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1. Jordan Dicksteen
Colorado School of Mines|May 2017
Major in Mechanical Engineering
Minor inComputational & Applied Math
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jordan.dicksteen@gmail.com
jordandicksteen.com
( 303) 961- 2367
Skillful,reliableengineerwithgreat communication skillsand hands-onexperience, guaranteed tobring versatility
and innovative thinkingto a product/program. Excellentcandidate to fill your needsfor: componentor system
modelingand design;performance/failure analysis;advancedmath; lateral thinking;drawing on many disciplines.
ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL,& PROFESSIONALSKILLS
Analysis
Fluid Mechanics
Computational FluidDynamics
Machine Design
Mechanics of Materials
Failure Analysis
Dynamic & Static Analysis
Circuit Analysis
Thermodynamics
Heat & Mass Transfer
AdvancedTheoretical Math
Software
Solidworks
Solidworks Simulation
AutodeskInventor
MasterCAM
ANSYS Fluent
ANSYS CFX
Mathcad15
NI LabVIEW
Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
Project, Visio, Publisher
Management
Production/Systems Engineering
Prioritization& Scheduling
InterdisciplinaryCommunication
Product Generation/Development
Proposal Writing
Team Building
Process Analysis
Budget Proposal/Management
AffordabilityVerification
Technical (Manufacturing)
Welding
Lathe
Vertical Mill
CNC Machinery
Technical (Glass Production)
PressurizedGases& Liquids
Scientific Glass Seals
Hand-Ground Fittings
Crucible Dips
Tube & Rod Pulling
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
IndependentGlassblowingContractor| Boulder,CO| January 2010-Present
ScientificBorosilicate Glassblower:Workshop and torch safety;pressurized gas andliquidhandling; production design;workshopteammanagement;trade techniques
Colorado School of MinesMachine Shop | Golden,CO| January 2010-May 2010
Shop Assistant: Welding, lathe, woodworking, metalworking,workshop and jobsite safety
AssortedRestaurants/Bakeries | NY & CO | June 2004-September2015
The Rolling Pin,NY, 6/04-8/07; Spruce Confections, CO,8/08-5/10; GoldHill Inn,CO, 6/10-8/10; Slate Café, CO, 1/11-5/11,8/12-10/12; DPDough, CO, 4/15-9/15
NOTABLE PROJECT EXPERIENCE
AERODYNAMICSPACKAGEFRONT&REARWINGREDESIGN:
PikesPeakHillClimbRaceCar
Our teamredesigned thefrontandrear wingsystems on an open-wheeled race
car.Attheend of theproject,wehad modeled andsimulation-tested improved
wingdesigns,with distributionof forcesoptimized so as reducedragandincrease
downforce.I served asthegeneral fluiddynamicsconsultantandComputational
FluidDynamicsspecialist.Theprojectwascompleted inseven months.
• Thecar’soriginalwings were3D scanned witha hand-held scanner,laser-cut
on an EpilogLaser into1/18 scalemodels,and used in windtunnel testingto
gather baselineperformancedata.
• After somehand calculations, theteamcreated severalinitialtheoretical
redesigns foreach wing.Theseweremodeled in SolidWorks,andthey andthe
original3D scansof thewingswereimported intoANSYS Fluent,whereI ran a
comprehensiveCFD analysis. Forcomputingefficiency,analysisof thetheoretical
3D models continued to bedoneat1/18scale.
• I investigated and applied multiplenumerical methodsof analysis,and
compared theirresultsto oneanother and to thewind tunnel data, in orderto
ensurethattheoreticalmodelingwould continueto return themostrealisticand
accuratepossibleresults.Alongwith thegradualfine-tuningof methods,the
teamcontinuedto modify and remodel thedesigns forboth thefrontand rear
wingbased on theCFD calculationsI wasrunning.
• Thefinal wingdesignswereremodeled atfull scale,and thesemodels were
run through ANSYS Fluentagain forfinal analysis.Thiscomprehensively validated
their expected aerodynamicqualities and confirmed thefinal improved design.
PROPELLANT& FIRINGMECHANISMREDESIGN:
5.56x45mm NATORound& M-16 Rifle
Our teamdesigned analternativepropellantto
traditionalgunpowder.Attheend of theproject,wehad
designed around thatisboth fireand shockresistant,
and 60%lighter than aconventional5.56x45mmNATO
round butjustaseffective,aswell asanelectronicfiring
mechanismwith which to fireit. Iserved primarilyasthe
Solidworksspecialistand aided heavily with advanced
math.Theprojectwascompleted in threemonths.
• The team did someresearch and calculations,and
agreed on a mixture of RDX, plasticizers,and a filler
that behaved very similarly to gunpowder in explosive
forceand velocity.This newformula requires less
volume than gunpowder to resultin thesame
explosiveforce,savingweightand space.
• SinceRDX is shock resistantand our formulacould
not be fired by conventional means,wedesigned an
electronic firingmechanism. Theteam altered key
components of the M-16 mechanismso thatthe firing
pin didn'tmove, and instead becametemporarily
electrified in order to fireeach round,thus making the
improved round usable.