Nate Chandler, PE & ME
Stress / Thermal / Advanced 3D Design
2351 Sunset Blvd, #170-204, Rocklin, CA 95765-4338
chandler@vfr.net, 916-316-2360
QUALIFICATIONS & SUMMARY
 Experienced at core stress analysis for metallic, honeycomb and composite structures used in commercial & military shock
and vibration environments including fatigue analysis
 Experienced at thermal analysis for circuit card assemblies, card cages, systems, subsystems and racks, for aerospace,
ground and naval environments and EM-Enclosure expertise in defense, electronic warfare systems, satellites, computer,
networking and TELCO industries
 Working knowledge in analyzing pipe systems in accordance with ASME B31.3.
 Vibration, Shock and Thermal qualification testing for typical commercial and military aerospace environments including
cryogenic and fuel feed systems.
 Injection molded plastic parts design using polycarbonate, poly propylene, Amodel and ABS type plastics
 California Professional Mechanical Engineers (PE) License (M31099), state of California
 Project leader and electronic enclosure packaging design expertise in RF, digital, analog, low/high voltage electronics
using plastics, sheet metal and machined parts with consideration for EMI & EMC control
 BGA & uBGA technology introduction, fatigue analysis for reliability prediction
 Design and analysis responsibility for LOX handling and piping fuel systems used for liquid rocket engine development,
including cryogenic seals and gaskets.
 Project manager and design engineer for new product developments responsible for schedules and budgets
 Performed research, design and analyses activities including thermal and structural 3D FEA modeling validation using
Creo Parametric, Solidworks, UGNX, NASTRAN & ANSYS
 Familiar with low, mid and high volume manufacturing process/production challenges including working with Asian
manufacturing sources.
 Computer literacy of Win7/NT/2000, HP & SUN UNIX workstations
 Fuel Station Facility manager with P&L responsibilities including safety, recruiting, hiring and terminations
 Aircraft Systems and FAA 14 CFR knowledge
 Knowledge of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Certification
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
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BSME, California Polytechnic University
Graduate Studies, University of Utah, 1990 – 1991
o ME 534: Computerized Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
o ACCTG 221 & 222: Basic Accounting
 Professional Mechanical Engineering License,
o California Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, 06/1999
COMPUTER SKILLS
Nastran / Patran (2000), Mentor: AutoTherm, PROE & Pro/Mechanica v16-WF 5.0 (10,000 hrs), ANSYS (2000hrs), Solid
Works (2000hrs), FloTherm (2000hrs), UGNX2 (1500hrs), COSMOS (2000 hrs) SDRC MASTER SERIES & I-DEAS
(1000hrs), AutoCad 2002, (4000), Cadance (1000hrs), PADS (500hrs), All Microsoft Office 2011 Products (2000hrs), Solid
Edge (500hrs)
TRAINING / CERTIFICATES / AWARDS / PATENTS
 Thermal Analysis Continuing Education Credits
 ASME Y14.5 training
 Solid Works Training, Level I & II (64 hrs)
 Plastic Part Design Training Certificate
 Flotherm, SD Trng. Cert
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CA. PE License No. M 31099
ANSI C training Course 40 hrs
Dale Carnegie Training Graduate
PROE, Pro/Mechanica Trng
ANSYS WB IcePak Trng Nov 2009
Nate Chandler, PE & ME
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Intel, Inc., Folsom, CA
10/2014–02/2015
Lead Principal Mechanical Engineer - Contract
Stress / Thermal Analysis & Design for Lab Equipment & Engineering Development (LEED) Department
Responsible for detailed stress, deflection and thermal analysis, as well as design of first silicon microprocessor devices and
debug tooling such as Focused Ion Beam (FIB), Laser Chemical Etching (LCE), Integrated Cooling Systems (ICS), Spray
Cooling Systems, Integrated Heatsink Designs (HIS).
