Eddie H Ball is a recent Masters graduate from Virginia Tech in Aerospace Engineering with a focus in Dynamics and Control. He has significant experience working on autonomous underwater vehicles and computational fluid dynamics simulations through his graduate research. He is self-motivated, collaborative, and results-oriented.

1. Eddie H Ball
Current addressi
14536 Chesterfield Road
Rockville, Maryland 20853
(301) 300-0133
eball@vt.edu
09/22/2015
Permanent address
14536 Chesterfield Road
Rockville, Maryland 20853
Summary
Recent Masters graduate in Aerospace from Virginia Tech with a focus in Dynamics and Control. Comfortable
working in a team environment with significant experience working collaboratively in group settings. Self-motivated,
high initiative, trainable and results oriented in any job setting.
Experience
Autonomous Systems and Control Lab (Fall 2012–Summer 2015 at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA)
 In association with VACAS, helped design and build a Trawl-Resistant Self-Mooring AUV
(TRSMAUV) and a General Purpose AUV (GPAUV). Responsibilities included:
o CFD analysis to aid in design aspects such as control surface sizing and drag estimation
o Propulsion design including propeller, battery and motor combination optimization.
Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2012–Spring 2015 at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA)
 Graded homework assignments for Resistance and Propulsion of Ships and Naval Architecture
 Graded lab reports for undergraduate ocean lab.
 Thesis Work: Explored planar motion mechanism (PMM) testing of spheroids through computational
fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation and analyzed the topology of flow over 8:1 spheroids at angles of
attack the spheroid sweeps through during PMM tests. Compared linear and quadratic damping
models for fitting the force time history.
 Other Research Interests: Paneling Methods and Optimal Control with Neural Networks.
Undergraduate Research (Fall 2011–Spring 2012 semester at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA)
 Ran simulations in STAR-CCM+ of the heave motion of a T-Craft in response to an initial heave
perturbation using momentum sources to represent fans for the air cushion.
Virginia Tech DBF Senior Design Team (Fall 2010–Spring 2011 at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA)
 Worked in group setting to compete in the AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly Competition. Was lead
structural analyst mainly responsible for optimizing the size of the wing spar and testing wing designs.
Technician at NASA for PEC (Summer 2007 at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD)
 Assisted professional asbestos samplers to collect, document, and process asbestos samples.
Education
M.S., Aerospace Engineering specializing in Dynamics and Control, May 2015
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University(Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
 GPA: 4.00/4.00
B.S., Aerospace and Ocean Engineering with Minor in Business and Mathematics, May 2012
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University(Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
 GPA: 3.84/4.00; (Dean’s List every semester ( 10 semesters)); Golden Key Honor Society,
Club Gymnastics
Advanced Graduate Courses Taken at Virginia Tech
 Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics
 Advanced Intro CFD
 Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Control
 (Advanced) Vehicle Structures
 Linear Systems Theory
 Linear Control Theory
 Nonlinear Systems Theory
 Adaptive Control Theory
Computer Skills
CAD Software: NX, AutoCAD, Solid Works, Rhino
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux
Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, Visio
Programming: MatLab, Simulink, Maple, Mathematica ,C++, JAVA, Python, and LabView
CFD: STARR-CCM+, OpenFoam
Other Accomplishments
 IEEE/AUV Conference 2014 Second Place Award for Student Poster Competition
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Willing to relocate