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William Polzin

Ames,IA

Summary

Aerospace engineer with a Master’s level education and 10 years experience in CFD-related software development, maintenance, and testing.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Independent Contractor

FirePoint Innovations Center
04.2022 - 03.2024

Work remotely in Ames, IA on various CFD-related projects for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center, including:

  • Learning how to use NDARC and Helios software
  • Assisting in getting Sukra Helitek software to compile and run
  • Airfoil table generation using C81Gen
  • Updating the HeliosPlot software and getting it to compile and run on Red Hat 8

Project Engineer

Sukra Helitek, Inc.
12.2013 - 03.2022
  • Develop and test various software modules pertaining to rotorcraft CFD.
  • Create and update documentation for software developed by Sukra Helitek.
  • Maintain and update legacy codes in Fortran and C++.
  • Provide customer support for users of Sukra software.
  • Run and analyze CFD simulations of various rotorcraft.

Education

Masters of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
12.2013

Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
05.2010

Skills

Proficient in Windows and Linux environments

Programming languages: Fortran, C

Tools: Vim, LaTeX, Git

Software: RotCFD, Helios

Timeline

Independent Contractor

FirePoint Innovations Center
04.2022 - 03.2024

Project Engineer

Sukra Helitek, Inc.
12.2013 - 03.2022

Masters of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering

Iowa State University
William Polzin