1. Felipe Vaz S. Medeiros
Aerospace Engineer
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Personal Data
Citizenship: Brazil
Mobile: +5534991944254
Email: felipevazmedeiros@gmail.com
Address: Avenida Perimetral 4, Quadra 16 Lote 1, Conjunto Riviera, Goiânia-GO, Brazil
ZIP Code: 74735-100
Education
California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
Aerospace Engineering – Exchange Student (Sept. 2014 – June 2015)
GPA: 3.259
Federal University of Uberlandia – Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
GPA: 3.14
Relevant Coursework: Aircraft Performance, Launch Vehicle and Missile Design, Aircraft Design, Aircraft Systems, Aircraft Dynamics and Control, Aerospace
Vehicle Software Application, Supersonic and Hypersonic Aerodynamics, Computational Aerodynamics, Aerodynamics and Flight Performance, Experimental
Aerodynamics, Road Vehicles Aerodynamics, Aircraft Propulsion Systems, Aerospace Structures, Advanced Flight Vehicle Modern Fatigue and Fracture
Mechanics Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Aerospace Structural Dynamics, Linear Control Systems, Aerospace Manufacturing Processes, Vibration of
Mechanical Systems, Aircrafts Electrical Systems, Thermal Systems, Heat Transfer, Engineering Economics.
Aerospace Engineering Experience
Researcher – Mechanical Systems Laboratory February 2016 – August de 2016
• Designed a fixed wing UAS for georeferencing and precision agriculture
• Developed a software for optimization of UAV’s electric propulsion system
• Flight Simulation coupled with electric propulsion system simulation using X-Plane and MATLAB/Simulink
Intern – Quick Manutenção de Aeronaves LTDA (Aviation Maintenance Organization) January 2016 – February 2016
• Compiled the Maintenance Organization Manual along with the company board
• Compiled the Quality Control Manual along with the company board
• Study of management systems for aviation maintenance organizations based on Lean/TOC theory
• Initial implementation planning of the flammability lab
• Study of maintenance, modification and repair services
Researcher – Autonomous Flight Systems Laboratory
• Developed skills on teamwork, public speaking and engineering June 2015 – September 2015
• Collaborative Air/Ground Robotics Project
 Development of a software system and infrastructure to enable simultaneous operations of a UGV and multiple UAVs.
 Coordinated the multirotor development team
 Designed a multirotor platform
 Acquired skills in simulation (SiL and HiL)
 Performed flight tests
 Worked with georeferencing applications
Aircraft Design Construction Club member – California Polytechnic State University
• Developed skills on teamwork and engineering September 2014 – June 2015
• Quadcopter Project
 Projected and built a Quadrotor
 Designed all the parts in SolidWorks
 Manufactured all the quadrotor’s parts, most in carbon fiber
 Integrated all the parts
 Designed autonomous missions
Aerospace Structural Dynamics Lab June 2014 - September 2014
• Learned how to measure vibrations of aerospace structures and analyze data using hardware and software of National Instruments
• Dynamics tests and modal parameters identification in continuous systems: beam and plate
• Dynamics tests and modal parameters identification in small scaled aircrafts
• Dynamics tests and modal parameters identification in real size aircrafts
Structural Mechanics Laboratory - Federal University of Uberlandia
Researcher Assistant August 2013 – September 2014
• Volunteered 20 hours per week to assist an aerospace engineering professor in researching and programming (in MATLAB/Simulink) relative to flight
mechanics and simulation
• Researched flight mechanics and the equations of motion to simulate an aircraft
• Used open source coding developed by the U.S. Air Force (DATCOM) to obtain the stability derivatives from the geometrical data
• Built a software platform to simulate an aircraft from geometrical data

2. • Validated the program by comparing the results with a UAV flight
• Developed skills on research and programming
Other Experiences
Planning Director – Genesio de Melo Pereira Academic Directory September 2013 – September 2014
• Organized events, courses, workshops and congresses for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering students
• Arranged technical visits to companies related with engineering for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering students
• Mediate contact between the Aerospace Engineering staff and students, reporting all the decisions made in the meetings of the academic councils
• Developed skills on leadership, public speaking and team work
Professional Skills and Certifications
Computer Language/Software: Catia V5, Solidworks, Draftsight, Nastran, MATLAB/Simulink, FORTRAN, EES, MS Office, C/C++, ANSYS, MS Project, ROS –
Robot Operating System, Python.
Language: Fluent in Portuguese and English; Conversational Spanish; Beginning French
Certifications: Fundamentals of Market Structure (Online) New York Institute of Finance – On going
Arduino small course Uberlandia – October 2015
Autonomous Navigation for Flying Robots – TUM (Online) Munich – July 2015
Patent small course Goiania – August 2013
Aircraft Engines small course Uberlandia – September 2013
Finite elements applied to acoustic and vibration – ANSYS Uberlandia – September 2013
Programming applied to engineering in Matlab Uberlandia – July 2013
Aircraft Performance Workshop – Bombardier Sao Paulo – August 2012
Safety Standdown Training Program – Bombardier Sao Paulo – August 2012
Advanced Microsoft Excel Goiania – June 2012