Stefan Kloppenborg

(720) 989-8124 stefan.kloppenborg@gmail.com PROFILE As a mechanical engineer who is passionate about innovation, I am looking for an opportunity to contribute to the development of new technologies. My wide range of skills and eective time management allow me to take on a wide variety of simultaneous projects. Drawing on my past experience and drive to continue learning, I can quickly and continually add value to an engineering team. Technical Director, Software: OptimumG, LLC September 2008-Present Lead a team of three in the development of a tire data analysis package Organized vehicle handling tests with advanced data acquisition systems Developed vehicle simulation software and analysis techniques Met with potential clients and identied project goals based on their requests Attended laboratory tire tests, analyzed tire data and created tire models Wrote software for an embedded system for real-time estimation of tire forces Presented new techniques in tire and vehicle analysis at several conferences Summers of 2007 and 2008 Mechanical Designer: Hymotion/A123 Systems Designed chassis for hybrid-electric vehicle battery packs using Pro/ENGINEER Preformed vibration analysis of battery packs using MSC.NASTRAN Worked closely with vendors during production of prototype units Internship: May 2006-April 2007 Junior Mechanical Engineer: Flex| N| Gate Organized laboratory testing programs for automotive parking brakes and hinges including static and durability testing and vehicle data-acquisition Performed manufacturing trials to investigate manufacturing-related failures Aided in the development of an electric parking brake actuator Acted as the primary contact with the Ford-Oakville Assembly Plant Engineering Intern: Astra Aero Summer of 2005 Worked in a small team to redesign a composite aero-structure Aided in optimizing the vibration characteristics and meeting the weight target of the structure while meeting manufacturing-driven goals Used tools such as Pro/Mechanica for FEA of the structure and Pro/Engineer to produce solid models, drawings and to design tooling Owner and Chief Carpenter: KloppCo Carpentry Part-time: 2002-2004 Supervised and assisted two employees in the construction of decks, fences, patios and ooring Managed nances, billing, marketing and procurement of material VOLUNTEER AND EXTRACARRICULAR Technical Director: University of Toronto Formula SAE July 2007-2008 Responsible for coordinating all design and manufacturing activities of a 25student team which designs and builds a formula-style racecar Collaborated with the business leader to develop and maintain the budget Worked with another student to prepare a structural equivalence report to show that a carbon bre monocoque chassis design met all safety requirements Manufacturing Director: University of Toronto Formula SAE 2005-2007 Responsible for all team contact with manufacturing-related sponsors including machine shops, material suppliers and tooling suppliers Implemented QA programs such as dye penetrant inspection of critical parts S. Kloppenborg Page 1

EXPERIENCE

 Found new sponsorship valued at 10% of the teams annual budget Drivetrain Department Head: University of Toronto Formula SAE 2004-2008 Managed a team a three to design, manufacture and maintain racecar drivetrain Designed and built a custom, on-track adjustable dierential Wrote a vehicle dynamics model to determine the eects of the dierential Aided in track testing and set-up of the car Developed analysis tools to estimate dynamic (shock) loading of driveline parts Preformed mechanical and material testing to benchmark existing designs, validate new designs and determine causes of previous design failures Applied tools such as CAD, linear and non-linear FEA and design standards Technology Chair: Dave Johnson and Tom Smith Campaigns 2003 and 2004 In charge of all computer and telecom systems for two political campaigns Managed access to the partys proprietary and condential voter database 2003-2004 Machinist: University of Toronto Formula SAE Aided in the construction of a racecar by fabricating, machining and welding various components EDUCATION BASc, Mechanical Engineering University of Toronto, completed May 2008 Machine Shop Training: Basic & Advanced, George Brown College, 2007 Vehicle Dynamics & Data Acquisition 3-Day Seminar OptimumG, 2005 and 2007 Space Robotics 10 Day Course daVinci Engineering Enrichment Program, 2003 SKILLS CAD: Pro/Engineer and Solid Edge FEA: MSC.Nastran and Pro/Mechanica Data Analysis: imc Famos, AIM Race Studio and MoTeC i2 Mathematical Software: Matlab and MathCad Programming Languages: C/C++, C#, VB.NET, Matlab and Assembly Electronics: Analog circuits, micro-controllers, CAN-bus and PCB layout General: MS Oce, MS Windows, Linux, TortoiseSVN, LaTex S. Kloppenborg, C. Meissen, How to Achieve Faster Laps with Tyre Data. RaceTech Magazine, March 2010. S. Kloppenborg, C. Meissen, Testing Programme, No Youre Not Dreaming. RaceTech Magazine, February 2010. S. Kloppenborg, C. Meissen, Get More From Your Tyre Data. RaceTech Magazine, January 2010. Tire modeling seminar, Oreste Berta Seminar, Alta Gracia, Argentina, 2010 Getting more from your tire data with models and advanced visualization, Tire Technology Expo, K oln, Germany, 2010 Tire testing: no lab required, Automotive Testing Expo, Novi, MI, 2009 Data analysis seminar, OptimumG/ATS/ARAI Seminar, Pune, India, 2009 Ecient use of professional sensors in tire and car and tire performance measurement and comparison, Vehicle Dynamics Expo, Stuttgart, Germany, 2009 CAN Bus Use in Vehicle Tests, Kistler GmbH Seminar, Concord, NC, 2009 Climbing, running, telemark skiing, playing the violin, wood working, and cooking

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Selected Samples of Professional Work

OptimumG

Figure 1: At OptimumG, I was involved in instrumenting several vehicles, both race cars and production cars, using a multitude of sensors including wheel force transducers, slip angle sensors and inertial platforms.

Figure 2: I lead the team that developed a tire force and moment data visualization and modeling tool. I was also involved in several tire testing projects, both rig testing in a laboratory and on-vehicle testing on a proving ground.

Figure 3: I have given a number of public seminars and written several articles published in magazines and online.

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Formula SAE

Figure 4: During my time on the University of Toronto Formula SAE team, I designed, manufactured and tested an adjustable limited slip dierential. This project also served as my BASc Thesis topic.

Figure 5: I wrote several simulation programs in Matlab to investigate handling, ride, tire behavior and shock loading.

Figure 6: I ran a considerable amount of FEA while designing parts of the Formula SAE car. This included analysis of complex mechanical assemblies (left) and composite structures (right).

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Figure 7: I gained hands-on experience while on the Formula SAE team, including layup of composite parts, machining of metal parts, welding and assembly.

Figure 8: Adaptive suspension controller circuit that I designed

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Hymotion / A123 Systems

Figure 9: A Toyota Prius tted with a Hymotion PHEV conversion kit, which I helped develop at A123-Systems

Figure 10: I worked on mechanical design, FEA and thermal management of battery packs while at A123 Systems. Astra Aero

Figure 11: The all composite aerostructure that I helped redesign at Astra Aero in ight.

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