Alright, so I've been here for 2 months and 10 days, but I've never properly introduced myself. My name is Aaron Bier. I live in northern NJ and commute to NYC every day where I design heating, cooling and ventillation systems for the expansion of the Jacob Javits Convention Center (where the New York Auto show is). I also have my own company that I use to take on engineering projects of my own as well as for side work detailing cars. I qam a mechanical engineer with a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. I attended before, during and after Michael Vick and can honestly say that the parties were better before he got there (the police force doubled when ESPN decided to make Blacksburg a second home). I am good friends with a survivor of the shooting there and had studied under Dr. Librescu (the halocaust surviving professor that got killed). I have advanced studies in combustion, internal engines, fan/pump/compressor properties and design, machine design and industrial processes. I have done precision machining and acted as chief machinist for my Sr. college design project which was to design a control system to actively attenuate resonance in the combustor of the joint strike fighter engine. I had also been on hybrid vehicle and baja teams.

Since I finished school, I'm on my 3rd job in NYC. During my first job, I re-learned 2D AutoCAD to produce contract documents (blueprints) and the basics of HVAC within my first 3 months, after 6 months I started managing projects and by the time I left, I was 25 and was managing about a third of the company's projects and all of the in-house labor. At that job, I was very close to a nervous break-down on 3 separate occasions and had been diagnosed by a neurologist as having the stress patterns of a 40 year old man ..... time for a change. My last job was at a much larger firm doing more of the same quick, no-creativity design, but my pay went up and my responsibility went way down ....... good for 2 years, but then I started to yearn for some satisfaction out of my work. That and a few smaller issues caused me to look and find my current position. Here, I am responsible for some extremely expensive equipment and design. Since it's only 1 project, the pace is much slower, but every answer that I give has to be checked 3 or more times by me because I can't give a wrong answer ..... it would snowball and cause too many problems ..... a new and different kind of stress.

My car is a 2000 Accord V6 sedan with an automatic transmission. I will re-post my list of mods since it's too long for the signature.

 

2000 Accord V6 sedan
Nighthawk Black

Engine
Injen CAI
Denso Iridium Plugs
UR pulleys
OBX headers
Apexi WS2 catback
Helix Power Tower TB Spacer
OBX Silicone radiator hoses
Silicone vacuum hoses

Suspension
Tein SS coilovers w/adj. dampers
Comptech Anti-Sway Bars
Neuspeed Strut Tower Brace
cheapie rear lower tie bar

Brakes
Brembo Sport Cross-drilled rotors
Hawk HPS brake pads

Electronics
Apexi V-AFC2
Escort X50
Escort GT2

Exterior
TYC projector headlights
Xenon H1 conversion 5000k
TYC "Impala Style" taillights w/painted housings
Windguards
Tint - 20% rear/ 35% rear sides
Silblade "Ultra-blade" 5-year wipers

Interior
Pioneer double-DIN head unit (cassette/CD)
Sirius satelite radio
Phoenix Gold Tantrum 75x4 amp
3-way Pioneer 6x9's
2-way MB Quartz 6.5" components
21-piece wood trim kit

Next Up
JBL/Crown BPX 500.1 sub amp
8” Kicker L7 in a custom sealed rear armrest box
Sound Processor (likely the Alpine 701)
Hayden 403 tranny cooler 75 shot wet nitrous

 

Hopefully I'll be able to clean it up and take some pics on Sunday.

 

Haha! Nice to meet you! After 1300 posts! JK you know I'm just giving you a hard time.
[sm=welcomesign.gif]. Nice to get your story.

 

Yeah ... I figured that an intro would be nice before I hit 1300.

 

Yeah we do need some pics though. The only reason I have no pics of mine is they are both pretty muchstock and you could just google "accord" and see pics.

 

If nothing else, I should have my pre tint-removal pics up this weekend.

 

nice info.

way to get that post count up! haha.

 

Well Aaron Bier..
Officially ,, Welcome to HAF..
And personally, i would like to thank you for all the help you offer our members ..

 

Thanks for the welcome DH!!! No need for thanks on helping others, I enjoy it!