Douglas L. Harriman

1256 Francisco Street, Berkeley, California, 94702
Home: (510) 525-4184, Work: (510) 643-5086
E-mail: harriman@euler.berkeley.edu
Web Page: http://www.me.berkeley.edu/dvl/doug.html


OBJECTIVE A position developing and implementing control systems.

EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley, California.
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, expected May 1996, GPA: 3.75/4.0.

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 1994, GPA: 3.92/4.0 .

EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, January 1995 to Present.
  • Developed vehicle collisions simulation model, implemented in Matlab.
  • Designed collision parameter identification optimization algorithm to match model to NHTSA crash test data.
  • Designed Graphical User Interfaces for collision simulation visualization in Matlab.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 1994.
  • Lectured and supervised laboratory class on a variety of Mechanical Engineering topics.
  • Held office hours and graded laboratory reports.
Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, May 1993 to August 1994.
  • Designed and implemented control system for industrial robot.
  • Developed hydraulic fracturing dynamic model and identified system parameters.
  • Designed Matlab graphical user interface for existing software.
Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Summers of 1991 and 1992.
  • Designed housing for load cell to protect against non-axial loading.
  • Created technical drawings of existing hardware and entered into CAD software.
HONORS College of Engineering Scholars Enrichment Program, OSU.
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Scholar.
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Golden Key National Honor Society.

ACTIVITIES Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Council, 1995-96, UCB.
Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Society, Officer, OSU, 1993-94.
ASME, Officer, OSU, 1993-94.
Engineering Student Council, OSU, 1991-92, 1994-94.
Residence Hall, OSU: Judiciary Board Chairman (1993-94), Hall Vice President (1992-93), Floor President (1991-92).

SPECIAL
SKILLS
Programming languages: C, FORTRAN, Basic, Matlab, and HTML.
Software: Matlab, Mathematica, Maple, LaTex, AutoCAD, CADKey, Microsoft Products.
Operating systems: MS DOS/Windows, Macintosh, UNIX.
Experience in: Control System Analysis and Design, Real Time Control Software, Microprocessor Interfacing of Sensors and Actuators, Mechatronic Systems, and Precision Manufacturing.