A position to research, design, and develop automation systems or robotics applied to manufacturing or general control applications.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA - September 1992 to present Manufacturing Research Center - Graduate Research Assistant - Developed a general 3-D simulation, animation, and control environment for autonomous mobile robots. Designed and programmed in an object-oriented fashion using C++. - System administrator for a Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) workstation (UNIX based). The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA - March 1995 to June 1995 Coca-Cola Fountain - Atlanta Syrup Plant - Management of Technology Project - Developed warehouse and distribution discrete event simulation using ARENA/SIMAN V - Analyzed and recommended solutions to alleviate current and future problem areas Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC - June 1994 to September 1994 Savannah River Technology Center-Professional Internship Program - Developed an ultrasonic transducer simulation to evaluate sensor placement on mobile robots Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI - Summers 1991 through 1993 Manufacturing technology and development centers - Internships - Analyzed and developed solutions to manufacturing problems that utilized vision and marking systems, robots, PLCs, and conveyor systems - Designed and optimized parts of automotive space frame w/ CAD and Finite Element Analysis Electric Vehicle Engineering Operations - Part time Summer 1993 - Design and development of interface control module for electric test vehicles Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, PA - 6/88 to 3/91 Production: Steelmaking Shop: 4 co-op quarters - Engineering Asst - Created and implemented a steel temperature prediction heat transfer model - Statistical Process Control and statistical data analysis Plant Engineering: 1 co-op quarter as Project Engineering Asst - Designed pneumatic mechanical system - Involved in all phases of capital projects (design, cost estimation, work orders) Research Labs: 1 co-op quarter as Research Assistant - Analyzed oscillations of a steel caster using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis - Programmed Expert Systems (Artificial Intelligence)
1. Hogan, J.E. and Book, W.J., "Simulation, Animation, and Control of Multi-Body Systems", to be in the proceedings for the SPECTRUM '94: International Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management conference, Atlanta, GA, August 14-18, 1994 2. Schmitt, P.R., Hogan, J.E., Cameron, J.M., and Book, W.J., "Integrated Modeling, Simulation, and Animation of Rigid Arms and Vehicles through Object-Oriented Programming", Proceedings of the IMACS Symposium on Mathematical Modelling, MATHMOD '94, Vienna, vol. 3, p. 566, (1994)
- Technical Paper Award from The Iron and Steel Society of AIME - 10/89 - Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society) - The Tau Beta Pi Association (National Engineering Honor Society) - Pi Tau Sigma Fraternity (National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society) - Gamma Beta Phi Society (Honor & Service) - Briaerian Society (Co-op Honor Society)
- 1996 Georgia Tech Graduate Symposium Steering Committee member - American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Vice-President of the Tennis Club at Georgia Tech - 1989 to 1992 - Founding Member of Delta Chi Fraternity, Brotherhood Chairman - 1991 - Intramurals and sports (basketball, tennis, softball, skiing, football, volleyball, racquetball)