Glenn H. Gleason
Ph.D., P.E.
Consulting Engineer
- 832-831-2910
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Mechanical System Analysis, Structural Analysis, Fuel Gas Systems, Workplace Accident & Safety Analysis, Failure Analysis
- Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2022 Dissertation: "Computational Analysis of Laser Impact Welding Processes Using Eulerian Formulation"
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2019
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, The University of California at Berkeley, 2004
- Primary areas of consultation: mechanical systems and component failure analysis, water and waste water utility systems. Residential and commercial construction, HVAC and plumbing, roof inspections, water intrusion/damage, and foundation failure/deflection analysis. Construction Safety and OSHA compliance related to workplace safety and injury.
- Experience includes detailed on-site inspection, repair scope and specification development, and engineering report composition. Analyses are conducted according to current applicable standards.
- Apr. 2024 - Present
Houston, Texas
MCDOWELL OWENS ENGINEERING, INC
Consultant. Areas of primary interest include mechanical system and equipment failure analysis, commercial and residential construction, hazardous gas exposure, and mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) related losses. Premises liability related to slip/trip and fall accidents.
- Oct. 2022 - Apr. 2024
Houston, Texas
EXPONENT, INC.
Senior Associate. Areas of primary interest include automotive, wind energy, oil and gas, rail, workplace/industrial safety, consumer technology development, power generation, and utilities.
- Jan. 2019 - Sep. 2022
Richardson, Texas
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
Teaching Assistant/Research Contributor. Taught classes on Kinematics & Dynamics Laboratory, Mechanical Vibrations, Dynamics, and Statics.
- Jun. 2011 - Jan. 2019
Pleasanton, CA.
RATERLABS, INC.
Search Engine Evaluator. Worked with various major tech companies to develop machine learning algorithms for analysis of videos, images, and text content.
- Jan. 2005 - Jun. 2011
Dallas, Texas
BUCHER, WILLIS, AND RATLIFF CROP.
Engineering Technician. Composed the Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Study used to manage $80M in planned infrastructure expenses for the city of Melissa, Texas. Conducted numerous site inspections for various city infrastructure projects, and performed water and wastewater system design & analysis.
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at The University of California at Berkeley, CA, 2004
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 2019
- Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 2022
- Certified Engineer In Training, Texas #79670
- API 579 / ASME FFS-1
- OSHA 30-Hour Outreach Training Program - General Industry
- USA DOT FAA - Remote Pilot License – DRONE – License No. 5049778
- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (Member 2018-Present)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) (Company Affiliation)
- “Computational Analysis of Laser Impact Welding Processes.” Summer Undergraduate Research Seminar, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX., 2022
- “Predictive Modeling of Laser Shock Peening Induced Near-Surface Residual Stress in Alumina.” 49th SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference (Virtual Presenter) Cincinnati, OH, 2021
- Teaching Assistant / Research Contributor, The University of Texas at
Dallas, Richardson, TX. 2019-2022
Classes Taught:
- Kinematics & Dynamics Laboratory
- Mechanical Vibrations
- Dynamics
- Statics
- Failure Analysis
- Corrosion Investigation
- Laser Impact Welding
- Optical Profilometry
- Mechanical Testing
- Vibrations
- "Influence of surface roughness on transient phenomena occuring during laser impact welding." Gleason, Glenn, Karl Bailey, Sumair Sunny, Malik,Arif, and Rodrigo A Bernal. Journal of Manufacturing Processess 80 (2022): 480-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.06.022
- "Numerical investigation elucidating effects of microstructure on the transient thermomechanical phenomena during laser impact welding." Gleason, Glenn, Sunny, Sumair, Mathews, Ritin, and Malik, Arif. Journal of Manufacturing Processess 79 (2022) 115-125. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.04.031
- "Numerical investigation of transient interfacial material behavior during laser impact welding." Gleason, Glenn, Sunny, Sumair, Mathews, Ritin, and Malik, Arif. Scripta Materialia 208 (2022): 114325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114325
- "Simulation of laser impact welding for dissimilar additively manufactured foils considering influence of inhomogenous microstructure." Gleason, Glenn, Sunny, Sumair, Mathews, Ritin, and Malik, Arif. Materials & Design 198 (2021) 109372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109372
- "Effect of metal additive manufacturing residual stress on post-process machining-induced stress and distortion." Sunny, Sumair, Mathews, Ritin, Gleason, Glenn, Malik, Arif, and Halley, Jeremiah. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 202 (2021) 106534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106534
- "Importance of microstructure modeling for additively manufactured metal post-process simulations." Sunny, Sumair, Gleason, Glenn, Bailey, Karl, Mathews, Ritin, Malik,Arif. International Journal of Engineering Science 166 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijengsci.2021.103515. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.06.022
- "Simulation and experimental comparison of laser impact welding with a plasma pressure model." Sadeh, Sepehr, Gleason, Glenn, Hatamleh, Mohammad, Sunny, Sumair, Yu, Haoliang, Malik, Arif, and Qian, Dong. Metals 9, no.11 (2019) 1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9111196