James R.

Morrison
1600 Carol Drive, Napa, CA 94558 (707).363.7885 jrobertmorrison@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE:
A position in motor sports design engineering where practical and project experience combined with a passion for
motor sports will be beneficial to the company.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
− While serving as Formula SAE vice president at California State University – Sacramento:
• Placed 16th out of 80 teams at the 2008 Formula SAE West competition.
• 1 of 8 teams outside the top ten to complete all 4 dynamic and 3 static events.
− Dean’s Honor Roll Fall 2005 semester.

SKILLS:
Computer
Catia V5 R18 · Solidworks 2008 · COSMOSWorks · Matlab/Simulink · CNC Programming · Susprog3d · MS
Project · Autocad · Pro Engineer · Visual Basic · Nastran · TK Solver · MS Excel · MS Powerpoint · MS
Project · MS Word

Mechanical
Automotive restoration · CNC · Lathe · Mill · Race car/kart maintenance · Measuring · Welding

Communication/Organizational
− Experienced and proficient at creating and executing a plan for achieving a project’s design requirements.
− Strong analytical skills and detail oriented mindset acquired through team projects and work experience.
− Comfortable working in a team and communicating effectively with team members.

PROJECTS:
Formula SAE Car: College Race Car Design Competition held by Society of Automotive Engineers (S.A.E.)
− Head suspension designer from 2005-8.
− Vice president for 2006-7 competition year. Oversaw design and construction of race car during absence
of the president.
− President for 2007-8 competition year. Managed design of subsystems, subsystem integration and
construction of race car. Scheduled and ran team meetings.
− Used Susprog 3D for kinematic design and a combination of Solidworks, COSMOSWorks FEA, and MS
Excel for part design.
− Modified a Visual Basic motorcycle suspension program embedded in MS Excel for FSAE rocker
geometry design. Resulted in a reduction of iteration and suspension motion ratio calculation time.
− Created detailed drawings and consulted with machinists to ensure parts were feasible to machine and
tolerances were reasonable.
− Machined parts on both mills and lathes.
− Designed crash impact attenuator for 2006-7 and 2007-8 cars using custom made MS Excel spreadsheet
to optimize stiffness to weight ratio.

Brake Dynamometer: California State University – Sacramento Senior Project

− Worked in a four student team to design and build a brake dynamometer used by the school’s Formula
SAE team to verify brake rotor heat transfer calculations.
− Solely defined design requirements and calculated inertia plate dimensions using custom made MS Excel
spreadsheet.
− Designed dynamometer shaft and sized up shaft bearing.
− Project included a final presentation, concept selection matrix, subsystem design criteria, budget, and
technical design report.
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Solar Power Trailer: The Engineering Club (TEC) Semester Project at Santa Rosa Junior College
− Worked in a three member team to design and construct a solar trailer that powered Santa Rosa Junior
College’s public announcement system.
− Consulted with ceremony director for trailer design requirements.
− Served as vice president during design and construction process.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Dead Man’s Handle Operator · Carsport Viper Race Team · American Le Mans · October 2004
Operated dead man’s handle during refueling stops. Aided in packing pit box equipment.

Assistant Mechanic · CoolstuffLA.com Racing · Pacific F2000 Series · July 2005

Helped with race car suspension setup on a 1996 Van Diemen RF-96, car cleaning, and packing up race
trailer.

Shop Assistant · Cypress Lane Racing · Summer 2006

Cleaned shop on daily basis. Set up scale pad and helped corner weight and align Formula Ford race cars.
Disassembled ATL fuel tank, cleaned and inspected check valve, and preformed various other small shop
tasks. Recorded tire temperatures, helped unload race trailer, set up pit box, and pack trailer during customer
test days.

EDUCATION:
B.S., Mechanical Engineering; California State University – Sacramento; May 2008
Engineering in Training Certified

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:

Round Table Pizza · Delivery Driver ·2002 to Present
Promoted into management level with increased responsibility as head driver in 2008 · conducts daily
delivery vehicle inspections · customer service · fast paced team environment

AFFILIATIONS AND HOBBIES

− Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
− Maintaining and driving an Emmick KT100 sprint kart.
− Attending American Le Mans races.
− Trance music DJ/Producer

References Available Upon Request