Stephanie Moore-Fuller

Current

Mechanical Engineering Consultant at Green Vehicles, Inc.

Past

Volunteer Editor at Open Directory Project
Engineer at SC Solutions
Software QA Engineer at Altair Engineering

Analysis Engineer at Visteon Interior Systems
Analysis Engineer at Magna Seating Systems
Crashworthiness Engineer at Chrysler Corporation
Crashworthiness Engineer at General Motors
Project Engineer at General Motors

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Education

De Anza College
Stanford University
San Francisco State University

San Jose State University
St. John's College

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Recommended

4 people have recommended Stephanie

Connections

482 connections

Industry

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Websites

Stephanie Moore-Fuller’s Summary

I'm seeking a new position **in the greater San Francisco Bay Area**

Mechanical Engineer

Creative and enthusiastic engineer with MSME in Design from Stanford University and over 10 years of experience in analysis and design/release.

I worked on the GM EV1 for two years. See http://www.evchargernews.com/CD-A/gm_ev1_web_site/

Successful jumping into new industries, materials, and processes

Experience learning new 3D CAD and CAE packages

Experience with steel sheet metal, aluminum sheet metal, glass and plastic injection molded parts

Extensive experience working in teams and with vendors on complex parts and assemblies

Experience working with designers on detail design.

Experience with creative thinking and brainstorming.

Highly motivated engineer who is equally comfortable discussing issues with vendors or clients, with sleeves rolled up in the prototype shop, brainstorming solutions with a team, or working alone on a complex 3D design or analysis problem. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, honed in a rigorous undergraduate program of reading and discussing the classics.

**Currently taking SolidWorks and Pro/Engineer to refresh my skills**

Stephanie Moore-Fuller’s Specialties:

3D thinking, brainstorming, idea generation, SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, FEA, CAE, CAD, finite element analysis, computer aided engineering, computer aided design, product design, mechanical engineering, engineering software, software QA, programming, unix, C++, FORTRAN, unix shell scripts

Stephanie Moore-Fuller’s Experience

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

Green Vehicles, Inc.

(Partnership; Automotive industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

-- Consultant on overall vehicle body issues, including but not limited to materials, GD&T, costs, design, integration

-- Consultant on design process, including CAD software and change management
Volunteer Editor

Open Directory Project

(Internet industry)

2000 — 2009 (9 years )

-- List and describe web sites appropriately and fairly
-- Work within and improve upon a complex existing taxonomy of sites
-- Communicate well with other editors in related areas
-- Was promoted to “editall/catmv” editor (an editor that can edit in any part of the directory) in April 2002
Engineer

SC Solutions

(Privately Held; Research industry)

2004 — 2007 (3 years )

- Built, debugged, ran, and evaluated all variations required for FEA models of Liquid Natural Gas tank (Geometrically complex corner model).
- Made design change suggestions.
- All requirements met on time.
- Performed Linear/nonlinear finite element analysis of large structural systems (bridges, tunnels, pressure vessels and tanks.
- Acted as expert on meshing/pre-pressing. Invented methods to improve efficiency division model building.
- Wrote custom bash/Perl scripts. Performed 1st level Adina Customer Support.
Software QA Engineer

Altair Engineering

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years )

- Wrote large set of automated tests/test scripts for HyperMesh (Pre-processing Software for FEA method Analysis)
- Wrote cross platform shell script suites for multiple Unix/PC platforms.
- Designed/built set of user based test to simulate usage patters of typical user.
- Acted as subject expert. Traced Software issues related to Dyna3D.
- Attended Software QA Professional meetings.
Analysis Engineer

Visteon Interior Systems

(Public Company; VC; Automotive industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

-- Acted as beta tester for several versions of FEA pre-processing software. Got bugs of concern to us prioritized, resulting in smoother day-to-day project work.
-- Performed crash and safety analysis and NVH analysis using Hypermesh, Dyna3D, and Nastran
-- Covered seating and head restraint analyses
-- Proactively suggested design change recommendations to improve performance while also optimizing mass and cost
-- Correlated FEM models to test results, and reported on and explained results
Analysis Engineer

Magna Seating Systems

(Automotive industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year )

-- Acted as beta tester for several versions of FEA pre-processing software. Got bugs of concern to us prioritized, resulting in smoother day-to-day project work.
-- Performed crash and safety analysis and NVH analysis using Hypermesh, Dyna3D, and Nastran
-- Covered seating and head restraint analyses
-- Proactively suggested design change recommendations to improve performance while also optimizing mass and cost
-- Correlated FEM models to test results, and reported on and explained results
Crashworthiness Engineer

