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OBJECTIVE:
A mechanical engineering position in product/process design and development
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering July 1998
University of Illinois at Chicago
MS., Mechanical Engineering, December 1992
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
BS., Mechanical Engineering, November 1989
University of Khartoum, Sudan.
EXPERIENCE:
Product Development Engineer, June 2002-Present
Ford Motor Company, Road Loads Tough Trucks, Dearborn, Michigan
Developed & Improved methods and processes to enhance efficiency & quality to meet the high competitive auto industry market
Trained new & less experienced engineers on the methods and tools that needed to do the job
Vehicle program support to Design & Release Engineers and CAE with Road Loads inputs to design Suspension, Body, Frame, and Power Train vehicle components to meet or exceed durability requirement
Provided route cause analysis to durability problems that affect production launch in a timely fashion
Participated in attributes (such as NVH, Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, and Durability) trade off decisions as a subject matter expert in durability
Integrated & coordinated program requirements for road loads through PAT(Product Activity Team) meetings
Multi-Body Dynamics cascade of roads loads inputs to Suspension, Body, Frame, and Power Train components
Vehicle instrumentation with force transducers, torque transducers, and accelerometers for road load data acquisition
Product Development Engineer, April 2000-June 2002
Ford Motor Company, Analytical Road Loads, Dearborn, Michigan
Develop analytical methods for Road Load cascading to Suspension, Body, Frame, and Power Train using Multi-Body Simulation with structural flexibility
Pilot newly developed methods in real vehicle program timing
Identify methods deficiencies and improve it to meet vehicle program support
Role out the method as standard practice for vehicle program support
Product Development Engineer, Sep 1998-April 2000
Altair Engineering, Inc, Analytical Road Loads, Troy, Michigan
Develop analytical methods for Road Load cascading to Suspension, Body, Frame, and Power Train using Multi-Body Simulation with structural flexibility
Pilot newly developed methods in real vehicle program timing
Identify methods deficiencies and improve it to meet vehicle program support
Role out the method as standard practice for vehicle program support
Graduate Internship, July 1998-Sep 1998
Motorola, Automotive & Industrial Electronic Group, Northbrook IL.
Developed a computer procedure to evaluate the stresses and fatigue life of the Leads of the electronic components due to the vibration of the board (PCB).
Developed a finite element model for the lead using ANSYS to correlate the results.
Research Assistant, May 1995-July 1998
Worked on a project supported by University of Illinois at Chicago and the Spicer Axle Division of DANA Corporation.
Built and tested a finite element model for a rear axle system of a sport utility vehicle
Developed a FORTRAN code based on the finite element model to analyze the forces, displacements, velocities and accelerations of the axle system.
Compared the results using a finite element model, that is build using ANSYS, and plotted and animated the mode shapes of the rear axle system.
Correlated the numerical results with the experimental results.
Worked with junior members of the research group and teach them new computer methods related to the research area.
Research Assistant, August 1990 - 1992
Worked on a project supported by Bradley University and the Tool Engineering & Fabrication Division of the Boeing Commercial Airline Company.
Investigated and analyzed a work piece fixture called the Particulate Bed Fixture for all types of loading. This fixture is good for variable geometry and size of the work piece.
Built a finite element model for the Bed Fixture using ANSYS and correlated the results with the experimental analysis
Conducted a parametric study for the Particulate Bed Fixture by changing the dimensions and the mesh using ANSYS
Maintenance Engineer, January 1990 - August 1990
Mercedes Clinic, Khartoum South, Sudan. The job responsibility includes the following:
Automobile maintenance planning and management.
Supervising 20 mechanics and technicians.
Operation Engineer, November 1989 - January 1990
Borri Steam Power Station, Khartoum, Sudan. The job responsibility includes the following:
In charge of the shift operation staff.
Decision-making concerning the under going operation.
Inspection Engineer Internship, September 1988 - 1989
Sudanese Civil Aviation Khartoum, Sudan. The job responsibility includes the following:
Aircraft maintenance and safety checks.
Aircraft accidents investigation from technical point of view.
Basic Engineering Training, February 1985 - May 1985
Sudanese Railway Corporation, Khartoum, Sudan. The job responsibility includes the following:
Welding, Forging, Casting, Metal Cutting, Carpentry, Electric Network...etc.
JOB RELATED TRAINING:
* Project Management Fundamentals * Consumer Driven Six-Sigma Greenbelt
* Experimental Design (Taguchi) * Applied Consumer Focus.
* System Engineering Fundamentals * Failure Modes & Effect Analysis
* Parameter Design * Consumer Insight Experience
MAJOR COURSES:
* Multi-Body Dynamics * Mechanical Vibration
* Finite Element Analysis * Automatic & Digital Controls
* Mechanical Engineering Design * Mechanics of Materials & Metallurgy
* Composite Materials * Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
FORTRAN programming.
Experience in Excel, Axum, Maple, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect and Latex software.
Experience in MSC/NASTRAN, MSC/ADAMS, HyperMesh, MonitionView, ANSYS, LS/Dyana 3D, Matlab, Minitab, DAMS, and 3D Studio and FORTRAN Power Station packages.
CMS, UNIX, DOS, Windows NT. systems and PC's, Mac., HP, SGI, SUN workstation, Cray Super Computers
PUBLICATIONS:
Technical Papers:
A. A. Shabana, Hussien A. Hussien, J. L. Escalona, 'Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation,' ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference September 1997, Sacramento, California, 1997.
A. A. Shabana, Hussien A. Hussien, J. L. Escalona, 'Application of the Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation to Large Rotation and Large Deformation Problems,' ASME Journal of Mechanical Design and accepted for publication, March 1998, Vol. 120.
A. A. Shabana, Hussien A. Hussien, J. L. Escalona, 'Application of the Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation to Multi-Body System Dynamics', the Journal of Sound and Vibration (1998) 214(5), 833-851 Article No. sv981653
Hussien A. Hussien, A. A. Shabana, ET AL, 'Dynamics and Vibration Analysis of a Vehicle Rear Axle System', International Journal Of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility, Volume 33, Number 4 April 2000 pp. 205-231
Thesis:
Ph.D. thesis, 'Small and Large Deformation of Multi-Body System Components', University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Illinois, 1998.
MS. Project, 'Design and analysis of a Particulate Bed Fixture,' Bradley University, Peoria Illinois, 1992.
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