Mechanical Engineering Project

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Engineer with BS in aerospace and mechanical engineering seeking a career

in the auto or space industry.

EDUCATION

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Troy, NY - Graduated: May 2013

Bachelors in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Dean's List Spring 2010 & Fall 2012

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Formula Hybrid Team - June 2011 - Present

. Led a team with the goal of investigating the application of composite

structural panels for formula race car.

. Designed a carbon fiber nosecone for upcoming year's race.

Intro to Engineering Design - January 2011 - Present

. Worked with a team to develop a portable water filtration trailer

which can be universally attached to, and powered by bicycles.

. Led the technical aspect of the project, designed and assembled the

peristaltic pump and power train.

. The project has extended beyond the class, and our team has won two

grants (Class of 51 Scholarship, and Change the World Challenge) to

improve and market our design.

Space Vehicle Design - September 2012 - December 2012

. Designed a conceptual satellite constellation to maintain constant

communication with a station situated on the moon in Shackleton

Crater.

. Worked on propulsion subsystem and selected thrusters, storage tanks,

and launch vehicle.

Undergraduate Research Assistant - October 2012 - December 2012

. Trained to operate Zeta 3D microscope and associated software

. Scanned composite samples in order to determine feasibility of

processing the material on a micro milling machine

Undergraduate Research Assistant - June 2010 - August 2010

. Developed a working knowledge of the WindowMaker GUI developer and the

C++ language in a short period prior to the project.

. Designed a GUI for control software for use in the South Korean power

grid.

Senior Design Project - September 2008 - May 2009

. Developed a detection system for washing machines which identified

electronic devices in inserted clothing.

. Designed and machined a mechanism to spring load the door and lock it

normally to the machine.

. Took a leading role in the identification and acquisition of necessary

materials.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

CAD (Solidworks, NX, Inventor Studio, AutoCAD); STK (Certified); ABAQUS;

Matlab; Maple; ORCAD; Minitab; Microsoft Office; Machining (mill, lathe,

hand tools, CNC); Welding Processes and Theory; Basic Electronic Design;

Programming (C++, Python, Javascript).

EXTRACURRICULAR

Active brother of Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity - May 2010 - Present

. House Chaplain (Chairman of the Semester) - Planned and budgeted

dinners and events.

. Pledge Education - Taught candidates the traditions of the fraternity

through ceremony and organized the brotherhood to attend.

Volunteer tutor at Hope 7 Community Center - Jan 2013 - Present

. Teach students in primary education mathematics and language arts and

help them apply the knowledge to homework.

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