Chrysler Corporation

(Privately Held; Automotive industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )

-- Gave presentations to keep other engineers informed on complex and ever changing automotive crash issues. Fewer expensive design changes were needed later because all involved parties understood requirements.
-- Performed crash and safety analysis and NVH analysis using Hypermesh, Dyna3D, and Nastran
-- Covered frontal crash and knee bolster analyses
-- Proactively suggested design change recommendations to improve performance while also optimizing mass and cost
-- Correlated FEM models to test results, and reported on and explained results
-- Spent 6 months in the Energy Management group running various small scale FMVSS tests
Crashworthiness Engineer

General Motors

(Public Company; GM; Automotive industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )

-- Invented new structural part to stiffen a joint in the Chevy Malibu and improve side impact performance. Negotiated on trade-offs with manufacturing to allow unusual weld procedures.
-- Developed two new component FEA models as a way to simulate effects of structural changes on crash performance more quickly than with a full car model. Team was able to study more structural changes and evaluate their effect on side impact more quickly.
-- Performed crash and safety analysis using SMUG and Dyna3D
-- Covered side impact and rear impact analyses
-- Proactively suggested design change recommendations to improve performance while also optimizing mass and cost
-- Correlated FEM models to test results, and reported on and explained results
Project Engineer

General Motors

(Public Company; GM; Automotive industry)

1991 — 1993 (2 years )

-- Worked on GM EV1 (electric car)
- Managed design of windshield, encapsulated rear window, composite injection molded jack, wrench and associated parts.
- Managed project, vendor interaction, and delivery dates for fixed glass and jack sub-systems.

Stephanie Moore-Fuller’s Education

De Anza College

none , CAD , 2008 — 2009

Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks courses to refresh my CAD skills.

Beginning SolidWorks
Intermediate SolidWorks
Advanced SolidWorks
SolidWorks Surfacing

Beginning Pro/Engineer
Intermediate Pro/Engineer
Advanced Pro/Engineer
Pro/Engineer SheetMetal
Pro/Engineer Surfacing
Stanford University

MS , Mechanical Engineering , 1987 — 1989
San Francisco State University

none , mechanical engineering

Undergraduate engineering courses to prepare for graduate school

Favorite undergrad engineering course -- Machine Design using Shigley text

Concentration -- "the dry side" of ME -- structures, machine design, free body diagrams, product design, etc.
San Jose State University

none , mechanical engineering

Undergraduate engineering courses to prepare for graduate school
St. John's College

BA , Liberal Arts

St. John's offers a broad basic education including laboratory sciences, mathematics, languages, music, literature, and philosophy. All subjects are studied by reading the original writers and discussing them. St. John's taught me to take an active, questioning role in learning and to communicate well. I am proficient at explaining clearly and asking questions to get to the root of an issue.

Additional Information

Stephanie Moore-Fuller’s Websites:

Stephanie Moore-Fuller’s Groups:

SWE (Society of Women Engineers), Women in Science and Engineering Network, Ann Arbor Software Quality Professionals, Various conferences and workshops

CSIXConnect
FountainBlue
Stanford Product Design and Joint Program in Design
Society of Women Engineers
She's Geeky
Visteon
Sustainability Working Group
CleanTech
Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
Green
RENEWABLES AND ENVIRONMENT
Design World
Stanford University Alumni
Green Jobs & Career Network
Machine Design
Product Design
SolidWorks
Advanced Zero Emission Electric Vehicles
Chrysler Alumni
Mechanical Engineer Forum
St. John's College - Annapolis/Santa Fe
High Performance & Super Computing
General Motors
Simulation Driven Engineering
CAD software users
Electric Vehicles EVs & Electric Scooters
Wind Power Industry Professionals (WPIP)
General Motors Alumni
Pro/E , Pro/ Engineer Users of America
Touch360 | strategy + innovation + design
Stanford Engineering Alumni, Faculty and Staff
CAE professionals
Electric Vehicle
Innovation Immersion
The Plug In & Charge Up Revolution (Hybrid, Plug In, & Electric Vehicles Will Change the World)
Electric Vehicles, EV infrastructure and Vehicle to Grid (V2G)
Bay Area GreenTech
Renewable Energy Jobs
Pro/ENGINEER Users
Stanford San Francisco Club - Job Seekers
Silicon Valley Photovoltaics Society - SVPVS
Thursday Networking
The Sustainability Pro Bono EXchange (SPBEX)
The Renewable Energy Network
WISENET
Windpower Engineering
Eco Green Group
Altair HyperWorks
Clean Energy
Altair Engineering