| Dwain Seppala, resume |
| Competencies |
| Highly developed analytical skills commensurate with technical experience
and education. Experience and knowledge of wide ranging manufacturing methods
and technologies. |
| Professional Experience |
| Industrial Sculpting Las Vegas, NV 1990 - present |
| Owner, Technical Design and Industrial Maintenance |
| IS serves industrial sites and the entertainment industries offering one-off fabrication capabilities,
computer-aided design, specialty fabricating. Recent clients: Temco Logistics Corp.;
Dream Entertainment; Johnny Stuart Legends in Concert; Einstein Bros. Bagels;
David Copperfield; Industrial Fiberglass and Design of Las Vegas; The Chicken Ranch. |
| ITT Tech Las Vegas, NV 2015-2016 |
| Instructor |
| Adjunct instructor of materials applications and manufacturing methods,
college algebra, and programming. |
| Telecom Real Estate Services Las Vegas, NV 06/2013 - 01/2014 |
| Contracted Manager for Infrastructure Services and Marketing Program |
| I was a contractor to Kevin Keating, President of TRES, during the development
of two multi-million dollar entrepreneurial efforts to market a large data center
development project and a mobile, modular data center design. I analyzed electrical power requirements on the order of Mega-Watts,
analyzed cooling requirements, and interfaced with various general and specialty
design and development firms. I developed technical
illustrations, online marketing tools, and an overall marketing program. I created
audio-visual presentations using Keynote and Adobe Suite CS5 tools that explained
the technical workings of the myriad of components and systems that are required
in data centers. |
| Bigelow Aerospace Las Vegas, NV / Houston, TX 01/2008 - 09/2010 |
| Manager, Test Department, Project Manager Acquisitions and Assembly Coordination |
| Documented test designs, test procedures and equipment, safety procedures, test
results and analysis. Supervised engineers, scientists, and technicians in analyzing
and testing all aspects of inflatable space stations. Wrote data analysis application
in Visual C++, testing & machine controls code with NI LabView, and Opto22 PLC code
and hardware. Maintained databases for up to decade long space station integrity
tests. Developed experiment procedure manuals and how-to treatises to aid technicians.
Designed and implemented pressure cycle testing system for Boeing’s space capsule.
Designed and fabricated a mini laboratory/data acquisition container along with a
team of engineers, programmers, and scientists for Robert Bigelow’s BAASS research
project. |
| Sandia National Lab Albuquerque, NM & Tonopah Test Range, NV 11/2002 - 01/2008 |
| Scientist; Member of the Technical Staff, Test Development |
| Wrote simulations code for Z-machine's magnetic confinement fusion process combining
C++, IDL, and UNIX scripts. LabView, PLC. Wrote data visualization handlers using
Visual Basic that tapped Excel data files and plotted high-energy experiment data
in graph form. Developed test and number crunching programs using MS Visual C++
for analyzing data collected during DOE nuclear weapons materials maintenance
experiments. Built data analysis and control systems, ultra-sonic DAQ systems,
and SCADA design including fiber optics for signal transfer isolation as applied
to fissionable materials testing. |
| UNLV and Clark County Community College Las Vegas, NV 08/1998 - 11/2001 |
| Adjunct Instructor of Computer Science |
| Fundamentals of programming using C++ on UNIX system and PCs with Borland and MS Visual Studio. |
| EG&G, Defense Contractor Las Vegas, NV 08/1997-10/1998 11/1994 - 01/1996 |
| Technical Writer and Illustrator |
| Developed user manuals for Soviet mobile radar systems. Gov’t TS clearance. |
| Publications |
| 2005 Data Acquisition System Transducer Setup for the Armando Sub-Critical Fissionable Materials Test at the Nevada Test Site, a Sandia National Lab publication. |
| 2003 Genetic Algorithms for the Travelling Salesman Problem Using Edge Assembly
Crossovers, thesis at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Library call number
QA164 .S46 2003a. |
| Education and Training |
| MS Computer Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2002 |
| BS Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago. Summa cum Laude |
| BA Fine Art, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa |
| Rope Access Training, SPRAT Level I |
| Programming seminar on Automated Programmable Controllers at Opto22 Corp |
| Intro to Shock Wave Propagation, Graduate College in Physics, Washington State University |
| Engineering of Shock and Detonation |
| Scaling for Engineering Design and Applications of Explosives |
| Science of Blast Waves, Science of Shock Waves |
| Explosives Engineering |
| Scientific and Technical Report Writing |
| Explosives Technology and Safety |
| Pneumatics Design & Hydraulics Design |
| R&D Electrical Safety |
| RAD Worker Training |
| Rigging Safety |
| Laser Safety |
| Lock-out/Tag-out Safety |
| IDL programming, ITT-VIS, Boulder Co. |
| Defense Nuclear Weapons School, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM |
| Strain Gage Theory and Applications, Vishay Micro-Measurements Group, Raleigh, NC |
| Memberships |
| The Elks Club, one of the most generous organizations for student scholarship
funds and aid to children in burn hospitals. (BPOE = Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks) |
| Toastmasters |
| Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society in Mechanical Engineering |
| Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians, Level I |
| Hobbies |
| Dancing including Ballroom genres, Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Charleston, as well as the Two Step. Fishing, hunting, camping. |