Corwin Snyder
dba P dV Consulting
13835 Walnut Canyon, Helotes, TX
78023
210-288-4118 (cell), 210-695-9433 (home)
Email: pdvconsult@att.net Web: www.pdvconsult.com
Objective: Providing technical management, project &
program management, and mechanical & technical consulting services to the
Mechanical & Aerospace Industry.
Summary: Engineering manager & project management
experience related to project execution, research & development, product
development & testing, and manufacturing support. Experience includes complete project
execution from client interface, test requirement definition, and proposal
generation, to test execution, data analysis and reporting. Includes promotion to, and interface with, single
and multiple clients. Highly experienced
with internal combustion engines, propulsion systems, and turbo-machinery. Knowledgeable of computers, especially
related to software development, data acquisition, test instrumentation, test
methods, test control, modeling, data reduction and analysis.
Experience:
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Performing mechanical
and technical consulting services for firms on a contract basis. Mechanical and technical services provided
include:
Ø Specified and
installed PCs for data acquisition, data analysis, and test/process control of
engine test cells.
Ø Experienced with
automotive engine high-speed cylinder pressure data acquisition for analysis.
Ø Knowledgeable of
basic control theory, and proficient in the use of National Instruments
hardware and LabVIEW software for test and control purposes.
Ø Wrote LabVIEW
software for engine test cell data acquisition and control
Ø Wrote LabVIEW
software for high speed cylinder pressure data acquisition.
Ø Specified National
Instruments hardware for test cell data acquisition, including instrumentation
to work with the data acquisition system (temperatures, pressures, fuel flow,
engine speed, etc.)
Ø Wrote LabVIEW
software for a hydraulic pressure test stand, controlling pressure cycles to a
test article. Software controlled
pressure, frequency, pressure waveform, and recorded data for each cycle.
Ø Conducted research
and development on internal combustion engines, including mechanical component
selection, combustion development, performance development, engine durability,
and fuel testing.
Ø Managed numerous
projects and test cell activities, including a high-speed engine fuels test
program evaluating F1 racing fuels.
Ø Specified and
supervised the installation and testing of engines in dynamometer test cells,
including the specification of dynamometers, drive motors, and the design of
driveline components.
Ø Conducted design, development,
test and calibration of electronic fuel control systems for gasoline and
alternative fuel engines. Adapted test
cell-developed controls to an engine running in a vehicle.
Ø Designed, specified,
and supervised the construction and commission of a turbocharger test
facility.
Ø Proficient with
turbo-machinery, and in turbocharger test methods.
Ø Technical lead on
AIRPRINT project for the Air Force; performing front-end analyses on the
processes, methods, and software tools to guide the conduct of Human Systems
Integration (HSI) efforts.
Ø
Provided
technical input and engineering analysis where required to support the project
goals.
Ø
Presented
technical reports and technical presentations to clients for project status and
final reporting.
Ø Designed and
developed gas turbine engine computer software models for aircraft flight
simulators, including helicopter turbo-shafts and fighter aircraft
turbofans.
Ø Designed new engine
thermodynamic models for improved simulation fidelity and performance.
Ø Modeled various
turbine engine fuel control systems, learning their logic and functions.
Ø Developed
requirements for, analyzed, and reduced engine flight test data for use in
computer models.
Ø Integrated individual
engine software models within complete aircraft flight simulator systems.
Ø Responsible for
design, procurement, and testing of experimental gas turbine engine components
for military engines used in fighter aircraft.
Ø Tasks involved
planning, scheduling, cost tracking, coordination of support group efforts,
procurement, assembly, testing, and evaluation of experimental aircraft gas
turbine engine hardware.
Ø Provided engineering
support for field problem investigations, component failure analysis,
production assistance, and field inspection and evaluation of lead-the-fleet
hardware.
Ø
Undergraduate
research assistant on NASA Lewis Research Center sponsored-project “Reformed
Methanol as an Automotive Fuel”, testing the feasibility of alternative
automotive fuels on a dynamometer-mounted engine.
Management services provided include:
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Performed
technical management and oversight of projects using a systems engineering
approach, insuring technical requirements were met on time and under
budget.
o
Manager
of an engineering mechanics group consisting of seven engineers, draftsmen, and
technical staff.
o
Responsible
for performance reviews and appraisals for employees, setting goals and
measuring progress. Also interviewed
prospective employees.
o
Provided
business development functions, including defining and executing department
goals, and selecting and implementing technical standards and processes.
o
Participated
in implementing a Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI)
program for continuous process integration and product improvement, working
towards Level II CMMI certification.
o
Project
manager responsibilities include complete project oversight, including client
interface, test requirement definition, proposal generation (scope, cost, and
schedule), test execution, data analysis, and reporting to clients.
o
Responsible
for daily activities of laboratory technicians, including drawing on
capabilities of other professionals as required, mentoring junior engineers and
team leadership of several other engineers.
Non-confidential client companies to date
for which services have been provided include:
Engine Components,
Inc., San Antonio, Tx: Engine testing & cylinder pressure, test
cell data acquisition SpecPro Technical
Services, Inc., San Antonio,
Tx: Contracting on AIRPRINT Project for
the Air Force
ICE Prototyping,
Inc., Boerne, Tx:
Provided LabVIEW process control system for shop equipment
Texas Management
Associates, Inc., San Antonio, Tx: Contracting on Government Projects
Karta Technologies,
Inc., San Antonio, Tx: Manager, Engineering Mechanics; Engineering
Department
Southwest Research
Institute, San Antonio, Tx: Senior Research Engineer, Engine Research
Department
Link Flight
Simulation, Houston, Tx:
Project Lead & Propulsion Systems Engineer
Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft, West Palm Beach, Fl: Experimental Test Engineer, Government
Products Div.
Texas
A&M University, College Station, Tx: Research Assistant, TAMU Research Foundation
Education:
Texas
A&M University 1978-1982 College
Station, Tx
B.S., Mechanical
Engineering, including elective courses in internal combustion engines, automotive,
turbo-machinery, and combustion. Worked
as undergraduate research assistant in engine power laboratory during senior
year.
Training:
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National
Instruments – LabVIEW hardware and software data acquisition and control
o
DSP
Technology – ADAPT/ACAP RedLine high-speed cylinder pressure data acquisition
and analysis
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Capability
Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) training course for staged and
continuous guidelines for process integration and product improvement
Professional
Organizations / Awards:
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Member
- Society of Automotive Engineers
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Awarded Patent No. 6,962,143; “High-Efficiency,
Low Emission Gasoline Engine for Heavy-Duty Applications”