| Mark Steven Mason |
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| 5th September 1976 |
| British |
| Fluid Mechanics Research Group, Goldstein Research Laboratory, Barton Airport, Manchester M30 7RU |
| +44 (0)161 789 8749 |
| EDUCATION |
| 2000 - Present |
| Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester Thesis: Fluidic Thrust Vectoring for Low Observable Air Vehicles |
| 1995 - 99 |
| School of Engineering, University of Manchester MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Integrated European Programme) Degree Class: 2.1 |
| Subjects studied include: Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics, Solids, Thermodynamics, Design, Advanced Mathematics, Management, Failure Analysis. |
| Final Year Project: Thesis: The Effect of Actuator Dynamics on Flutter Testing The work carried out provided an insight into the complex topic of flight flutter testing. Mathematical models of a simple three degree of freedom flutter systerm and a system incorporating advanced actuator dynamics were developed using the MATLAB software package and simulated using SIMULINK. These models were then used in order to investigate various flutter test scenarios. |
| 1998 - 99 |
| University of Essen, Germany As part of my degree course I studied at the University of Essen in the Applied Mechanics Department. There I completed a project on the Inlfuence of Solvents on the Viscosity of Highly Dilute and Semi-Dilute Polyelectrolyte Solutions and attended lectures in various engineering related subjects in order to improve my knowledge of mechanical engineering and German. |
| 1993 - 95 |
| St. Wilfrid's Sixth Form College, Blackburn, Lancashire 4 A-Levels - Mathematics, Physics, German, General Studies |
| 1988 - 93 |
| St. Wilfrid's High School, Blackburn, Lancashire 10 GCSE's - Grades A-C (Inc. Mathematics, Sciences, English) |
| WORK EXPERIENCE |
| 1999 - 2000 |
| Research and Development Engineer, Vorwerk GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany >Carried out a research project involving heat transfer/fluid dynamics. >Responsible for presenting the results to the Managing Director >Built prototypes, which were presented and displayed at the company's general meeting in Zurich. >Translation work from German into English. |
| 1995 |
| Design Engineer, Cobble Ltd., Blackburn, Lancashire >Transferred hand-drawn technical designs onto computer using AutoCad R.13. >Involved in setting up a database of CAD drawings which were accessible via computer terminals by technicians on the shop floor. >Gained experience in time management processes and their application to manufacturing components. |
| OTHER SKILLS |
| Fluent German speaker and I can also converse effectively in Italian. I have an ability to learn languages quickly. I have experience in the following computer packages: Microsoft Office, MATLAB, SIMULINK, Fluent, gambit, Microstation, AutoCad and Abaqus. |
| REFEREES |
| Available on request. |
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