1. Joshua M. Guarino
Address/Phone E-Mail Address
8633 Courtland Drive Strongsville, Ohio 44149/ (330)-284-4629 joshua.m.guarino@gmail.com
Career Objectives: Seeking a full time position as an Aerospace/Mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry
Education: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Graduation: May 2006
Work Experience:
Parker-Hannifin Hydraulic Valve Division:
06/06 – Present Over the eight years of employment with Parker-Hannifin I have held positions of increasing
responsibility. I have had the opportunity to travel abroad to Sweden twice for a joint project
between Parker HVD and Parker MCDE. During these trips I had to interact closely with my
Swedish counter parts to guarantee the success of the project.
06/12 – 06/14 Engineer III
 Design components and systems for existing products and new product development for
projects greater than $1M E.A.R. (Winovation Projects)
 Setup lab testing for design validation
 Train new incoming engineers
 Provide technical assistance to the lower level engineers
 Subject matter expert on all pressure compensated loading sensing valves
 Product platform development
 Lead technical team in troubleshooting customer issues
 Program management
 Product integration into customer equipment
 Insure that product meets all customer specifications
 Provide assistance to customers in setting up the hydraulic system on their equipment
06/10 – 06/12 Engineer II (Changed Rate Structure)
 Design components and systems for existing products and new product development for
projects greater than $1M E.A.R. (Winovation Projects)
 Setup lab testing for design validation
 Train new incoming engineers
 Provide technical assistance to the lower level engineers
 Subject matter expert on all pressure compensated loading sensing valves
 Assist technical team in troubleshooting customer issues
 Assist in the integration of product into customer equipment
06/08 – 06/10 Sr. Product Engineer
 Design components and systems for existing products and new product development for
projects under $1M E.A.R.
 Setup and perform lab testing for design validation
 Be the divisions technical representative to our sister division MCDE in Sweden
 Train new incoming engineers
 Subject matter expert on MCDE pressure compensated load sensing valves
 Design and implement the H.M.I., data acquisition, and control system architecture for a
production test stand for a new product development project; with the goal of reducing test
time from 45 minutes per valve to 15 minutes per valve
06/07 - 06/08 Product Engineer
 Design components and systems for existing products and new product development for
projects under $1M E.A.R.

2.  Setup and perform lab testing for design validation
 Become the subject matter expert on three pressure compensated load sensing valves from
our MCDE division in Sweden
 Design and implement the H.M.I., data acquisition, and control system architecture for a
production test stand for the three MCDE valves mentioned above
06/06 - 06/07 Engineer Trainee
 Design components for existing products and new product development under supervision of
senior engineer
 Setup and perform lab testing for design validation under supervision of senior lab
technicians
 Train and become familiar with all current valve technologies
o Open Center
o Closed Center
o Load Sensing
o Pressure Compensated Load Sensing (Pre & Post ) (Major Focus)
Skills:
 Sand Casting Design (Iron)
 Test Stand Programming
o Data Acquisition (LabVIEW DAQ MX)
 Pressure, Flow, Temperature, & Current
o HMI
o Pseudo Closed Loop Control
 Flow Control
 Pressure Control (Relief Valve)
o Digital I/O
o Analog I/O
o State Machine Architecture
o State Event Architecture
 Fatigue Analysis
 Material Properties Development
o S-N Curve (Ferrous Material, Axial Loading, Fully Reversed, Pure Tension)
o Stress-Strain Curve (Ferrous Material)
 Rapid Prototyping
 1D dynamic simulation of fluidic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems
 Familiar with reading technical Swedish drawings and documents
 Hydraulic Circuit Analysis & Development
 Flow Control Valve Development
 Pressure Control Valve Development
 Directional Control Valve Development
 FMEA (Failure Modes Effects Analysis)
Perry Nuclear Power Plant:
05/05 – 08/05 Mechanical/Structural Group Co-op, Design Engineering Section
 Reviewed and revised calculations including thermal over pressurization, relief valve sizing,
and HVAC sizing
 Created a program to compile run hours and demands for critical plant equipment
 Initiated and engineering change package to place pressure relief valves on ASME class
vessels
08/04 – 01/05 (BOP) Balance of Plant Engineering Co-op, Plant Engineering Section
 Trended equipment performance
 Created a program to simplify data collection and analysis for turbine bearing vibration and
process heat sink temperature across heat exchangers
 Set-up a temperature test on a diesel generator heat exchanger

3.  Team member on a heat exchanger re-tube project
06/04 – 08/04 Components Engineering Co-op, Plant Engineering Section (Part Time Employment)
 Designed a temporary system to flood the main steam lines with water
01/04 – 06/04 (NSSS) Nuclear Steam Supply System Co-op, Plant Engineering Section
 Trended equipment performance
 Created programs to simplify data collection and analysis for the following applications
o Stall flows for the control rods in the reactor core
o Real time operating system to trend equipment data on all critical plant system
equipment
Computer Experience: Conversant with the following applications
 Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point
 Auto Cad Inventor (3D Modeling Program)
 Auto Cad Mechanical (2D Modeling Program)
 LabVIEW (Data Acquisition & Control)
 RS Logics (PLC Ladder Logic)
 Pro Engineer (3D Modeling Program)
 AMESIM 1D Dynamic Simulation
Activities: Recreational
 RC Airplanes
 RC Helicopters (Variable Pitch)
 Mountain Biking.
 Golf
01/05 – 06/06 University of Akron Formula One SAE Race Team
 Designed a light weight, duel radiator, parallel path cooling system
 Learned to use a metal lathe
 Learned to use a Bridgeport mil
 Designed high strength light weight components for the drive train
o Half Shafts
o Bearing Carriers
o Bearings
 Setting up a test jig for the flow bench