Engineer Mechanical

Chia-Yun (Jenny) Chou

** ***** ******* **.

Austin, TX 78734

512-***-**** (Home)

614-***-**** (Mobile)

abnvmo@r.postjobfree.com

Permanent U.S. Resident

OBJECTIVE

A position as an engineer that can utilize experience in engineering research and d esign.

EXPERIENCE

Texas Research Institute, Austin, Texas (Jan. 2008 – Feb. 2009)

Materials Science Engineer:

• Developed and characterized high performance materials for various applications such as thermal resistant

coatings, blast and ballistic resistant polymers and corrosion resistant sealants.

• Utilized SolidWorks 3D CAD and LS-DYNA modeling tools to create design solutions for specialized ballistic

and blast resistant applications.

• Wrote proposals to compete in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and wrote periodic reports

on ongoing DoD researches.

• Communicated with vendors and clients to interface our technical expertises and innovative design solutions to

customer’s specific needs.

Functional Thin Film Processing and Characterization Group, College Station, Texas (May 2007 – Dec. 2007)

Research Assistant:

• Developed transparent conducting epitaxial thin films using PLD (Pulsed Laser Deposition) technique.

• Studied and analyzed the thin film properties using TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy), SEM (Scanning

Electron Microscopy), XRD (X-ray Diffraction), four-point probe measurement and spectrometer.

Cabot Corporation, Columbus, Ohio (Sept. 2005 – D ec. 2005)

Internship:

• Utilized SEM and Instron Mechanical Testing System to analyze the structural and mechanical properties of

tantalum sputtering targets used in PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) process.

• Performed Solder Analysis and mechanical testing to improve the bonding strength between tantalum and copper.

• Reported quality assessment findings to the production line for quality control and manufacturing process

refinement.

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (Sept. 2006 – Dec. 2007)

M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering.

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Sept. 2001 – June 2005)

B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering.

SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES

• Applications: LS-DYNA (Expert), SolidWorks (Expert), Nastran (Fair), CFdesign (Fair).

• Material Characterization Techniques: SEM (Expert), XRD (Expert), TEM (Good), Instron (Expert).

• Other Language: Mandarin Chinese (Native Speaker).

CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

• Engineer in Training (EIT), The State Board of Registration, State of Ohio.

• LS-DYNA Trained.

• SolidWorks Trained.

• CFdesign Trained.

• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) member.

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

• Epitaxial GaN Thin Films Prepared by Polymer-Assisted Deposition. J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 205**-*****.

AVAILABILITY

• Available and open to relocation.

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