Curtis Shahid Sharif
326872 Georgia Tech Station
Atlanta, Georgia 30332
(678)592-3743
gt6872c@prism.gatech.edu
10818 Glenway Dr
Houston, Texas 77070
(281)894-5925
WORK INTEREST: Controls, Mechatronics, and Robotic Systems
EDUCATION: Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering,  December 2000 		 Atlanta, Georgia
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM)
Certificat d’Etudes en Génie Méchanique,   July 1999		 Paris, France
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering,    September 1998		 Atlanta, Georgia
Morehouse College
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics,   May 1998		 Atlanta, Georgia

EXPERIENCE:
Fall 1998 - present Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech              Atlanta, Georgia
Intelligent Machine Dynamics Laboratory
  • Researching supervisory interfaces for real-time control of robotic systems
  • Developing a surrogate control application for controlling a robotic workcell based on predetermined reference trajectories

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Fall 1999 Intern, Oak Ridge National Laboratory                     Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  Advanced Materials, Processing, and Measurement Technology Section
  • Supported novel sensor development research and experimentation within MEMS group
  • Developed and designed experiments for a cantilever-based MEMS air flow sensor
  • Utilized Atomic Force Microscopy to characterize surfaces of MEMS devices
Summer 1997 Intern, Amoco Torlon Products, Inc.                            Smyrna, Georgia
  • Investigated problems associated with polymer compression molding process and recommended corrective manufacturing procedures
  • Performed value analysis of magnetic mold clamping systems and presented justification for equipment purchase

Summer 1996 		 Intern, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center       Houston, Texas
 Systems Division
  • Designed Shuttle Systems Handbook structural drawing of external airlock
  • Supported mission flights on console in Mission Control Center
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    Summers 1995, 1994  Space Flight Training Division
    • Developed Hypertext based documents for training use in the Mission Control Center for the Data Processing System/Navigation (DPS/Nav) Section
    • Revised and updated navigational hardware training manuals for the DPS/Nav Section
    • Initiated course sequence for certification as Navigation training instructor

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    HONORS & ACTIVITIES:

    Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor Society); Beta Kappa Chi (Scientific Honor Society); Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honor Society); American Society of Mechanical Engineers; GEM Fellow; National Society of Black Engineers (Chapter President, Regional Conference Planning Committee Chairperson, Fellow - 1996); Association des Eleves de Georgia Tech Lorraine (President); Ronald McNair NASA Scholar; National Achievement Finalist & Scholarship recipient; IBM Thomas J. Watson Scholar; Morehouse College / Georgia Tech Honor Roll & Dean’s List; JSC Outstanding Co-op Award; Team Coach & coordinator, Georgia Tech Office of Minority Educational Development; Student Director, Morehouse College Project SPACE summer program; Morehouse Mentoring Program