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Tung T. Le9565 Slater Ave, Apt. 1Fountain Valley, CA 92708Cell: 205-422-7987Email: [email protected]

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as Mechanical or Finite Element Analysis (FEA)Engineer. Specialization in FEA including geometric and material non-linearities,structural, thermal and dynamics analyses for composite, metallic and plasticstructure, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).

EDUCATION: B.S.(1983), M.S.(1985 and Ph.D.(1992) in Mechanical Engineering atUniversity of Hawaii. Emphasis on Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Solid Mechanics,Dynamics of Articulated Systems, Heat Transfer, Viscous Fluid Dynamics, NumericalMethods, Digital Spectral Analysis, Search and Optimizations. Graduate study GPA is3.92/4.0.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Attended SDRC/I-DEAS FEA Seminar (1990), Design of

Steel Structures Continuing Education Class (1994), ANSYS Structural NonlinearitiesSeminar (1996), FLOTRAN/ANSYS Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) Seminar(1996), LabVIEW of National Instruments (2000).

AWARDS and HONORS: ARCS Scholar of the Year 1991, Achievement Rewards forCollege Scientists. Towill Scholarship, 1988-1989. E.E. Black Scholarship, 1988-1989. ARCS Scholarship Recipient, 1987-1988.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

5/2008 to 2/2010: SOUTHERN COMPANYBirmingham/ALFINITE ELEMENT ANALYST: Working as contract engineer. Using ANSYS to conductand perform structural analyses of various components of power plants.

10/2004 to 6/2007: GENERAL ELECTRICSan Jose/CA

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYST: Working as contract engineer. Using ANSYS to conductand perform linear and nonlinear structural analyses for guiding designs of steamdryers and suction strainers of commercial nuclear reactors under various loadingconditions including thermal and seismic loads. The results are used in sizingcomponents to meet all ASME requirements for nuclear reactors.

9/2003 to 10/2004: AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTORWestborough/MA

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYST: Working as contract engineer. Using ANSYS to conductand perform structural, thermal and dynamics analyses for guiding design of a36.5MW superconductor system and its components.

3/2003 to 8/2003: IGC SUPERPOWERSchenectady/NY

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYST: Working as engineering consultant. Using ANSYS and


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FLOTRAN to conduct structural, thermal, dynamics and CFD analyses for guidingnew design of a superconductor system and its components.

6/2001 to 11/2002: AEROJET GENCORPSacramento/CA

SENIOR FEA ENGINEER: Used ANSYS to perform structural, thermal and dynamics

analyses for various aerospace structures in COBRA (2nd Generation ReusableLaunch Vehicle), HYFLY (Supersonic Missile), NMD (National Missile Defense) andIPD (Integrated PowerHead Demonstration) programs. Modeled and analyzedcombustor, gas generator, pre-burner, injector chamber, fuel and ox pumps,nozzles, thrust structures, diffuser plate, coolant liner, 2D/3D bolted joints, bracketand composite pressure vessels under structural, thermal and dynamic loads.Developed computer codes in FORTRAN, C and DELPHI for in-house applicationssuch as mapping temperature profile from Pthermal model result into ANSYS model,converting ANSYS element types into equivalent NASTRAN element types,calculating overall deformation of a specified component from FEA result, etc.

4/2000 - 5/2001: STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES

Boulder/COLORADOFINITE ELEMENT ANALYST: Worked as engineering consultant. Completed overtwenty finite element projects for various industries. Used ANSYS and FLOTRAN toperform structural, thermal, dynamic and CFD analyses. These analyses includegeometric and material non-linearites, static, transient, plasticity, buckling, contact,dynamics, impact, modal, harmonic response, random vibration, shock, viscous fluidflow and heat transfer. Developed many computer codes in C and FORTRAN for in-house applications such as mapping thickness of an object from measured data orresult from C-MOLD model into finite element shell model, mapping temperatureprofile from Pthermal model into ANSYS model, converting FORTRAN codes to Ccode.12/1998 - 3/2000: SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Boulder/COLORADOSOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Development of the Deformable Surface Modeler thatapplies FEA to provide a method for interactive sculpting free form surfaces andcurves.

9/1993 - 8/1998: STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONSAiea/HAWAIISENIOR ENGINEER: Development of the commercial windows-based software, CableLAB. Developedand implemented finite element algorithms to simulate lab tests for cables, ropes,and flexible pipe subject to various loads such as Tension, Twist, Bending, Thermal,Pressures, etc. Complete development of the commercial windows-based cable design software,CableCAD (product on www.CableCad.com). Developed theory and implementedfinite element algorithms for stress analysis of cables, ropes and flexible pipe. Development of a Robust, Low-Cost Interface for Optical Fibers Embedded inComposite Structures. Used ANSYS to optimize cavity shapes used for embeddedfibers to minimize stress concentration. Computer Aided Design, Finite Element and CFD analyses for Satellite Tracking


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Pedestal. Used FLOTRAN (CFD) to determine wind loads on antennas and structures.Used ANSYS to perform solid modeling, static, modal and shock analyses. Analyzedstress and reaction force outputs due to wind and seismic loads for componentdesigns, i.e., select proper materials and sizes for components including motors,bearings and counter weights. Computer Aided Design, Non-Linear Material and Geometric Finite Element and

CFD analyses for Undersea Composite Pressure Hulls. Phase I: Development of newgeometry concepts for Composite Hulls. Designed, fabricated and testedprototypes. Phase II: Designed, fabricated and tested a pressure hull for industrialapplication (see publications below for more details). Used I-DEAS to perform finite element modeling and analyses for SubmarineSimulator and Ship. Naval Training System Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Misc. Jobs: Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Modeling (Solids, Frames andShells), Non-Linear Material and Geometric Finite Element and CFD Analyses forracecar, sculptures, buildings, houses, elevator, retaining walls, etc.

