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Chris Aberle Lexington Park, MD 20653 (360) 910-6410
Profile	Solid background in writing CFD modeling and simulation tools with strong programming skills. Supported modeling and simulation of advanced space concepts for US Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards AFB. Strong professional interest in CFD modeling and simulation, spacecraft propulsion, and mission planning. Open to exploring new horizons.
Education	M.S. Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Degree granted December 2004 (GPA 3.5/4.0) B.S. Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Degree granted June 1998 (GPA 3.7/4.0)
Relevant Experience	Assurance Technology Group, Lexington Park, MD Software Engineer -- (June 2008 to current) Advatech Pacific Inc, Palmdale, CA Aerospace Engineer II -– (May 2006 to March 2008) Off-site contractor at Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, CA in support of Advanced Concepts group, AFRL/RZSA Designed methodologies for a multiphysics plasma simulation code, BRUCKNER Prototyped parallel solver framework using Java and RMI Implemented discontinuous Galerkin solver Explored application of nVidia GPU to massively parallelize computations Created Matlab GUI for legacy analysis tool Developed genetic algorithm for design optimization University of Washington, Aerospace & Energetics Research Program, Seattle WA Graduate Research Assistant -– (June 2000 to December 2004) Implemented variety of CFD models using C/C++ and MPICH, including a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) solver Developed 2D finite volume time domain (FVTD) electromagnetic (EM) solver Treeranch Software Inc, Everett WA Software Developer, Co-Founder –- (March 1996 to February 2000) Collaborated to create a suite of C/C++ application programs (GUI, database, communications, and security) to streamline the tracking process of aerospace material defects
Publications	Algorithm for Solving Collocated Electromagnetic Fields with Sources, (MS Thesis), University of Washington, 2004 Development of a Maxwell Equation Solver for Application to Two Fluid Plasma Models, Poster at APS-CCP, 2002 Application of Analytical Methods to Computing Numerical Flux Jacobians, AIAA 2001-2610, 2001
Technical Skills	CFD: modeling (computational fluid dynamics, plasma dynamics, and electromagnetics), algorithms (FVTD, WENO, FDTD, discontinuous Galerkin) Aerospace: astrodynamics, controls, plasmas, solar sails, space propulsion, mission design & analysis Amateur Radio: Amateur Extra License, PIC microcontrollers, soldering, troubleshooting Relevant coursework: controls, electric propulsion, energy systems (cycles, direct conversion), heat transfer, laboratory skills
Computer Skills	Programming Languages: Java, C/C++, Matlab, PHP, Assembly (PIC), UNIX, BASIC OS's: Linux/Unix (Gentoo, Solaris), Windows Programming Technologies: parallel programming (nVidia GPU CUDA, Java RMI, MPI), XML, MySQL Linux/Unix Admin: shell scripting, sendmail, bind, cups, Samba, Apache Productivity Software: Eclipse, CVS, Matlab/Simulink, Open Office, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)