Warren Thornton's CV
Summary
Warren has proven mechanical design experience in areas including:
- conceptual design and analysis
- detailed modelling and simulation
- solid modelling and CAD
- creating detailed drawings for manufacture
- machine assembly and commissioning
- instrumentation and testing.
Education
- PhD, Imperial College London: 2000– 2006
Primary Research Interest: Small Turbomachinery
- B.S., University of California, Berkeley: 1999 – 2000
Major: Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.578
Employment
- Self Employed Design Engineer, Steel Rhino Technologies: July 2008 – Present
- Mechanical Design Engineer, deltaDOT Ltd: 2007 – May 2008
- Engineering Manager, HydroVenturi Ltd.: 2005 – 2007
- Research Assistant, Imperial College London: 2000 – 2005
Skills
Turbomachine design and testing
- Design and analysis of bearing systems, lubrication, sealing, shaft dynamics, aerodynamics and drives
- Assembly, commissioning, instrumentation and testing of machines
General design and analysis
- Finite element modelling
- 2D schematics and sketches
- 3D modelling of components and production of manufacturing drawings
Software proficiencies
- Matlab
- Python
- AutoCAD
- ProEngineer
- SolidWorks
- Alibre Design
- ANSYS
- CFX
- LabView
- LaTeX
- Optalix
- MS Office
Work
- HPCE instrument prototype (design, CAD, assembly)
- Small Scale Hydropower Plant Research (operation, instrumentation, redesign/retrofit)
- Turbine for Renewable Energy Project (design, CAD, assembly, commissioning, instrumentation)
- Experimental Multistage Turbocompressor (design, CAD, assembly, commissioning)
- Aortic Modelling for Medical Implant (CAD, coding of bespoke modelling program)
- Compressor/Turbine Test Rig for the National Technical University of Athens (design, CAD, assembly, commissioning).
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