1992-1993: SCHOOL of EARTH and SCIENCEHonolulu/HAWAII

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: Developed and implemented robust optimization algorithmsin MATLAB for Data Reductions Analysis of Ocean Signals.

1984-1992: DEPT. of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING at UNIVERSITY of HAWAIIHonolulu/HAWAII

TEACHING AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Designed Methodology for Undersea Umbilical Cables and Developed FiniteElement Model for Cables and Ropes. U.S. BUREAU of MINES.

Taught lab courses and counseled students in various fields in mechanicalengineering including mechanics, dynamics, strength of materials, heat transfer,fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Trained students to use commercial finiteelement software including ANSYS, I-DEAS and COSMOS-M.

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE SKILLS:

More than 20 years experience in using finite element commercial software,mostly with ANSYS, some with I-DEAS, and the computational fluid dynamicssoftware, FLOTRAN. Familiarity with UG AutoCAD/Inventor and SolidWorks CADSoftware. Have been practicing computer programming since 1980. Proficient with manycomputer languages including FORTRAN, DELPHI, PASCAL, C, JAVA and MATLAB. Knowledge of MS Office, WordPerfect, SigmaPlot and Havard Graphics. Able towork with UNIX, MS Windows and DOS operating systems.

PUBLICATIONS:MECHANICS & STRUCTURES: Knapp, R.H., Le, T.T. and Cruickshank, M., "Design Methodology of UnderseaMining Umbilicals," Proc., IEEE Oceans `91, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 1-2, 1991(invited). Le, T.T., and Knapp, R.H., "A Finite Element Model for Cables with


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Nonsymmetrical Geometry and Loads," ASME Journal of Offshore Mechanics andArctic Engineering, Vol. 116, No. 1, Feb., 1994, pp. 14-20. (Ph.D.s Thesis) Knapp, R.H., and Le,T.T., "Polyhedrally Stiffened Composite Pressure Hulls," Proc.6th (1996) Int. Offshore and Polar Engr. Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 26-31,1996, pp. 292-298. Knapp, R.H. and Le, T.T., "Polyhedrally-Stiffened Cylindrical Shells for Undersea

Composite Pressure Hulls," Proc. CST 96 The Third Int. Conference on ComputationalStructures Tech., Budapest, Hungary, August 21-23, 1996, pp. 81-89. Knapp, R.H. and Le, T.T., "Proposition of Polyhedrally-Stiffened Shells for UnderseaPressure Hulls," Proc. 7th (1997) Int. Offshore and Polar Engr. Conference, Honolulu,Hawaii, May 25-30, 1997, pp. 650-656. Knapp, R.H., and Le, T., "Composite Polyhedrally-Stiffened Cylindrical Shells," 4thInt. Conference on Composites Engr., Kona, Hawaii, July 6-12, 1997. Knapp, R.H. and Le, T.T., "PC Shells - A New Concept for Undersea Pressure Hulls,"Proc. 14th Sigma XI Science Conference, Hilo, Hawaii, April 17-19,1997. Knapp, R.H. and Le, T.T., "Composite Polyhedrally-Stiffened Cylinders for UnderseaApplications," 8th(1998) Int. Offshore and Polar Engr. Conference, Montreal,Canada, May 24-29, 1998.

HEAT TRANSFER & FLUIDS: Cheng, P., Le, T.T. and Pop, I., "Natural Convection of a Darcian Fluid about aCone," Int. Comm. in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 12, 1985, pp. 705-717. (Masters

Thesis) Pop, I., Cheng, P. and Le, T.T., "The Leading Edge Effects on Free Convection of aDarcian Fluid about a Semi-Infinite Vertical Plate with Uniform Heat Flux," Int.

Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 32, 1989, pp. 493-500. Chao, B.H., Cheng P. and Le, T.T., "Free Convection Diffusion Flame Sheet inPorous Media," Combust. Sci.and Tech., Vol. 99, pp. 221-234.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE:

Knapp, R.H. and Le, T.T., "KNAPP-SAC: Stress Analysis of Cables," Copyright 1984-1996. Knapp, R.H. and Le, T.T., "Users Guide to KNAPP-SAC for Stress Analysis ofCables," 1996. Knapp, R.H. and Le, T.T., "CableCAD: Computer Aided Design for Cables andRopes using Finite Element Analysis," 1998(product on www.CableCAD.com).

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