richard dyrkacz resume linkedin nov 2015
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Richard Dyrkacz 63 Kendale Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 5M6 Phone: (204) 269-‐2311 Email: [email protected]
A self-‐motivated, results-‐oriented research and development project engineer with expertise in project management, preparing proposals and cost-‐effective budgets, and technical liaison combined with excellent team skills.
Professional Expertise
• Proficient in conducting independent research in mechanical engineering while using CAD, finite element analysis, and the Six Sigma techniques.
• Strong project management skills with expertise in the management of diverse projects including identification of issues, planning, cost-‐effective budgeting, implementation, and monitoring for successful completion.
• Proven strengths in preparing, organizing, and coordinating experiments
with multidisciplinary teams.
• Creative approach to problem solving with the ability to view a problem from several perspectives and develop alternative solutions.
• Extensive experience in preparing polished written and verbal reports that
are easily understood and logically presented.
• Superior presentation skills demonstrated through summarizing research at international conferences and teaching in small and large classrooms.
Professional Achievements
• Identified multiple factors to make artificial hip joints safer for 1,000,000+ patients, annually, worldwide (net annual savings of approximately $50,000,000 USD) and extend the lifetime of the prostheses by 10 years.
• Research findings led to the development of a provincial law requiring
children to wear a helmet while riding a bike.
• Presented research findings at prestigious conferences worldwide and published in peer-‐reviewed journals
Education PH.D. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, University of Manitoba, 2015 M.SC. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, UCLA, 2009 B.SC. BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, University of Manitoba, 2008 Employment History RESEARCHER, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, 2010 – 2015
• Conducted award-‐winning research on preventing corrosion of artificial hip joints with a multidisciplinary team consisting of engineers, doctors, and scientists.
• Generated in excess of $250,000 in research grants (NSERC and industry). • Designed experiments involving the assessment of hip prostheses, finite
element analysis, and fatigue testing while following ISO standards. • Utilized project management skills to manage diverse projects including
planning, cost-‐effective budgeting, troubleshooting issues, and monitoring the success of the project.
• Created tools and fixtures with computer-‐aided-‐design and machine design. • Designed, maintained, and repaired equipment. • Successfully completed a Ph.D. dissertation and passed the oral defence.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, 2011 -‐ 2015
• Instructed “Design of Biomechanical Devices” and “Technology and Society” for undergraduate students.
o Approximately 20-‐70 students per class. o Assisted students on developing their engineering designs while
applying creative problem solving skills. o Delivered lectures and tutorials, designed and marked assignments,
tests, and exams, evaluated presentations.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, International College of Manitoba, 2011 – 2014 • Instructed “Engineering Statics” for undergraduate students.
o Classes comprised foreign students with English as an additional language.
o Adapted teaching methods to students’ needs and made complex problems understandable: Average student grade: B+.
o Provided tutorials, graded assignments, and supervised exams.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, 2008, Summer Employment
• Performed hyperspectral spectroscopy and near-‐infrared imaging to determine if insects and fungus damaged wheat kernels.
• Prepared written and verbal reports of research findings. • Research was published in peer-‐reviewed journals and presented at
international conferences. RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Manitoba Institute for Children’s Health, 2007, Summer Employment
• Conducted preliminary research to determine the effectiveness of digital technology for monitoring seatbelt use, wearing bicycle helmets, and assessing the safety of playgrounds.
• Prepared written reports on research findings. • Research findings led to the development of a provincial law requiring
children to wear a helmet while riding a bike. Research Publications
1. R. M. R. Dyrkacz, S. T. O'Brien, J. M. Brandt, J. B. Morrison, O. Ojo, T. R. Turgeon, et al., "Finite element analysis at the head-‐neck taper interface of modular hip prostheses," Tribology International, vol. 91, pp. 206-‐213, 2015.
2. T. C. Gascoyne, R. M. R. Dyrkacz, T. R. Turgeon, C. D. Burnell, U. P. Wyss, J. M.
Brandt, “Corrosion on the acetabular liner taper from retrieved modular metal-‐on-‐metal total hip replacements,” Journal of Arthroplasty, vol. 29, pp. 2049-‐2052, 2014.
3. R. M. R. Dyrkacz, J. M. Brandt, O. A. Ojo, T. R. Turgeon, and U. P. Wyss, "The
influence of head size on corrosion and fretting behaviour at the head-‐neck interface of artificial hip joints," Journal of Arthroplasty, vol. 28, pp. 1036-‐1040, 2013.
Professional / Community Leadership TREASURER, Triple Threat Triathlon Club VICE – PRESIDENT, University of Manitoba Biosystems Engineering Student Group YEARBOOK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, University of Manitoba Engineering Society PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR, University of Manitoba Engineering Society VOLUNTEER, Victoria General Hospital, Emergency Room and Observation Unit