XiaoPing Chen

Objectives:

Seeking a technical position in a leading software engineering company that can benefit from my education and experience background.

Education:

1998 - present : Ph.D candidate in Computer Aided Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

1996-1998 : Master of Science, Computer Aided Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Thesis Title: Plan Verification for Better Control In Shape Deposition Manufacturing.

1988 - 1993 : Bachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering Department, TsingHua University, BeiJing, P.R.China.

Recent Academic Experiences:

• Customer specified personal management database project: 1996


Using relational database to design, evaluate, implement and test a PC database application which provides particular personal management functionalities through user required GUI.

Key words: Relational Database, Access, SQL, Visual Basic

 

• Geographic Information System based applications: 1996


GIS based applications for earth coordinate and category devided human resource analysis on financial status, race distribution, school accessibility and many other related social issues.
 
Key words: Relational Database, SQL, Geographic Information System, CAD system

 

• Planner upgrade for Shape Deposition Manufacturing in CMU: 1996-1997


Manufacturing plan generator upgrading for Shape Deposition Manufacturing in CMU. Using specific manufacturing knowledge database and geometric modeling kernel to generate optimized SDM manufacturing plans for desired artifacts.

Key words: C++, Geometric Modeling, Relational Database

 

• SDM simulator for Shape Deposition Manufacturing: 1996-1997


UNIX and PC platform simulation program which verifies manufacturing plan in intended trajection plan, tool movement, collision detection, etc., previous to the plan implementation for Shape Deposition Manufacturing (which is a physical prototyping technique developed in CMU).

Key words: UNIX, C, C++, Geometric Modeling, OpenGL, GLUT, PC Window programming

 

• Expert System in optimized tool selection for Shape Deposition Manufacturing: 1996


Developed an expert system using CLIPS for SDM cutting tool selection based on manufacturing specifications and regulations and expert knowledge from experienced workers.

Key words: Expert System, CLIPS

 

•  Rapid Design Through Virtual and Physical Prototyping: 1997-now


Developed A PC-based window program which supports early CAD design of engineered systems through three dimensional interactive simulation. Focus on realtime virtual prototyping of property assignable 3D objects under force and movement constraints. Designers are able to create or change behavior constraints to set up different engineered systems for CAD models to abtain virtual behavior simulation of a 3D system.

Key words: MFC, ACIS geometric modeling, OpenGL, CORIOLIS kinematic and dynamic kernel

Working Experiences:

• Computer Aided Engineering Group, Department of Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University


Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant -- Jan 96 - Present
As a research assistant, developed several PC and UNIX applications and software, a major one is for the Rapid Design Through Virtual and Physical prototyping, which supports early CAD design of engineered systems through 3D interactive simulation. Also Served as teaching assistant for undergraduate-level Computer-Aided Engineering Tools courses and Rapid Design projects.
 

• Chinese Architectural Company, the Second Bureau, Beijing & ShenZhen, P.R.China


Technical Assistant amd senior civil engineer -- Aug 93 - 96
Served as technical assistant and senior civil engineer in the largest architectural company in china. Major work involved international project bidding, computer aided design, site inspection, scheduling, technical training on computer aided engineering tools.
 

• GeDun Decoration Company, HongKong, P.R.China


Supervisor -- Jun 1992 - Sep 1992
Worked as an assistant project manager for a four-star restraurant first floor re-decoration project in BeiJing.   
 

• JLD Architectural Company, BeiJing, P.R.China


Internship -- Jun 1991-Sep 1991
Major work involved technical drawing and project budgeting

Computer Abilities:

• Unix, Windows 95 & NT, TCP/IP
• MFC, C, C++, Visual Basic, JAVA, JAVA script, HTML,VRML
• Relational Database, SQL, Expert System (CLIPS)
• OpenGL, GLUT, ACIS Solid Modeling Kernel, AutoCad,
• Geographic Information System(GIS)
• Web Server (HTTP), Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
• FrontPage 98, Matlab, Excel, Maple

 

*   Willing and happy to learn any other skills as needed.

Courses taken recently:

•     Relational Database
•     Expert System
•     Software Engineering
•     Computational Design Tools
•     Computer Aided Engineering Tools
•     Advanced Programming Concepts in Computer Aided Engineering (Data Structure)
•     Computer Network

Contact Information:
 

Any suggestions please contact xiaoping@cs.cmu.edu