Benjamin Burnham James, III

113 Hunter’s Trail West

Elizabeth City, NC 27909-3266

252-335-2247 (home)

E-mail:  bjames@adelphia.net

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Synopsis:

Mr. James has over 25 years of experience in computer programming and solving the mathematical problems arising in the design and analysis of aerospace systems including multidisciplinary and multilevel design optimization, finite element analysis, testing and maintenance engineering.  He also has extensive experience in the management of aviation logistics support and industrial facilities such as Naval Aviation Depots.  His background includes teaching and implementing management concepts such as Total Quality Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning II, Theory of Constraints, and preparing industrial organizations for ISO 9000 registration efforts.

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Education and Military Service:

1978 ME, Civil Engineering                  Old Dominion University

1973 BS, Aerospace Engineering          North Carolina State University

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve:                   6 months active/l2 years reserve duty

U.S. Naval Reserve:                             20 years reserve duty

            Current Rank:                                       Commander

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Experience:

Aug 2002 – Present:  Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC, Math Instructor, 10 hours per week.  Supervisor: Dr. Georgia Lawrence.  Taught courses in college algebra and mentored a student research group turning a collection of Silicon Graphics workstations into a virtual parallel computer.

Mar 2001 – Dec 2001: TEE-LOK, Inc., Soundside Drive, Edenton, NC 27932, Engineering Programmer, 40 hours per week.  Supervisor: Mr. Dave Largent, 252-482-7000.  Developed and programmed new capability for TEE-LOK’s roof truss design program.  Specifically, developed a module to generate wind loads in compliance with ASCE 7-98 building design code.

Apr 2000 – Mar 2001: Support Systems Associates, Inc., Pembroke 4, Suite 517, Virginia Beach VA 23462, Logistics Manager, 40 hour per week.  Supervisor: Mr. Gary Richard, 757-490-1626.  Responsible for all logistics analysis for the USN Jet Engine Test Initiative, the Navy’s new digital jet engine testing equipment.  Also responsible for all computer hardware and software support in the office. 

Oct 1998 - Jan 2000:  Aviation Engineer, Soza & Company, LTD., 905 Halstead Blvd., Elizabeth City, NC 27909, 40 hours per week.  Supervisor: Mr. Stan Walz, 252-338-2511.  Assigned to the Business Redesign Project at the U.S. Coast Guard ARSC Facility in Elizabeth City, NC. Responsible for advising all redesign teams on ISO 9000 issues to ensure that all efforts would be directly applicable towards an ISO 9000 registration effort. Developed an automated document control system using Microsoft Office products.  Also served as senior advisor on all computer related issues, including software and hardware, for the Elizabeth City staff. 

Aug 1998 - Oct 1998:  Car Sales/Financial Manager Trainee, Perry Toyota, 1002 Halstead Blvd., Elizabeth City, NC 27909, Approximately 70 hours per week.  Served as salesman to gain experience in the car sales business prior to being trained as a financial manager.

Sep 1996 - Aug 1998:  Self-employed Consultant:  Approximately 5 hours per week.  Performed consulting work for several small companies.  These companies included construction companies and building supply companies.  Much of the work was computerizing their operations. Advised the companies on buying computers and trained the employees to use the equipment.   Additional computer related work included writing specific application software for invoices, job cost estimating, and bid proposals.  Management consulting to a construction firm included developing schedules, managing Change Orders and representing the firm during preliminary pre-bid meetings and safety meetings.

Oct 1995 - Sep 1996:  Maui Analysis and Synthesis Technologies, Inc. (DiagSoft, Inc.), 5615 Scotts Valley Drive, Suite 140, Scotts Valley, CA  95066.  Principal Investigator, 40 hours per week.  Served as the Principal Investigator on a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Air Force entitled “Exploiting Parallelism to Enhance the ASTROS Multidisciplinary Design System.”  This grant determined ways in which parallel computers and algorithms could increase the capabilities of the automated aircraft design software system, ASTROS.  The duties included performing research to take advantage of the newest parallel computers such as the IBM SP/2 and parallel computational algorithms in the fields of structural and aeroelasticity analysis and design.  Also coordinated the efforts of subcontractors who were researching methods to use nonlinear computation fluid dynamics (CFD) to enhance the abilities of the ASTROS system.  Computational work was performed on the Maui High Performance Computing Center’s IBM SP/2.

Jan 1995 - Oct 1995: Computer Sciences Corporation, 3217 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton, VA 23666-1379. Computer Scientist, 40 hours per week. Provided engineering support to the NASA/LaRC High Speed Parallel Computing and Communications Project (HPCCP) in the design, development and implementation of a Framework for Interdisciplinary Design Optimization (FIDO). Performed integration of structural, aerodynamics, propulsion and performance analyses into a single system to perform optimal design of high speed transports.

Oct 1989 - Dec 1994: Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Company, Research Drive, Hampton, Va 23666. Staff Engineer, 40 hours per week. Provided engineering support to the NASA/LaRC High Speed Parallel Computing and Communications Project (HPCCP) in the design, development and implementation of a Framework for Interdisciplinary Design Optimization (FIDO).  Performed integration of structural, aerodynamics, propulsion and performance analyses into a single system to perform optimal design of high speed transports. Provided engineering support to the NASA/LaRC Structures Directorate, Interdisciplinary Research Office and Controls-Structures Interaction Office in the design, development, and implementation of an integrated, multidisciplinary design program for space platforms.  Developed a single system combining structural and control system analyses to perform optimal design of orbiting vehicles.

Military Experience:

Operation Desert Storm:  Served as Officer-in-Charge of the Naval European Repair and Rework Activity Representative, Alverca, PO.  Administered a contract with the Portuguese Air Force for the repair and overhaul of C-130, C-2, CT-39 and P-3 aircraft for the U.S. Navy and T-56 engines for the U.S. Air Force.  In addition to overseeing the routine overhaul and repair of the mentioned aircraft, was responsible for the emergency repair of the same.

List of Publications

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Benjamin B. James

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Optimization of Controlled Space Structures: Third Air Force/NASA Symposium on Recent Developments in Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Sept. 1990.

Multidisciplinary Optimization of Controlled Space Structures with Global Sensitivity Equations: NASA TP 3130, Nov. 1991.

Multidisciplinary Optimization of a Controlled Space Structure using 150 Design Variables: AIAA Paper No. 92-4754, Fourth AIAA/USAF/NASA/DAI Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Sept. 1992. Also published as NASA CR 4502, Feb. 1993.