Resume

Paul Ward

505-450-7646

paulward.pw@gmail.com

www.paularbear.com

USA

Education

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico	GPA 3.52    Dec 2012
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico		2005

Affiliations

Student President - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management UNM Chapter		2009 to 2010
Student Board of Governors - American Nuclear Society UNM Chapter	2009 to current

Experience

Self Employeed	USA
Financial	Current

·         Created my own trading platform for stocks.

Los Alamos National laboratory	Los Alamos, NM
Post Master Student	May 2013 - Sept 2013

·         Performed an inline Doppler broadening scheme for MCNP using a GPU in Linux.

·         Optimized current routine through CUDA C++ and benchmarked results.

University Of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM
Research Assistant	January 2011 - December 2012

·         Developed code to measure low energy gamma spectroscopy & X-rays better in a counting lab.

·         Determined content of soil samples from mines in Brazil using gamma spectroscopy.

Eberline	Los Alamos, NM
Lab Technician	May 2010 - January 2011

·         Calibrated and maintained high purity germanium detector instrumentation, sensing elements, and sampling system software to calculate activity and quantity of isotopes such as ²³⁹Pu and ²³⁸U.

·         Monitored personnel, plant facilities and work environment using a portable high-purity germanium detector (HPGe) to detect radioactive contamination at a nuclear dump site.

·         Determined activity of soil, objects, and other radioactive samples.
One on One Tutor (Chiba, Japan)                                                           Feb - Apr, Nov-Dec 2009

Decrane Aerospace	Georgetown, DE
Mechanical Systems Engineer	Sept - Nov 2008

·         Created detailed drawings of CRJ airplane interiors for work production using Pro-E.

Panasonic Avionics	Bellevue, WA
Design Engineer	May 2007 - January 2008

·         Used Pro-E and Auto CAD to update flight entertainment system drawings.

Aim Aviation	Renton, WA
Aerospace Design Engineer	May 2006 - January 2007

·         Produced design drawings for aircraft interior components using Inventor and Catia.

·         Developed design criteria for structural components to meet ISO9100 quality standards and followed Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) standards for composites, interiors, and HVAC.

·         Conducted destructive testing (tensile, peel, burn and smoke) of components and materials.

Skills

C++, visual basic, MS Office, Pro-E, Solidworks, Catia, CAD

Publications

“Human Exposure to Airborne Particles Containing Tantalum in Mining and Metallurgical Activities”,          Submitted to Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, 2012