Resume

Contact:
info@isaiahjanzen.com






Career Objective





Obtain a materials related engineering position and advance my passion for research and development; specifically, the development or optimization of new products or processes.

Related Work Experience


John Deere Construction and Forestry
Structural Analysis Engineer (RFA/Minnesota Engineering) (April 2011 - Present): Conducted structural analysis on a number of major machine components such as booms, tanks, grapples, disk saw felling heads, and brackets using HyperWorks and Abaqus. 

Kohler Power Systems
Stress Analysis Contract Engineer (January 2011 – April 2011): Conducted stress analysis and heat transfer simulations for wind loaded structures, pressure vessels, and generators using ANSYS and HyperMesh


Center for Heat Treating Excellence at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Research Assistant (August 2008 – December 2009):  Conducted heat treating process analysis using Abaqus and DANTE Finite Element Phase Transformation Software for a transmission gear at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC)

Major Accomplishments:
  • Analyzed and re-engineered existing heat treating process for steel ring gears that resulted in a cost savings of $100K in the first year with the potential to realize an annual savings of no less than $100K in each successive year
  • Authored Modeling of Heat Treating Processes for Transmission Gears which was presented to SAC and served as Masters of Science thesis
  • Trained and tested two individuals in all finite meshing in Abaqus and DANTE
A simulation I performed demonstrating the austenite retained after quenching begins in a carburized transmission gear section with Pyrowear 53 steel


Worcester Polytechnic Institute – MIT and NASA Massachusetts Space Grant
Research Assistant (May 2007 – August 2007):  Studied multiple satellite imaging interferometry

      Major Accomplishments:
  • Created a MatLab simulation demonstrating the interferometry concept for up to seven satellites



The actual image on the left and the multiple satellite image on the right. This type of imaging would be used to see details that otherwise can not be seen in deep space. In other words, imagine you are not able to see the moon with Hubble.












Education



Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA:
  • M.S. Materials Science and Engineering        February 2010      GPA: 3.64
  • B.S. Aerospace Engineering                             May 2008              GPA: 3.36



Proficiencies
  • Softwares including ProEngineer and SolidWorks for Computer Aided Drawing, Abaqus and DANTE for Finite Element Analysis, and Html, CSS and MatLab
  • Hardwares including HAAS CNC 3-axis Milling, Knoop and Vickers Microhardness testing, and  Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM)
  • Spanish (six years formal education and two months working in a Spanish speaking environment in Costa Rica)





WPI Undergraduate Major Qualifying Project (MQP)

Multiple Satellite Imaging System, Aerospace Engineering Department, WPI
Research Assistant (August 2007 – April 2008)
Continued multiple satellite imaging research and refined a MatLab simulation as well as conducting a feasibility study for a large scale experiment and a small scale experiment.



Other Work Experience

University of Dubuque (Dubuque, IA)
Assistant Track and Field and Cross Country Coach (August 2011 - Present): Helped organize, plan, and lead training schedules and daily workouts particularly with the long distance 5k and 10k runners.

Tahosa Scout Camp (Ward, CO)
Rock Climbing Director (June 2008 – August 2008 and will hold same position May 2010 to August 2010):  Managed and taught three staff members best practices for safety.  Additionally, was primary rock climbing instructor for the Scout
           
            Major Accomplishments:
  • Recipient of the Tahosa Mountaineer Award which recognizes the one staff member deemed as the most inspirational
  • No reported injuries among Scout participants (which I plan to have repeated this upcoming summer!)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Athletic Department
Photographer (August 2006 – May 2008):  Captured action pictures from indoor and outdoor sporting events as well as posed and took team photos and head shots



Philmont Scout Ranch (Cimarron, NM)
Roving Outdoor Conservation School Instructor (May 2006 – August 2006):
Taught environment conservation practices and outdoor skills to Boy Scouts, ages 16-18.  Position included leading scouts on two 21-day trips that emphasized sustainable, land management
           
     Major Accomplishment:
  • Received the only perfect evaluation among 13 total instructors

Janzen’s Greenhouse (Fairmont, MN)
Manual Laborer (Annually in the Spring beginning in 2003):
Actually getting dirty by moving dirt, filling pots, watering plants and delivering urns


Other Accomplishments
  • Inventor of I-Beam Ice Axe with patents pending: Utility #12,626,726 and Design #29,351,491 (2009)
  • Authored first tutorial pertaining to bottom-up meshing in Abaqus (2009) and have received inquiries from around the world primarily from graduate school engineering students
  • 10,000 meter run record holder at WPI (2008, 2009, and 2010)
  • Eagle Scout (2004)

Volunteerism
  • Assistant Cross Country Coach at WPI (2009)
  • Interim WPI Outing Club Advisor (2008 and 2009)
  • Social Committee Coffeehouse Co-Chair (2007)
  • Interim Social Committee Music and Special Events Co-Chair  (2006)
  • First Responder at WPI Emergency Medical Services (2004 – 2006)
  • Hurricane Katrina clean up manual laborer (2005)

References – Available upon Request
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