Christopher R. Postell
1004 S. Hilton Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone: (410) 6089724
Email: christopher.r.postell@gmail.com
Mechanical Engineer
Professional Experience
SmartHose Technologies Folcroft, PA
Mechanical Design Engineer October 2014–Present
• Designed hose fittings, other hose end components, and hose assemblies for
hazardous treatment facilities.
• Created detailed hose component and hose assembly drawings.
• Developed Standard Operating Procedures for hose assembly production.
• Interfaced with sales, engineering, and production staff in order to manage
projects from startup to delivery to customer.
• Created Bills of Material for incoming hose orders based on customer
specifications.
• Tested unqualified hoses to determine suitability for use.
• Performed Quality Control inspections on incoming material, returned goods, and
outgoing product.
ManTech International Corporation Belcamp, MD
Mechanical Engineer January 2008–October 2014
• Supported government customers, AMSAA (Army Materiel Science Analysis and
Activity) and AEC (Army Evaluation Command), through reliability analysis.
• Assisted in product development for several defense programs and systems.
• Developed CAD models to examine mechanical systems on assembly,
subassembly, and component levels for military vehicles and other systems.
• Analyzed stress, strain, and dynamic response of mechanical systems by
developing Finite Element Models.
• Utilized dataprocessing tools to assist in multibody dynamics model validation.
• Created technical reports and briefing reports to document and communicate
findings to colleagues and other organizations.
• Worked as a Task Order Lead on several projects, which utilized project
management skills.
Technical Trainings and Certifications
• EngineerinTraining
• Advanced Abaqus Explicit and EulerianLagrangian Analysis with Abaqus
• Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
Christopher R. Postell
• Practical Fatigue Theory, Interactive Data Processing with GlyphWorks, and FE
Based Fatigue Analysis with DesignLife
Education
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering August 2003–December 2007
Related Skills
• Abaqus CAE
• AutoCAD
• HyperMesh
• JMP
• MatLab
• Microsoft Office
• nCode GlyphWorks and DesignLife
• ProE
• SolidWorks
• SolidEdge
To contact this candidate email christopher.r.postell@gmail.com