PETER
B. PICKETT
- 135 Owsley Avenue
- Lexington, KY 40502
- (859) 335-5424
- http://www.picketts.org
- peter@picketts.org
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- Education
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, June 1998
- B.A. Music Performance, May 1996
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, May 1995
Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
QCA:
Overall = 3.2/4.0 Grad. M.E. = 3.7/4.0 Music = 3.7/4.0
Experience
Electrophotography Technology
and Engineering Manager, Lexmark
International, February 2008-Present
- Direct
and manage department of mechanical and electrical engineers in the
development of current high end color laser printers
- Advise
technology team on the study of future printing technologies
- Mentor
and coach employees
Mechanical Engineer, Lexmark
International, August 1998-February 2008
- Team
lead for intermediate transfer module for multiple color laser printer
systems. Responsible for
mechanical design and function, electrophotographic function, all
parts/prints, and specifications
- Responsible
for supplier technical relationships for current electrophotographic
technology parts as well as potential new suppliers
- Interface
with marketing, product assurance, electrical, and software groups
- Modeled
and simulated physics of inkjet printer system
- Designed
and authored numerous software packages for high and low level automation
and data processing tasks
- Mentor
for new employees
President/Owner,
Pickett Brass, 2003 - Present
- Conceptualized
and started company that designs and manufactures trumpet trim kits and
mouthpieces
- Setup
3 CNC lathes and authored custom CNC CAD software for designing and
machining individual parts
and mouthpieces
- Work
with trumpet professionals in developing custom mouthpieces
Graduate
Research Assistant,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Department, Spring 1997
- Modeled
and simulated the acoustics of the trumpet and player interaction
- Applied
active noise control technology to modify player/trumpet interaction
Graduate
Teaching Assistant,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Department, Fall 1996,
Spring 1998
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Taught and conducted ME
junior and senior laboratories
·
Graded and discussed
student's technical reports and homework
Graduate
Research Assistant,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Department, Spring,
Summer 1997
Graduate
Teaching Assistant,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Department, Fall 1996
- Taught
and conducted ME senior laboratories
- Graded
and discussed student's techincal reports
Research
Assistant, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Department, Summer 1995
- Designed
and constructed two microphone intensity probe
- Conducted
acoustic intensity and sound pressure measurements
- Assisted
in experiment design and completion
- Designed
and built anechoic test facility
Engineering
Intern, Crutchfield
Corporation, Charlottesville, VA, Summers 1992, 1993, 1994
- Assisted
in complete design cycle of car radio installation kits
- Conducted
research for initial designs
- Carried
out manufacturing setups and runs using CNC milling
- Complete
working drawings for outside vendors
- Supervised
engineering department network installation
- Assisted
in computer assembly and testing
Projects
World
Wide Web Server Implementations, 1996-1997
Electrostatic Speaker Systems, 1995-1996
- Researched
operational characteristics and theory
- Designed
and constructed actual drivers
- Built
and tested most designs
Computer
Skills
Macintosh,
IBM proficient - UNIX, Windows, MS Office, Matlab, MathCAD, FORTRAN, HTML, C,
Borland Builder C++
Activities
American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
Brass
5 Brass Quintet
Central
Kentucky Community Band
Lexington
Brass Band
Lexington
Community Orchestra
Marching
Virginians
Metro
Pep Band
Quantum
Brass Quintet
Saxton’s
Cornet Band
The
New River Valley Symphony Orchestra
University
Symphony Band
University
Wind Ensemble
Virginia
Tech Jazz Orchestra
Virginia
Tech Trumpet Ensemble
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