Summary

A resourceful and highly driven mechanical engineer with experience in

mechanical design, and experience in the mechanical field; exceptional

teamwork/time management skills and an ability to lead. Interested in

advancing my knowledge of engineering to while gaining new skills.

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

GPA: 3.2

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

May, 2014

Awards: Dean's Scholarship, ELITE Award

Study Abroad at Trinity College Dublin - studied in Mechanical

Engineering - traveled to eight countries

Additional Coursework

Graduate: Mechatronics ~ Design of Mechanical Assemblies

Undergraduate: Robotics

Academic Achievements

Senior Design Project:

Spring '14

. Designed an auxiliary cooling system for high performance vehicles

. Developed mathematical models, built the prototype, and developed

testing procedures

. Final project presented to 100 peers in paper and poster format

UDesign: Founding President:

Spring '13-Present

. Established a design club to supplement course curriculum.

. mechanical design, using CAD (Soildworks and Pro-e)

. Delegated tasks, lead meetings, desiged project schematics, managed

the executive board, oversaw club projects, organized with the

faculty, judged final projects and competitions.

. Had seven teams of four compete in the final round

Design of Mechanical Components:

Fall '12

. Led a group of four in designing a bracket to withstand a 200 lb load.

. Designed models in Solidworks and tested them in ANSYS; final bracket

was tested using an Instron

Research

Mechatronics Lab

Fall '11 - Fall '13

. Worked with graduate students to develop a power system to an embedded

system for the lab

. Developed a mechanical claw to pick up items of different size texture

and weight

. Designed the claw in Solidworks, and assisted in development of the

electronics to run the claw,

. Successfully ran in two degrees of freedom and completed all obstacles

in competition

Work Experience

Research Experience for Undergraduates at FREEDM System Center University

of North Carolina Summer '12

. Worked with a professor and a graduate student in developing a new

electronic cooling technology using temperature sensitive ferrofluids.

Designed models in Soildworks, and discussed new technologies in heat

transfer

University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA

. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Thermodynamics and Dynamics

Fall '12 to Spring '13

Led homework help sessions, graded homework, wrote problems

and solutions.

. Peer Mentor, College of Engineering, Residential Academic Program

(R.A.P) Fall '11 to Spring '12

Organized events by working directly with residence

assistants and director of the RAP program

Technical Skills

SolidWorks, Machine Shop Experience, ANSYS, Microsoft Office, MathCAD 2.0,

Matlab, Laboratory-Testing Experience, Creole/ Pro-Engineering

Affiliations and Activities

UDesign (Founding President), Society of Women in Engineering (Past-Events

Coordinator), ASME

Interests

Certified PADI diver, traveling, rock climbing, and reading

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