1 Shon Ct, Middle River, MD 21220

(618) 201-2949

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as a mechanical engineer with ample scope to exercise keen interest in computer aided design and manufacturing. Ideal position would involve assignments requiring hands-on work along with plenty of opportunities to use design and modeling skills.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC)

December 2006

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering SIUC 

Minor: Management

December 2004

RELEVANT COURSES

Electric Circuits, Power & Refrigerate Cycles, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Analysis & Design, Mechanical Engineering Controls, Fundamentals of CAD and Manufacturing, Finite Element Analysis in CAD, Computer Information System (Excel, Access) and Web-based Business Technology, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Intelligent Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, Intelligent Measurement & Evaluation Lab, SIUC, May 2006 - Dec. 2006

• Designed, built and successfully conducted experiments on a tensile testing using Digital Image Correlation Technique, project funded by NASA
• Investigated defects of computer program and developed a manuscript for users.
• Helped in the evaluation and development of a novel software, XStream Software, Inc., for obtaining strain/deformation contours using optical imaging processes
• Performed experiments on concrete specimens using Advanced Ultrasonic C-scan testing

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, SIUC

• The Fundamentals of CAD/CAM, Fall 2006
  • Taught classes of over 20 senior  students 
  • Developed and maintained the course website
• The Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, August 2005 – May 2006
  • Taught classes of over 40 freshman students
  • Developed and maintained the course website
• The Finite Element Analysis in CAD, Spring 2005

MAJOR PROJECT WORKS UNDERTAKEN

• Multi-sale Analysis for Refractory Fabric Composites using Finite Element Analysis, Thesis topic, SIUC, December 2006
  • Designed and simulated the finite element models to evaluate thermal stresses and effective material properties
• Tensile Testing of Thin Films, SIUC, May 2006
  • Performed the finite element analysis for investigating mechanical properties of thin film specimens
• Six-Variable Genetic Algorithm Scheme for Strain Mapping Using Digital Image Correlation Technique, SIUC, December 2005
  • Assisted on developing a fully executable MATLAB codes for calculating displacements/strains using Genetic Algorithm

SKILLS

• Generated programming codes with MATLAB
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage
• Developed mechanical devices with AutoCAD and AUTODESK Inventor
• Performed structural analysis with ANSYS (Finite Element Analysis) for over 2 years
• Fluently speaking Korean as native

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)  2004-Present
• Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) 2006-Present

HONORS/ACHIEVEMENTS

• Deans List, College of Engineering, Spring & Summer 2003, Fall 2004
• SIUC Scholarship-International Student, Fall 2003

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• ASME Regional Student Leadership Seminar and Management Training Seminar, SIUC, October 2004
• ASME Regional Student Conference at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois March 2005
• ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition 2005
• Certificate of Teaching Preparedness and Professional Development Supported by the Center for Graduate Teaching Excellence Offered by The College of Engineering, SIUC, Fall 2005 and Spring 2006

PUBLICATIONS

• Kwon, Y.W., Chu, T., and Kim, D., 2005, “Multi-scale analysis of refractory composite,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo, Orlando, Florida.
• Kwon, Y.W., Kim, D.H., and Chu, T., “Multi-Scale Modeling of Refractory Woven Fabric Composites,” Journal of Materials Science, in publication process.

Pradhan, S., Kim, D., and Chu, T., 2006, “Finite Element Modeling of Tensile Test of Thin-film Specimens,” 2006 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, St. Louis, Missouri