James R. Nasiatka San Francisco, CA 94117 JRNasiatka@Gmail.com

Objective: To obtain a position as a mechanical engineer with an emphasis on the design and construction of scientific equipment, prototypes, process equipment, and experimental apparatus.

Education:
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago -  Chicago, IL 1991

Radiological Worker II Certification - US Department of Energy
Cosmos/M FEA systems training - Structural Research and Analysis, Corp.
Strain Gauge Applications Technology training - Micro Measurements, Inc.

Skills:

• Design and operation of prototypes, experimental apparatus

• Particle Accelerators, Detectors, X-Ray Monochromators

• Troubleshooting - Mechanical, Electrical

• Laser Systems and Safety - fSec Pulsed (Ti:Sapphire) and CW

• Mechanical Design and Testing

• Data acquisition

• Programming - LabView, OO Perl, BASIC, FORTRAN

• CAD Systems - SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, AutoCad

• FEA using ANSYS and CosmosWorks

• Pharmaceutical processing equipment

• cGMP/cGLP environments

• Radiologically controlled environments

• UHV Vacuum Systems, Pneumatics, Hydraulics.

• Good working knowledge of machine shop practices.