David K. Irick
916 Gamble Road
Heiskell, Tennessee 37754

EDUCATION

BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1980.
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1995.
PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Industry Experience:

1998 - present Consultant to Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Providing consulting services for CAD/CAM issues related to advanced manufacturing projects.

1984 - 1997 Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Lead manufacturing design engineer for Seawolf submarine propulsor manufacturing project, providing data translation, product definition, tooling design and manufacturing support. Provided technical interface with the submarine community regarding CAD data exchange, design and manufacturing issues. Lead manufacturing design engineer for scale model propulsor production in support of future submarines. Lead engineer responsible for product definition for weapons components manufacturing. Developed in-house CAD standards and conventions for design and drafting and provided training for implementation. Served on Nuclear Weapons Complex working groups and special initiatives to develop and implement inter-agency CAD standards and conventions. Served on national committee to develop CAD Skills Standards for Departments of Labor and Education. Duties also included shop support activities in tool design and machine retrofit for close tolerance machining of components.

1982 - 1984 Boeing Engineering Company, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Senior Engineer responsible for design of special purpose manufacturing equipment and tooling for exotic materials used in manufacturing centrifuge machines for uranium enrichment. Duties included supervising drafting, coordinating fabrication, and training.

1980 - 1982 General Dynamics Fort Worth Division, Fort Worth, Texas. Engineer responsible for design of weapons attachment components for the F-16 fighter. Duties also included CAD/CAM tutoring, shop liaison, and answering field service reports.

Academic Experience:

1997 - present The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. Research Assistant Professor conducting Diesel engine research under contract to Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Co-instructor for ME494, ME495- Special Topics in Design- Human Powered Lunar Rover Design/Competition

1995 - 1997 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant performing doctoral research and teaching two courses with full teaching responsibility and co-instructing one course.

TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS:

Registered Professional Engineer in Tennessee
Member, Society of Automotive Engineers
Senior Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

PUBLICATIONS

Hodgson, J. W., Irick, D. K. and Fussel, L. S., "Automotive Emissions," in The Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

Hodgson, J. W., Irick, D. K., "Investigation and Demonstration of a Rich Combustor Cold Start Device for Alcohol Fueled Engines," Subcontract Report #XCF-5-14050-03, U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1998.

Hodgson, J. W., Irick, D. K. and Whalen, M. V., "Extending the Cold Start Range of Alcohol Fueled Engines Using a Rich Combustor Device", SAE Paper 981359, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1998.

Pionke, C. D., Irick, D. K., Best, S. K., Ocker, K. D., and Ziegler, L, "Development of a Multidisciplinary Design Course via NASA's Human-Powered Lunar Rover Design Competition," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November, 1998, pp. 425-431.