 Tools: ANSYS Workbench /v15.2, IcePak 12.1, Creo 2.0/3.0, Solidworks 2014 v4.0
Esterline Power Systems, Buena Park, CA
08/2014–09/2014
Systems Mechanical Engineering Thermal Analyst
Structural and thermal analysis, loads development, mass properties, allowable stress determination, fatigue life analyses for
Mitsubishi Region Jet and Embraer per DO-160, MIL-STD-810, FAR 25. Work flow breakdown and guidance of senior
engineers. Upper management support for critical customer issues and resolution.
 Tools: IcePak & Mechanical for ANSYS WB v14.5.7, v15, Design Modeler, Space Claim, Inventor Professional 2014
CEC, Inc, Rocklin, CA
06/2013–08/2014
Engineering Analyst & Consultant
Thermal analysis for industrial storage tank heating coil. Stress analysis for piping systems. Building code reviews, energy
upgrade studies and subject matter expert opinions.
 Tools: MathCad Prime 2.0, eQUEST v3.2, spreadsheets, hand Calcs
Cobham / Sargent Fletcher Inc., Davenport, IA
04/13 – 06/13
“Acting” Lead Structural Engineer- Contract
Structural analysis, loads development, mass properties, allowable stress determination, fatigue life analyses for military air
tanker refueling system for the KC-46, per DO-160, MIL-STD-810, FAR 25 and Boeing Book 2 & 3 methodologies. Explosive
Guillotine device analysis employing CCU-44/B explosive charge. Supported Boeing structural CDR action items for closure
and next phase development. Carbon Fiber insert analyses for hose reel drum compression.
 Tools: ANSYS WB v14.5.7, ProE Creo Parametric 1.0,Windchill, MathCad Prime 2.0, Patran/Nastran v2012.2
CEC, Inc, Rocklin, CA
01/13– 04/13
Contract Engineering Consultant, Principal Structural Engineer
Conducted structural analysis for equipment certification of National Oilwell Varco (NOV) according to DnV and API oil and
gas industry standards organizations. Performed energy conservation measure (ECM) calculations per California’s Title 24
building code and ASHRAE standards, for existing small-medium commercial buildings. This included electrical and
mechanical system upgrades for the Matrix Energy Services Corporation, involving the private school contract for PG&E, as
well as, small-medium businesses contract in Pennsylvania for First Energy Utility.
 Tools: ANSYS WB v14.5, ProE Creo 5.0, PDM Link, Windchill, MathCad Prime 2.0, eQUEST v3.2
FLIR Systems. Inc, Wilsonville (Portland), OR
09/12 – 12/12
Mechanical Engineer - Contract
Conducted CFD simulations, in the 25-500 knot (28-575 mph) velocity regimes to determine aerodynamic loads on motor gear
trains, gimbals and aircraft structures. Developed electromagnetic (EM) sizing and torque estimates for EM motors. Selection,
design and analysis of elevation motor, gearhead and drive train system. Conducted stall torque testing for design validation.
 Tools: SolidWorks FloSimulation, SolidWorks 2012, PDM Works
Intel, Inc., Hillsboro, CA
8/12 – 9/12
Principal Mechanical Engineer - Contract
PC Client Platform Group
Stress / Thermal Analysis / Advanced Packaging Design Department
Conducted thermal characterizations of laptops, notebooks and components using simulation software.
 Tools: FloTHERM v9.3, ANSYS Workbench v14, IcePak 14, ProE WF v5.0, MathCAD v14
CEC, Inc, Rocklin, CA
12/11– 08/12
Nate Chandler, PE & ME
Contract Engineering Consultant, Principal Mechanical Engineer
Analysis and design for various clients and customers in the HVAC, Data Center and General Construction Industry. Structural
and stress analyst for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), target drones (Kraytos & Composite Engineering) and launch platforms
composed of composite and metallic materials. Performed thermal analysis for electronic payloads. Customers included US
Navy, Airforce and Army as well as foreign defense agencies.
