Postdoctoral Research Associate 2009 – Present
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
· Designed (DOE) and conducted milling experiments for identified reliable & optimal cryogenic milling conditions.
· Carried out detailed Titanium sample preparations and subsequently conducted metallographic examinations using SEM.
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 10.2008 – 11.2008
Mechanical Design Engineer 02.2008 – 09.2008
Cooper Industries,
· Analyzed, identified and resolved root causes of product failures and significantly improved product designs (from 20% passing rate to 100%) through reliability analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), and experimental validation.
Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant (part-time) 9.2002 – 9.2007
Advanced Mechanical Design Laboratory,
· Conducted systematic research and experiments on FEA-based product design optimization process and methods.
· Developed novel FEA-based design optimization methods with improved design efficiency.
· Wrote technical reports on research results and developed them into 3 journal papers and 5 conference papers.
· Carried out extensively FEA modeling and simulations and MATLAB programming.
Mechanical Engineer 1.1998 – 1.2002
Manufacturing Integration Technology Ltd (MITech),
Tactical Automation Pte Ltd,
· Designed and developed collaboratively 18 varied custom-made electric and electro-pneumatic or hydraulic driven automated material handling or processing equipments in high pressure and fast-paced work environments.
