MATTHEW KLEIN

Local Address 2838 Seine Ave Davis, CA 95616 (925) 339-1007 OBJECTIVE Permanent Address 3205 Chardonnay Pl. Pleasanton, CA 94566 (925) 339-1007 Pursuing a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering at UC Davis in electric vehicle battery pack thermal management design and control optimization for life and performance. B.S., Mechanical Engineering University of California, Davis, CA GPA: 3.61/4.0 Date of Graduation: June, 2010 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering University of California, Davis, CA GPA: 3.65/4.0 Date of Graduation: June, 2015 EXPERIENCE UC Davis Green Transportation Laboratory, Davis, CA 9/10-06/15 (planned) Graduate Student Researcher Optimal Control of Thermal Systems: Develop test methods for battery model parameterization for the purpose of performing vehicle simulation design analysis and battery management estimation algorithms. Thermal system modeling for heat exchanger design optimization and thermal system control strategy development. Neutron imaging of lithium ion batteries to study temperature dependent degradation mechanisms. Kleenspeed Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lead Engineer 6/10-12/12 Led the product development eorts of the company by creating a scalable and modular lithium-ion battery pack for vehicle and stationary applications that was used to power a running prototype vehicle for investors, sales, and conference demos. The technology developed resulted in ve provisional patent applications. UC Davis Formula Hybrid SAE, Davis, CA Team Lead 9/09-6/11 Designed, built and tested two open wheel hybrid electric racing vehicles (FH1 and FH2) for two separate competitions. Invited to two additional competitions. May 2010: Placed 3rd out of 30 universities. (FH1) June 2010: Placed 2nd out of 4 universities. (FH1) May 2011: Placed 4th out of 30 universities. (FH2) May 2011: Placed 1st out of 7 universities. (FH2) Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA Student Engineering Intern 1/08-8/08 Aided in the experimental and general lab duties for the study of Palladium nanoparticles to understand their usefulness for electrical energy and hydrogen storage. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA Student Engineering Intern 6/07-1/08 Aided in the fabrication of a hydrogen refueling station built for General Motors to study its use for vehicle applications.

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UC Davis Mechanical and Aerospace Department, Davis, CA EME 107A: Experimental Methods Fall 2010

Lead the two lab section per week and graded HW and Lab Reports. EME 106: Thermo-Fluid Dynamics Winter 2011

Graded HW and held oce hours for discussion of HW. ENG 4: Engineering Graphics Spring 2011

Lead one three hour lab section and assisted one other per week. Graded HW and exams. ENG 4: Engineering Graphics Fall 2011

Lead one three hour lab section and assisted one other per week. Graded HW and exams. EME 50: Manufacturing Methods Spring 2012

Lead manufacturing demonstrations during two 3-hour labs per week. Grade assignements. PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Three-Dimensional Pore Evolution of Nanoporous Metal Particles for Energy Storage Matthew P. Klein, Benjamin W. Jacobs, Markus D. Ong, Stephen J. Fares, David B. Robinson, Vitalie Stavila, Gregory J. Wagner, and Ilke Arslan Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011 133 (24), 9144-9147 AWARDS AND HONORS Undergraduate Deans List, UC Davis: Fall 08, Win 09, Sp 09, Fall 09 UC Davis Mechanical Engineering Departmental Fellowship ($90,000) UC Davis College of Engineering TOPS Fellowship ($20,000) Rayleigh and Clara Miller Scholarship ($1,000) Sandia Honors Scholarship ($500) Software: Oce: MS Oce, LibreOce, OpenOce CAD - 3D Modeling: Solidworks (procient), Inventor (intermediate), CATIA V5 (novice) Numerical Analysis: MATLAB (procient), Octave (procient), R (intermediate) Manufacturing and fabrication: Procient with the following tools: Mill, Lathe, Drill press, Break, Shear, Band Saw, Belt sander, TIG welder, MIG welder, Plasma cutter, Grinding tools, General hand tools. Leadership: Documentation, Organization, MS Project, Team Building, Motivational, Encouraging, Empathetic. ACTIVITIES Vehicle maintenance Water sports, snowboarding and other various outdoor activities.

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