1. KEVIN JAMES MCALPINE
9866 Edward Dr. Brighton, MI 48114 • kevmcalpine@gmail.com • 734.358.9547
OBJECTIVE
Provide superior CAE expertise, with excellent service, that will meet the needs of our clients as well as
contribute to the growth of their businesses.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Optimal Inc. – Plymouth, MI
Project Manager 10/14 – Present
 Generated quotes in cooperation with client’s proposals to deliver cost and timing estimates of requested
CAE analyses.
 Partnered with client project engineers to determine needs/requests, gather information, and provide
status updates throughout tenure of assignments.
 Developed project timelines in agreement with customer needs to take projects from start to finish,
including reviewing proposals, quoting assignment, gathering information, meshing and setting up
analyses, running/debugging analyses, generating reports, and holding meetings to review reports and
results.
 Managed full vehicle reverse engineering project, including teardown, catalog, scan/edit, and mesh
team, and day to day correspondence with OEM client regarding deliverables timeline.
 Integrated/assembled subsystem assemblies in Hypermesh referencing pictures, weld, and bolt diagrams
from vehicle teardown.
ROUSH Industries – Allen Park, MI
Senior CAE Analyst 07/14 – 10/14
 Chassis development lead on full vehicle development program
o Managed team of 3 engineers, delegating assignments, managing deadlines and
deliverables, and presenting design solutions to Chinese client via Webex and translators.
 Engine development lead
o Lead analysis and development of timing plan and open issues for NVH, CFD,
DYNAMICS, and DURABILITY by running standing meetings with client
o Supervised project deliverable progress by meeting with internal team members, receiving
updates on assignments, giving feedback, determining information required to complete
tasks, and requesting information from suppliers/client.
CAE Analyst 11/10 - 07/14
 Analyzed chassis components for durability by applying static loads generated by ADAMS and post
processing stress and displacement results as compared to the material yield strength with safety factor
 Assessed life/damage of chassis components using road load data inputs in NCODE-DesignLife
 Optimized design solutions based upon engineering judgment and OPTISTRUCT optimization,
including weld schemes, geometry, and gage changes
 Coordinated with CAD engineers to understand determine supplier/manufacturing constraints and
develop feasible CAE design solutions
 Developed and test full engine assembly contact models with preloads, bearing pressures, gravity loads,
dynamic loads, and thermal loads using ABAQUS, with HYPERMESH pre-processor
 Verified national regulatory adherence and improved crash response of vehicles using LS-DYNA
o Flat frontal, side pole, offset, pedestrian protection, rear impact, etc..
o FMVSS, IIHS, NCAP, CNCAP, EURO NCAP, ECE (Europe), GB (China), and ADR
(Australia) regulations
o Track load path of impact, check energy plots, verify artificial mass increase less than 10%, and
develop force displacement curves in HYPERGRAPH
 Performed modal analysis on engine/transaxle assembly and provide design solutions to shift the bending
mode frequency to above the 1.2 times the operating range

2. EDUCATION
 University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 09/11-12/13
 GPA: 3.7 / 4.0
 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering 09/05-05/09
 GPA: 3.3 / 4.0
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 HYPERMESH
 HYPERVIEW
 HYPERGRAPH
 NASTRAN
 OPTISTRUCT
 ABAQUS
 LSDYNA
 LS-PREPOST
 NCODE
 POWERPOINT
 EXCEL
 PYTHON