Joey Sanchez, PhD

Founder/Researcher

Dr. Joey Sanchez is the founder and researcher at SAE Concepts. After He received his Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rutgers, he went on to  Johns Hopkins to work on his Master's degree as a GEM Fellow. After he concluded his Master's degree, he went on to work in the Technical Rotation Program at Lexmark where he worked as a mechanical design engineer, a thermal engineer, and product engineer. After 2 years at Lexmark, he returned to Rutgers to work on his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering under the direction of Prof. Haym Benaroya. Here, he developed his specialty in dynamical systems and inverse methods.  After concluding his degree, he went on to become a Research Program Coordinator at the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation for 3 years while developing his research at SAE Concepts.

CV

Education

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Haym Benaroya
​Dissertation: Observer-Based Force Reconstruction Technique

Piscataway, NJ
Graduated: January, 2015​

The Johns Hopkins University,
Master of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Academic Advisor: Louis Whitcomb

Baltimore, MD
Graduated: May, 2009

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Piscataway, NJ
Graduated: May, 2007

Professional Experience

SAE Concepts
Founder/Researcher

• Objective: This organization was developed to engage in theoretical ​research with the aim of contributing to the growth of technical knowledge and improving the quality of life through the development of technical innovation.
  • Highlights: I developed the theoretical and computational foundations of the asymptotic approximation method of force reconstruction.

South Plainfield, NJ
January 2015 - Present

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Research Program Coordinator
Description:

• Objective: I managed the National and Tier I University Transportation Center grant projects.
  •  Highlight: I organized and optimized internal processes to ensure CAIT is operating efficiently and according to policy.
  • Highlight: I supervised the review and completion of numerous UTC projects.
• Objective: I engaged in advanced  research  activities.
  • Highlight: In collaboration with Rutgers faculty and CAIT researchers, I redesigned the electrical system to improve the reliability of the prototype bridge diagnostics tool, THMPER. 
  • Highlight: In collaboration with the researchers from the Bridge Resource Program at CAIT, I facilitated the development and proof of concept of a method for filling delaminations in concrete bridge decks.

Piscataway, NJ
June 2014 - March 2017

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Photon Sciences
​GEM Fellow - Mechanical Design Engineer
Description: I designed an experimental setup to verify the accuracy and precision of kinematic couplings to be used in the Hard X-Ray nanoscope of the National Synchrotron Light Source II.

Upton, NY
​May 2012 - August 2012

Lexmark International, Inc.
Technical Rotation Program
Mechanical Engineer
Description: ​I participated in the Technical Rotation Program at Lexmark. In this program, I worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer, a Thermal Engineer, and a Product Engineer.

• Product Engineer  – Midrange Color Laser Product Engineering Team                          
  • ​Objective:  Analyze possible causes for device failures and develop solutions  to the underlying problems.
    • ​Highlight:  Developed a graphical  user interface  in MatLab to efficiently present graphical  data. 
• Thermal Engineer  – Thermal Engineering  Laboratory                                  
  • Objective:  Ensure  the physical  components  of Lexmark  printers are operating  according  to temperature specifications. 
    • ​Highlight:  Developed an algorithm to predict  steady  state  temperatures from an incomplete data  sample.
• ​​Mechanical  Design Engineer–  Scanning  & Imaging                                 
  • ​Objective:  Provide mechanical  design support to the team to aid in the development and analysis of prototype designs of the scanner  in development.
    • ​​Highlight:  Developed new illumination system  prototype for possible inclusion in scanner.

Lexington, KY
June 2009 - June 2011



October, 2010 – June, 2011 



​January, 2010 – October, 2010




 June, 2009 – January, 2010 

Teaching Experience

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
​Instructor
Course: Basic Computer-Aided Drafting
Description: 

• I was responsible for all aspects of the course.
  • Software used in the course: Solidworks 2010
• I instructed students on the basic elements involved in computer-aided drafting with an emphasis on the concepts needed to properly design structures and how to apply them within the software environment.

Piscataway, NJ
September 2013 - May 2014

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Instructor
Course: Engineering Mechanics: Statics
Description:

• I was responsible for all aspects of the course.
• ​I instructed students on the basics of statics Newtonian mechanics.
  

Piscataway, NJ
June 2013 - August 2013