Taylor Leslie

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West Cornwall, CT 06796 Cell Phone 860-***-****

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2013

Western New England University, Springfield, MA

Graduated Cum Laude

GPA: 3.53 Major GPA: 3.37

CLASSES Mechanics of Materials Mechanical Vibrations

Engineering Mechanics I & II Heat Transfer

Measurement Computing (Visual Basic) Engineering Analysis I

Renewable/Alternative Energy Systems Fluid Mechanics

Thermodynamics I & II Materials Science

Computer Aided Engineering (FEA) Mechatronics

Quality Control Statistics ME Lab I, II & III

Design of Machine Elements Intro to Flight

COMPUTER Word NX I-deas PowerPoint

SKILLS SolidWorks Excel MATLAB

LabVIEW Visual Basic COMSOL

PROJECTS Senior Interdisciplinary RC Car Project- Designed and built a small RC car to compete in a

race. Worked with subgroups to develop the frame, drive train, suspension, steering, brakes,

EE and CPE systems.

Senior Project- Independently designed and fabricated a fuel cell powered remote

controlled car. Semester long project utilizing a PEM fuel cell and RC components.

Steam Boat Project- Designed and built several prototypes for a small steam powered boat

race. Thermodynamic calculations were done on the best performing boat.

Bridge Project- A small bridge was designed and built using a few sheets of paper, string

and popsicle sticks. The bridge that was made tied for first in a strength competition.

Position Control Project- Helped design a system to control the position of a pneumatic

piston using a rotary potentiometer.

WORK Lab Assistant

EXPERIENCE Western New England University, Springfield, MA 2009-2013

• Keeping labs clean

• Enforcing lab rules

Grader

Western New England University, Springfield, MA 2013

• Grader for a Quality Control Statistics class

Race Track Grounds Maintenance

Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT 2011-Present

• Helped maintain race tracks

Landscaping (Independent Contractor-Self)

Sharon, CT/ Millerton, NY 2005-2011

PASSIONS/ -Repairing and modifying cars -Hunting and Fishing

INTRESTS -Downhill skiing -Golf

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