J. Geoffrey Chase

• Extensive computer automated engineering (CAE) experience in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, and Civil Engineering fields. Includes experimental verification. Emphasis on product design, development, and validation.
• Specific areas of expertise and experience include: real time control systems, large scale control systems, MEMS design and application, MEMS micro-mirrors, smart materials, aerospace systems, DSP applications, speech and signal processing, applied mathematics, FEA and optimization, vibrations, and automotive systems.
• Experienced with large scale projects, products, and research. Including project planning and management.
• Strong focus on product design and analysis as well as the development of design tools to increase design productivity.
• Several years experience in control systems development, analysis, and implementation. Includes classical, modern, optimal, and novel new approaches to control systems.
• Extensive experience using finite element analysis (FEA) for design analysis and optimization.
• Several years experience in systems analysis and in determining the impact of subsystem design and integration on overall performance.
• Several years experience in diagnosing, analyzing, and solving vibration problems in mechanical systems. Includes design and verification.
• Several years experience in numerical analysis and optimization methods. Particularly, as applied to the design and analysis of mechanical systems.
• Strong analytical experience and ability, particularly in applications to design and research for mechanical engineering systems.
• Experienced in all engineering aspects, from theoretical to experimental as well as integrating these different approaches in to a single program.
• Experienced in developing custom software for solving engineering problems. Including the development of real time embedded software for control systems development.

• Strong problem diagnosis and problem solving skills. Particularly good at developing creative solutions to unique problems.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Finite element analysis (7 years experience) with packages such as: NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, SAP, and COSMOS. I have also created my own finite element software as necessary.
• Strong numerical analysis skills using MATLAB, SIMULINK, and other analysis programs.
• Computer languages: C++, C, TI C for embedded and real time software and digital signal processing, some assembly, FORTRAN, BASIC, and Pascal.
• Operating systems: Mac, PC (NT and 95/97), and Unix (Solaris system administration).
• Platforms: PC, workstations (DEC and SUN), Mac, and embedded DSP.