James Morrison

James Morrison
Mechanical Design Engineer
cell: (707).363.7885
jrobertmorrison@yahoo.com
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
While serving as Formula SAE vice president at California State University – Sacramento:
• Placed 16th out of 80 teams at the 2008 Formula SAE West competition.
• 1 of 8 teams outside the top ten to complete all 4 dynamic and 3 static events.
Dean’s Honor Roll Fall 2005 semester.
SKILLS
Computer
Catia V5 R18 • Solidworks 2008 • COSMOSWorks • Matlab/Simulink • CNC Programming • Susprog3d • MS Project • Autocad • Pro Engineer • Visual Basic • Nastran • TK Solver • MS Excel • MS Powerpoint • MS Project • MS Word
Mechanical
Automotive restoration • CNC • Lathe • Mill • Race car/kart maintenance • Measuring • Welding
Communication/Organizational
- Experienced and proficient at creating and executing a plan for achieving a project’s design requirements.
- Strong analytical skills and detail oriented mindset acquired through team projects and work experience.
- Comfortable working in a team and communicating effectively with team members.
PROJECTS
Formula SAE Car: College Race Car Design Competition held by Society of Automotive Engineers (S.A.E.)
- Head suspension designer from 2005-8.
- Vice president for 2006-7 competition year. Oversaw design and construction of race car during absence of the president.
- President for 2007-8 competition year. Managed design of subsystems, subsystem integration and construction of race car.
Scheduled and ran team meetings.
- Used Susprog 3D for kinematic design and a combination of Solidworks, COSMOSWorks FEA, and MS Excel forpart design. - Modified a Visual Basic motorcycle suspension program embedded in MS Excel for FSAE rocker geometry design. Resulted in a reduction of iteration and suspension motion ratio calculation time.
- Created detailed drawings and consulted with machinists to ensure parts were feasible to machine and tolerances were reasonable.
- Machined parts on both mills and lathes.
- Designed crash impact attenuator for 2006-7 and 2007-8 cars using custom made MS Excel spreadsheet
to optimize stiffness to weight ratio.
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Brake Dynamometer: California State University – Sacramento Senior Project
- Worked in a four student team to design and build a brake dynamometer used by the school’s Formula SAE team to verify brake
rotor heat transfer calculations.
- Solely defined design requirements and calculated inertia plate dimensions using custom made MS Excel spread sheet. - Designed dynamometer shaft and sized up shaft bearing.
- Project included a final presentation, concept selection matrix, subsystem design criteria, budget, and technical design report.
Solar Power Trailer: The Engineering Club (TEC) Semester Project at Santa Rosa Junior College
- Worked in a three member team to design and construct a solar trailer that powered Santa Rosa Junior College’s public
announcement system.
- Consulted with ceremony director for trailer design requirements.
- Served as vice president during design and construction process.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Dead Man’s Handle Operator • Carsport Viper Race Team • American Le Mans • October 2004
Operated dead man’s handle during refueling stops. Aided in packing pit box equipment.
Assistant Mechanic • CoolstuffLA.com Racing • Pacific F2000 Series • July 2005
Helped with race car suspension setup on a 1996 Van Diemen RF-96, car cleaning, and packing up race trailer.
Shop Assistant • Cypress Lane Racing • Summer 2006
Cleaned shop on daily basis. Set up scale pad and helped corner weight and align Formula Ford race cars.
Disassembled ATL fuel tank, cleaned and inspected check valve, and preformed various other small shop tasks.
Recorded tire temperatures, helped unload race trailer, set up pit box, and pack trailer during customer test days.
EDUCATION
B.S., Mechanical Engineering; California State University – Sacramento; May 2008
Engineering in Training Certified
AFFILIATIONS AND HOBBIES
- Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Maintaining and driving an Emmick KT100 sprint kart.
- Attending American Le Mans races.
James Morrison
Brake Dynamometer
Custom Made Excel Spreadsheet
Test RPM & Plate Stress Calculater
James Morrison
Brake Dynamometer
Brake Dynamometer for Formula SAE Brake Rotor Testing
Mechanical Engineering Senior Project
James Morrison
Brake Dynamometer
Brake Dynamometer for Formula SAE Brake Rotor Testing
Mechanical Engineering Senior Project
James Morrison
Automated Data Collection
Design Iteration
Excel & Visual Basic Programming - Records Values from Solidworks Assembly and Graphs Motion Ratio
James Morrison
Bethgon Coal Car
Pro Engineer
CAD Modeling
James Morrison
Solar Power Trailor
Design & Fabrication
Soley Powered Santa Rosa JC Graduation Ceremony Public Announcement System
James Morrison
Solar Power Trailor
Design & Fabrication
Soley Powered Santa Rosa JC Graduation Ceremony Public Announcement System
James Morrison
Formula SAE Rocker
Solidworks & COSMOSWorks
Part Design, FEA
James Morrison
Formula SAE Rear Suspension Cad Modeling
Solidworks
James Morrison
Formula SAE Front Suspension Cad Modeling
Solidworks
James Morrison
James Morrison
Mechanical Design Engineer
Thank You
cell: (707).363.7885
jrobertmorrison@yahoo.com