Erik Thorvaldsen/TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#800080" VLINK="#000080" TEXT="#000000"> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH=550> <TR> <TD ALIGN=LEFT> <P><FONT SIZE=+1><B>Erik Thorvaldsen/B></FONT></P> </TD> <TD ALIGN=RIGHT> <P><FONT SIZE=+1>Thorvaea@email.uc.edu</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <P><BR></P> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH=550> <TR> <TD> <P><B>co-op or other experience and responsibilities</B></P> <UL> <LI>Surface Technologies Researcher, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart Germany (2 quarters). Worked on optimizing a plasma deposition process for coating of diesel direct injection pump parts. Administered wear tests on diamond-like carbon coatings. Performed graphical analysis on wear data and plasma data collected. Learned German business culture and German language skills. <P> <LI>Controls Engineer, Ransohoff Inc., Cincinnati OH (4 Quarters). Designed control schematics for industrial cleaning machines. Sent drawings to customer for approval. Collaborated with vendors for custom control parts. Learned to program PLC’s(programmable logic controllers) with ladder logic. Helped debug machines with electricians and the chief controls engineer. Performed power dissipation calculations for industrial control panels. Programmed with Modicon, Siemens, Mitsubishi and Allen Bradly versions of PLC’s(programmable logic controller) and HMI’s (human to machine interface). <P> </UL> <P><B>skills/expertise areas</B></P> <UL> <LI>Prgramming: C++<P> <LI>Programming Tools: Mathematica, UNIX, Visual Studio, RS Logix, RS Linx, Simatic Manager, Matlab. <P> <LI>Operating Systems: LINUX, UNIX, OSX, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista<P> </UL> <P><B>areas of interest</B></P> <UL> <LI>Wireless communication<P> <LI>Industrial controls<P> <LI>Alternative energy<P> <LI>Plasma technology<P> </UL> <P><B>type of project sought</B></P> <UL> <LI>Wireless communication- involves optical or wireless data communication<P> </UL> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>