Michael Murphy

About Michael Murphy

Structural Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, and machinist working in Seattle. In my free time my hobbies include hiking, taking my road bike out, and visiting friends in B.C.I am maintaining this linkedIn profile to continue my professional development, and keep in contact with my many friends across North America and elsewhere.Washington State Professional Engineer, P.E.#51590Professional Engineer, British Columbia, P.Eng #42596Publications:M. Murphy and T.Y. Yang “Performance evaluation of seismic force resisting systems for lowrisesteel buildings in Canada”, published online DOI 10.1193/022314EQS032M, EarthquakeSpectra, 2014M.Murphy, “Performance based evaluation of prequalified steel seismic force resistingstructures in Canada”, thesis for M.A.Sc degree at the University of British Columbia, 2013T.Y. Yang, M.Murphy & F.Lam, “Performance Evaluation of Prequalified Steel SeismicStructural Systems in Canada”, 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon,Portugal, 2012T.Y. Yang & M.Murphy, “Performance evaluation of three pre-qualified steel systems inCanada”, STESSA conference, Santiago Chile, 2012

Experience

1. Systems Engineer

   Boeing

   Dec 2021 — Present

   ETOPS (Extended Operations) Engineer supporting certification activities on the 737-7/-10 and KC-46A programs. In addition to new development programs I support ETOPS certification on type design change activities on legacy programs including 737NG, 737-8/-9 (MAX), 747, 757, 767, and 787 model airplanes. I have presented in front of regulators from the FAA, EASA, TCCA (Canada) and other international regulatory bodies introducing officials to the ETOPS capabilities of new Boeing models and 737-10. I support cold weather flight testing operations on the and 737-10. I am currently involved in a long term project to upgrade 787 Trent turbofan engine for greater reliability and performance. Review of system safety assessments and failure hazard analyses for critical airplane systems supporting ETOPS missions. I am an authorized DAE for assessing design changes to 7-Series aircraft.

Education

• The University of British Columbia

  Master’s Degree, Structural Engineering

  2010 — 2013

• University of Washington

  Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2005 — 2008

Skills

• Mathcad
• Manufacturing
• Structural Engineering
• Project Planning
• Mechanical Engineering
• Solidworks
• Project Management
• Staad-Pro
• Machine Tools
• Autocad
• Catia
• Structural Analysis
• Engineering
• Matlab
• Nx Unigraphics
• Sap2000