Aerospace Engineer or Mechanical Engineer or Electrical Engineer

OBERT R. FREIHAUT 214 Stonehaven Circle * Franklin, TN 37064 (615) 794-3467 (h) * (313) 570-5794 (c) [email protected] PROFESSIONAL PROFILE * A focused, multifaceted, and highly resourceful Mechanical, Electrical, and Ae rospace Engineering Professional with United States Citizenship and Secret Secur ity Clearance whose career successes within government and private agency enviro nments provide a solid foundation for success in any arena * University of Michigan Mechanical and Electrical Engineering degrees to includ e: BSEME, MSEME, PhD (ABD), ME, and MSEEE, with a minor concentration in Aerospa ce Engineering. Graduate Subject Concentrations in Dynamics - Mechanical and Aer ospace (single (6DOF) and multibody), Vibration, Control Systems, and Signal Pro cessing * Areas of expertise include: systems engineering, testing, guidance, navigation , control, radar, modeling and simulation, and hardware in the loop of missiles, rockets, satellites, simulators, manned ground vehicles (tracked and wheeled), and automobiles and trucks * Design work completed on vehicles to include: Missiles (AMRAAM, Phoenix); Rock ets (Titan); Satellites (DSCS II, DSCS III, GPS, FLTSATCOM, MILSTAR, SBR); Simul ators: Servohydraulic(test), Driving, and 6DOF Stewart Platform; Manned ground v ehicles (M1 Abrams, STRYKER, Future Combat Systems); Automobiles and Trucks (Exp lorer, Continental, Taurus) * Additionally skilled in Vehicle Dynamics, Control Systems, Signal Processing, Statistical Mathematics (random processes, estimation theory, Kalman Filtering,e tc.), Advanced Mathematics (advanced linear algebra, Fourier techniques, Advance d Calculus,etc.), Vibration (Modal Analysis), and Real Time Simulation * Programming skills encompass FORTRAN, MATLAB, Simulink, SimCreator (Real Time Simulation Language) CAREER EXPERIENCE GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, Sterling Heights, MI, 2004 - 2009 Engineering Specialist, Tracked Vehicle Systems Engineering * As co-developer of the ADAMS to SimCreator software conversion program, solely acquired all relevant funding and wrote requirements and specifications * Conducted engineering analysis of M1 Abrams from an Improvised Explosive Devic e (IED) and crash analysis of the M1 Abrams for seat design; analysis of monsoon level rainfall for M1 Abrams leak testing * Abrams Evolutionary Design (AED) systems engineering and trade studies in the areas of power and track and suspension Engineering Specialist, Sytems Engineering, System Modeling, Simulation, and Tes t * Integrated Systems Models Development for Future Combat Systems (FCS) * Automated driver development in Simulink and SimCreator for 6DOF Stewart Platf orm and hardware in the loop * Investigated unusual resonance phenomena in s-turn maneuvers for tracked vehic les * Conducted analysis for Prognostics Health Management (PHM) for FCS * Developed a FORTRAN-based controller for FCS suspension source selection * Tracked and wheeled vehicle models developed in SimCreator; Recommended improv ements to SimCreator * Frequency and wavelet analysis for Vehicle Road Course Characterization at Arm y Proving Grounds NONENGINEERING ACTIVITIES, 2002-2004

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UMTRI), Ann Arbor, MI, 2001 - 2002 Engineer, Engineering Research Division * Worked on installation of UMTRI Driving Simulator NONENGINEERING ACTIVITIES, 1993 - 2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI, 1990 - 1993 Engineer, Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Controls, Electronics Division * ADAMS development in dynamics and automatic control of cars and trucks * Implementation and development of full vehicle and simulator modeling in ADAMS * Served as Project Manager of $1M Vehicle Laboratory installation * Designed servohydraulic Quarter Car Simulator for suspension development (Continued) ROBERT R. FREIHAUT Page 2 Engineer, ETS (Testing), Car Product Development * Simulator development for driving, ride & handling, and structural durability and fatigue * Conducted Powertrain warranty investigations * Developed vehicle weight reduction methodologies using testing equipment * Testing of automobiles and trucks for driving, ride, handling, structural dura bility, and fatigue THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo,CA, 1989 - 1990 Member, Technical Staff, Controls Subdivision * Dynamics and control of the IABS (Integrated Apogee Boost Subsystem) orbital t ransfer vehicle * Conducted real time simulation development for satellite simulators, simulatio n of orbiting satellite constellations, and satellite field support activities ( launch and on orbit) * Design and simulation of Titan IV SRMU TVC (Solid Rocket Motor Unit Thrust Vec tor Control) servohydraulic control system HUGHES AIRCRAFT, MISSILE SYSTEMS GROUP, Canoga Park, CA, 1988 - 1989 Member, Technical Staff, Guidance, Navigation, and Control Laboratory * Radar modeling for AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile) 6DOF miss ile simulation * Analyzing missile dynamics for launch preparation and missile launch zones * ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) evaluation for AMRAAM * AMRAAM missile guidance law and trajectory shaping development and analysis FERRO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Madison Heights, MI, 1987 Consulting Engineer * Consulting on car door and body hardware GENERAL MOTORS RESEARCH LABORATORIES, Warren, MI, 1985 Research Engineering Intern, Engineering Mechanics Department * Conducted research in experimental and theoretical origins of chatter vibratio n in crankshaft machining using modal analysis * Software developed for data acquisition from metal removal operations EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MSE, Electrical Engineering (Control Systems and Analog and Digital Signal Proce ssing) PhD, (ABD), Precandidate, Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics (Mechanical and Aeros pace) and Vibration)

MSE, Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics (Mechanical and Aerospace) and Vibration) BSE, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude, (Dynamics (Mechanical) and Vibration) CONTINUING EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS University of Cincinnati Modal Analysis Course GDLS Course on Vulnerability, Lethality, and Survivability Intoduction to MATLAB and Simulink Introduction to SimCreator Real Time Simulation Language Automotive Testing Courses in NVH, Ride and Handling, Durability and Structures Testing Automotive Vehicle Dynamics and Controls Course in Random Data: Analysis and Measurement UCLA Extension Course on Kalman Filtering UCLA Extension Course on Spacecraft Dynamics and Controls UCLA Extension Course on Fractal Geometry and Chaotic Dynamics Aerospace Corporation Courses in Introduction to Predicting Orbits and Celestial Mechanics and Space Based Radar Hughes Aircraft Courses on Guidance of Missiles with EOIR, RADAR and LASER Seeke rs PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Institute of Electr ical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Council on Sys tems Engineering (INCOSE) National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)