 Tools: ANSYS WB v14.3-14.5, NASTRAN/PATRAN, CATIA5, SolidWorks
Avago Technologies, San Jose, CA
01/11– 12/11
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Stress / Thermal Analysis / Advanced Packaging Design Department
Application engineer for the Fiber Optics Product Division (FOPD) developing new applications for new product development,
FEA and testing for fiber optic transceivers, including board outline definition, thermal analysis, stress analysis, and advanced
packaging for thermal and EMI management. Prototype development included thermal and vibration testing for commercial
UL and EU standards for the data and telecommunications industries. Responsible for all thermal-mechanical issues for
application engineering (AE) and creating customer presentations for IBM, EMC, CISCO, JUNIPER, BROCADE, ALTERA,
and CADENCE.
 Tools: ANSYS WB v12.1, v13.0, FloTHERM v9.2, ProE WF v5.0, Creo v1.0, SolidWorks 2011, CoCreate v17
Intel, Inc., Folsom, CA
6/10 – 10/10
Principal Mechanical Engineer - Contract
Stress / Thermal Analysis / Advanced Packaging Design Department
Responsible for new product developments, FEA reports and testing for new markets including internet/IP TV, including board
outline definition, thermal analysis, stress analysis, and advanced packaging for thermal and EMI management. Prototype
development included thermal and vibration testing for commercial UL and EU standards for the consumer electronics such as
computers and flat panel displays
 Tools: ANSYS Workbench /v11.0, v12.1, IcePak 12.1, ProE WF v4.0
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA
09/09 – 3/10
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Stress / Thermal Analyst / Advanced Packaging Design Department
Performed thermal and stress analysis of components, subsystems and system electronics used in communications and data
links for ground, sea, air and flight environments This included stress and thermal fatigue analysis using classical and nonclassical approaches. Key bid and proposal contributor and planner for the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System
(CRIIS), a $250M-350M Air Force contract award won over the Boeing Lead Team. Lead thermal and packaging designer for
the Janus Crypto Engine solution used in the ECU, which is known for scrambling and unscrambling (encrypting and
decrypting) signals between any two parties such as military pilots and soldiers on the ground, or between two computers.
Lead Mechanical engineer for the Ground Mobile Radio (GMR) for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) resulting in
$1.3M/yr cost savings and on the Power Amplifier (PA) unit and another 50-60K/yr on the Universal Transceiver (UT)
Technology trade studies on carbon fiber molded plastic, sand cast, die cast and machined aluminum enclosures. Consulted on
Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) qualification testing failures
 Tools: ANSYS Workbench v12.1, IcePak 12.1, UGNX6, Security Interviews Completed but left before awarded
Lockheed-Martin, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Stress / Thermal Analyst / EM-Packaging - Contract Consultant – Apex Systems, Inc.
Performed aircraft modifications for SINGINT test platforms and electronic payloads for UAV’s
 Tools: ANSYS Workbench v11-with Mechanical, Wildfire 2.0
12/08 – 01/09
Communications & Power Industries (CPI), Inc., Palo Alto, CA
07/07 – 09/08
Thermal / Structural Analyst, SATCOM Division
Conducted stress and thermal analysis using FEA tools and hand calculations for low to high powered TWT’s and Klystron
type amplifiers deployed for satellite communication systems in Military COTS and commercial markets in ground and
shipboard environments. Dissipation of up to 2000 watts with fan cooling using heat pipes and heat sinks. Various systems
included Ku, Ka, C, X & Tropo Band frequencies. Bid and proposal input for mechanical total packaging solutions for
commercial and military customers. Generated reports for customer and internal users. Also responsible for qualification and
Nate Chandler, PE & ME
validation testing support activities. Programs included WIN-T for General Dynamics and NMT for Raytheon. Thermal
dissipations up to 2000 watts, shock levels up to 40g terminal saw tooth along with 6.7 Grms, 50-2000 hz random vibration
 Tools: ANSYS Workbench v11-with Mechanical & CFX, Flotherm v6.1, SolidWorks 2007
Moog, Inc., Buffalo, NY
06/07 – 07/07
Structural Analyst- Contract Consultant – ACS, Inc
Aircraft Group
Completed stress modeling, analysis and report generation for 21 new part numbers used on the F-35 CV. Durability and
damage tolerance analysis (DADT) related to structural stress and fatigue of rotating and oscillating equipment such as pumps,
motors, machined fittings and actuators.
