Benjamin Philip Ward

*** ********

Brook,

Stateline,

NV

89449

acdmuj@r.postjobfree.com

775-

240-

7483

EDUCATION

California

Polytechnic

State

University,

San

Luis

Obispo,

CA

Bachelor

of

Science,

Mechanical

Engineering,

December

2013

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Eaton

Corporation

Livermore,

CA

Jun

2013

–

Sep

2013

Field

Applications

Engineering

Intern

• Worked

with

Eaton’s

Electrical

Services

and

Systems

engineers

in

the

field

problem

solving,

testing

electrical

equipment,

modifying

existing

equipment,

and

consulting

with

sales/customers

• Fabricated

custom

mid-

voltage

switchboards

from

layout

drawings

while

working

in

the

Hayward

factory

as

well

as

complex

wiring

and

CNC

machine

operation

Aervoe

Industries

Gardnerville,

NV

May

2012

–

Sep

2012

Product

Development

Engineering

Intern

• Assisted

chief

engineer

in

conducting

research

and

development

of

existing

and

future

consumer

products

• Completed

100

+

hours

modeling

future

and

concept

products

as

well

as

altering

existing

products

in

SolidWorks

• Improved

quality

and

efficiency

of

factory

production

lines

and

participated

in

executive

meetings

RELEVANT

COURSEWORK

Single

Track

Vehicle

Design

Cal

Poly

Jan

2013

–

Mar

2013

• Analyzed

full

design

methods

of

single

track

vehicles

including

handling

characteristics,

strength

and

stiffness

considerations,

human

power,

traction,

suspension,

and

braking

• Produced

full

custom

design

of

a

single

track

vehicle

including

FEA

analysis

and

fabrication

of

a

handling

prototype

Building

Heating

and

Cooling

Loads/Refrigeration

Design

Cal

Poly

Apr

2013

–

Dec

2013

• Studied

and

implemented

engineering

principles

of

refrigeration

processes

and

applications

• Estimated

and

calculated

heating

and

cooling

loads,

energy

consumption,

operating

costs

and

heating

and

air-

conditioning

system

design

for

existing

and

future

buildings

Mechanical

Control

Systems

Cal

Poly

Sep

2012

–

Jan

2013

• Modeled

and

controlled

first

and

second

order

physical

systems

using

Matlab

and

Simulink

• Designed

and

accurately

operated

mechanical,

hydraulic,

pneumatic,

electrical,

and

fluid

level

control

systems

using

time

response,

frequency

response,

state

space,

computer

simulation,

and

testing

MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING

PROJECTS

Senior

Project

Hydraulic

Brake

System

Cal

Poly

Jan

2013

–

Dec

2013

• Managed

a

team

of

three

engineers

to

apply

the

engineering

design

process

in

order

to

design,

analyze

and

construct

a

prototype

brake

system

that

demonstrates

energy

conversion

within

a

given

timeline

• Implemented

full

thermal,

fatigue,

reliability,

and

structural

analysis

on

disk

brake

system

using

EES

and

SolidWorks

Power

Cable

Ascender

Design

Cal

Poly

Sep

2012

–

Jan

2013

• Coordinated

with

a

group

of

three

engineers

to

design

and

present

a

light

durable

device

that

could

mount

and

ascend

a

taut

cable

under

specified

loads

and

time

constraints

• Constructed

full

prototype

model

of

ascender

in

SolidWorks

and

performed

structural

and

fatigue

analysis

in

EES

EXTRACURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES

Cal

Poly

Frame

Builders

Cal

Poly

Jan

2013

–

Present

• Collaborated

weekly

with

senior

members

and

industry

professionals

to

discuss

and

design

bicycle

frame

modeling

processes

as

well

as

fabrication

of

these

designs

using

high-

end

Anvil

fixtures

and

equipment

COMPUTER

SKILLS,

LEARNED

EQUIPMENT,

&

HOBBIES

• SolidWorks,

EES,

TRACE,

Simulink,

Mechanica,

Microsoft

Word/Excel/Power

Point,

Photoshop,

C

and

Unix

• Mill,

Lathe,

CNC

Press,

Oscilloscope,

MIG/TIG

Welding,

Plasma

Cutter,

Megger,

Forklift,

Anvil

Bike

Fixtures

• Expert

Skier,

Downhill

Mountain

Biker,

Downhill

Longboarder,

Skydiver,

Crossfit,

Curling,

Travel,

Guitar

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