Richard S. Moss
president January 19th, 2010
RICHARD S. MOSS
12 Waverly Ct • Algonquin, IL 60102 • (847) 452-6520 • moss.richard@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE FISHER/UNITECH Schaumburg, IL
Applications Engineer March 2008 – October 2009
• Conducted SolidWorks Simulation consulting and training including Simulation Professional, FloWorks and Nonlinear analysis
• Performed consulting work and training for SolidWorks including drawings, assemblies, sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, etc.
• Presented to large audiences well as performed demos and presentations to both engineers and executives
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT February 2007 – present
• Designed electrical bus duct and corresponding structural support for various power plants for Delta-Unibus of Powell Industries using SolidWorks
• Designed forklift components including mast, frame, and sheet metal components using SolidWorks and performed FEA analysis using Cosmos
PLOTE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Hoffman Estates, IL
Project Engineer August 2005 – January 2007
• Designed and supervised construction of mile-long conveyor
• Used AutoCAD to construct 3D Models of components and to draw plant layouts
• Maintained environmental reports and permits for aggregate mining operations, concrete batch plants, and asphalt plants
• Helped with the start-up of new surface aggregate mining facilities including supervision of drilling operations for prospecting
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign, IL
Research Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering August 2000 – May 2003
• Performed experimental research on high intensity discharge (HID) lamps that was partially funded by General Electric and the National Science Foundation
• Performed computational analysis on HID lamps supported by GE and NSF
• Published 2 refereed journal articles and 3 international conference presentations
• Researched Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion, funded by NASA
Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering January – May 2000
• Taught a heat transfer laboratory to about 40 Senior-level engineering students
FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY Batavia, IL
Co-op Engineer, Mechanical Support October 1996 – June 1997
• Developed a magnet stand for an electron accelerator and a laser stand for optical transmission, and designed and oversaw fabrication of a quadrupole focusing magnet
• Designed in I-DEAS Master Series and performed several FEA studies
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign, IL
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Technology Management December 2009
MBA, Finance May 2005
MS, Mechanical Engineering December 2002
Masters Thesis: “Breakdown Measurements in Argon and Xenon Applicable to Metal Halide High Intensity Discharge Lamps”
BS, Mechanical Engineering January 2000
Minor: International Engineering
CERTS Illinois FE/EIT license # 061034293
Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP), CSWP-FEA Specialist, CSWP-Surfacing Specialist, CSWP-Sheet Metal Specialist, Certified SolidWorks Support Technician, Certified SolidWorks Instructor
ADDITIONAL Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
INFORMATION Japanese Exchange Program at Kanazawa Institute of Technology June –Aug 2000
Russian Exchange Program at Moscow State Technical University June –Aug 1999
British Exchange Program at the University of Nottingham Sep. 1998 – June 1999