Ronald E. Graham
1932 Riverside Drive #2A
Trenton, NJ 08618
609.278.0540 home/609.341.4719 work/609.672.1801 cell
rgraham@tcnj.edu
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SUMMARY
Educator and engineer with experience in
secondary and college teaching; aerospace control and robotic systems
design and analysis; object-oriented programming and Web design; and
business start-ups. Strong analytical capability and proven
communications skills. Experience in marketing and business
development. Outstanding performance in the classroom, government
service, and in start-ups.
DEMONSTRATED SKILLS
- Teaching rhetoric and supplementing textbooks with ample personal experience.
- Providing continuing assistance to three to four start-ups.
- Developed and managed robotic system tests worth USA $500,000.
- Modeled dynamics and control systems of launch vehicles and spacecraft.
- Created numerous Java applets, JavaScripts and CGI programs.
- Developed Web sites, blogs, FAQs and mailing lists.
EXPERIENCE
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983-1996
- Designed artificial neural networks to position Space Station solar arrays.
- Modeled control dynamics for ACTS spacecraft, launch vehicles, and space platforms.
- Reverse-engineered several proprietary control algorithms.
- Modeled nonlinear effects such as friction.
- Led several simulation projects, involving two to five engineers.
- Organized tutorials on several control and simulation-related subjects.
GreyPilgrim Inc., Rockville, MD, 1996-1998
- Modeled dynamics of EMMA robotic manipulator and robotic platforms.
- Designed tests in loads, dynamics, vibrations, and control.
- Assisted with manufacture and assembly of prototypes and test beds.
- Wrote test reports; assisted in preparing proposals and business plans.
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 1998-2006
- Taught entrepreneurship-themed writing classes. A few small businesses have resulted. Developed e-book based on class notes and experience.
- Taught Rhetoric for Engineering majors. Developed e-book based on class notes and experience.
Private consulting, 1998-2006
- Providing ongoing assistance in business development to several start-ups.
- Updated Rich Barrett's Fastener Design Manual and put it online.
- Performed dynamic stability and safety assessments for aerospace companies.
- Devised simulation of falling spacecraft.
Hillsborough High School, Hillsborough, NJ, 2005-2006
Taught algebra and some higher math to students at various developmental stages. Helped students with SAT prep after school.
Roxbury High School, Succasunna, NJ, 2006-2007
Taught geometry to freshmen and sophomores, and college prep math to seniors. Helped students with SAT prep after school.
Isles/YouthBuild Institute, Trenton, NJ, 2007-present
- Developed school Web site.
- Supervised computer lab with 20 workstations.
- Developed course material for file management and Word portions of ICDL.
- Helped students with SAT prep after school.
EDUCATION
- NJ Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing,
in Math and ESL. ESL formal training through the College of New Jersey.
- Doctor of Engineering, Cleveland State University, 1994.
Advisor: Dr. Paul Lin.
- MS/BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron,
1984/1982.
- Numerous professional training courses, 1990-present.
RELATED SKILLS
- One year each of French and Russian languages.
- Programming languages: expert in BASIC, FORTRAN;
experienced in C/C++ and Visual Basic. Expert in
simulation packages Matlab, ACSL and EASY5; expert in symbolic
math package Macsyma; experienced in solid modeling
packages Pro/Engineer and Mechanical Desktop.
- Internet: expert in HTML, DHTML, Java applets, and
JavaScript; experienced in CGI Perl and C. Developed
several FAQs; started three Usenet groups and several
mailing lists.
- Quality: expert in regression and control charting;
experienced in statistical analysis and design of
experiments.