Nov. 2010

INAS & INICAD Trainings

  • ANSYS: CFX, Fluent, Design Modeler and ANSYS Mechanical
  • SolidWorks: Design, Simulation and COSMOS-M

Oct. 2003 - Aug. 2008

Naval Academy „Mircea cel Batran”, Constanta

  • Bachelor Degree, Marine Engineering and Navigation, Valedictorian of Navy Faculty

Skills

  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with ANSYS Mechanical and APDL, PamCrash, HyperMesh, OptiStruct, Abaqus

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with ANSYS Fluent, CFX, OpenFOAM, simFlow, Pointwise

  • Post-Processing: Pam Viewer, HyperView, HyperGraph,CFD-Post, Paraview

  • System Analysis with AMESim

  • Computing with Python, Matlab, FreeMat, GnuPlot

  • Software revision control with GitHub

  • Product life management in Teamcenter

  • Editing with MS Office, Latex

  • Advanced in English (Cambridge Advanced English Certificate)

  • Beginner in French