 Tools: PTC PRO/Mechanica Wildfire 1.0, Team Center, UG v18, ANSYS Workbench v10, MathCad v13
Orbital Sciences Corp., Greenbelt, MD
04/07 – 05/07
Structural Analyst- Contract Consultant – ACS, Inc
Aircraft Group
Performed stress modeling, analysis and report generation related to structural stress and fatigue for metallic components used
on Space Station. Classical hand stress analysis methods based on MMPDS, Bruhn, Roark, etc., for instrument pallets (ECL &
EBCS)
 Tools: FEMAP v9.2, UGS NX NASTRAN 4.0, [Security Check approved for NASA Goddard On-Site Access]
Moog, Inc., Buffalo, NY
10/06 – 04/07
Structural Analyst- Contract Consultant – ACS, Inc
Aircraft Group
Conducted stress modeling, analysis and report generation for 21 new part numbers used on the F-35 CV. Durability and
damage tolerance analysis (DADT) related to structural stress and fatigue of rotating and oscillating equipment such as pumps,
motors, machined fittings and actuators.
 Tools: PTC PRO/Mechanica Wildfire 1.0, Team Center, UG v18, ANSYS Workbench v10, MathCad v13
Space Systems Loral, Palo Alto, CA
03/06 – 09/06
Stress Analyst- Contract Consultant – Zelos, LLC
Antenna Group
Created 3D designs and structural analysis for composite antennas on communications satellite systems with heavy emphasis
on optical alignment and arrangements
 Tools: PTC PROE Wildfire 2.0, MSC NASTRAN 2005, PATRAN 2001
Honeywell, Teterboro, NJ
01/06 – 03/06
Thermal Analyst-Contract Consultant – PARX, Inc
Aerospace Electronic Systems
Conducted thermal analysis for various circuit cards and electronic enclosures for the B1, B2, B52 avionic systems including
conduction, radiation and convection cooling considerations.
 Tools: MENTOR: AutoTherm, PTC PROE Wildfire 2.0, MSC NASTRAN FOR WINDOWS
BAE Systems, Santa Clara, CA
10/05 – 01/06
Stress Engineer Contract Consultant – ATSI, Inc
Propulsion Systems
Performed structural analysis of solid laminate construction, honeycomb, aluminum and titanium plates and shell structures
related to battlefield armaments. Random vibration, ballistic shock, pyroshock and gunfire shock environments of electric
power train systems and electronic enclosures per MIL-STD-810F.
 Tools: ANSYS 9.0, PRO/Mechanica Wildfire 2.0. Simulink V6.1, Matlab 7.0, Pro/Engineering Wild Fire 2.0
Nate Chandler, PE & ME
Varioius
06/85 – 10/05
Hughes Space & Communications (now Boeing), McDonnell Douglas Aircraft (now Boeing), Unisys Defense Systems (now
L3-Com West), Rockwell Automation, Space Systems Loral, Aerojet, Honeywell Avionics, International Rectifier. Hewlett
Packard
Bechtel Power Corp., Norwalk, CA
06/85 – 03/86
Stress Engineer - Nuclear Plant Design Dept
Responsible for design and analysis of piping systems, field support, and piping and installation drawings (PIDs) for the Vogtle
and Palos Verde nuclear generating stations
 Tools: NASTRAN, CADAM, AutoCad