Weian Ou

weianou@yahoo.com

1576H Spartan Village, East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 353-0919

Objective:

To obtain a full-time position in engineering related field.

Education:

· Professional M.S., Industrial Mathematics

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Dec 2003 GPA 3.84

· M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Dec 2001 GPA 3.83

· B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, Shanghai, PR China July 1997 GPA 3.7

Major-Related Experience:

Product Defect Diagnosis 1/2003-6/2003

• Use hazard analysis to identify part, component, and assembly failure rates over time from warranty claims data for Ford Motor Co..
• Diagnose the causes behind failure rates through decision tree analysis.
• Reveal where, when and how failures occur from the defective hardware warranty claims.

Business Management & Communication Skills Certificate 9/2002-6/2003

· Participated actively in ten extensive seminars learning basic corporate skills such as project management, legal issues, and building consensus among conflicted parties.

Finite Element Programming 5/2001-12/2001

• Find the material composed by mixed two constituents periodic base cells with arbitrarily prescribed elastic tensor, primarily through MATLAB programming

Digital Transmission of the AE (acoustic emission) Signals 5/1999-3/2000

• Made hardware for digital transmission of AE signal for machine tool.
• Designed electronic circuits to make hardware.

Database of Standard Parts by using 3-D Modeling 1/1997-5/1997

• Use Pro-E to access paper-based data to draw 3-D pictures of standardized components.
• Learned Pro-E and basic idea of CAPP (computer aided process planning) and virtual manufacturing.

Other Experience:

Teaching Assistant 9/2002-present

Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University-East Lansing, MI

• Make own lecture notes and teach College Algebra (30 students class).

Facilitator of ITA (International Teaching Assistant) orientation 8/2001,8/2003

Teaching Assistant Office, Michigan State University-East Lansing, MI

• Led 12 international TAs in-group discussion, helped them develop teaching skills.

Laboratory teacher 9/2000-8/2001

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University-East Lansing, MI

• Taught System Vibration and Control System Labs (9 students/group, three groups), graded reports and homework.

Project Computer Program Developer 7/1997-9/1997

China Life Insurance Company-Shanghai, China

· Used Visual Basic to program clients’ insurance accounts.

Computer Skills:

MATLAB, Pro-E, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Visual Basic, Mathematica,

Reference:

MacCluer, Charles R.

Professor of Mathematics, Michigan State University

Office: D319WH Michigan State University

Phone: (517) 353-6339   Email: maccluer@math.msu.edu

Phil Tuchinsky

Technical Expert

Infotronics & System Analytics Dept.

Ford Research & Advanced Engineering
Ford Motor Company

Phone: 313 / 32 - 23457 Fax: 313 / 24 - 84602 Email: ptuchins@ford.com