Alex Williams

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Profile

Motivated new engineer with teamwork experience. Excited to share fresh

ideas and a new perspective. Seeking a mechanical engineering position in

design. Extra-curricular experience including Human Powered Vehicle Club.

Studied plastics as an upper division elective.

Skills

. Mechanical CAD experience including: SolidWorks 2007 and Google

SketchUp

. Finite Element Analysis Experience Including: SolidWorks Simulation

and Microsoft Excel

. Actual Fabrication Experience Including: Manual operation of mills,

lathes and drill presses, MIG and Arc welding and plasma cutting

. Small project management experience gained from senior project

. Strong design report writing skills

. Verbal presentation skills, with extensive use of Microsoft

PowerPoint

. Technical mathematical analysis capabilities with both Microsoft

Excel and MATLAB

. Familiarity with EES software

. Electronics cooling design

. Experience with solar PV

Work Experience

Sandwich Artist-Subway

Chico, CA

August 2007 to July 2011

. Created delicious sandwiches

. Kept store stocked and clean

Printing and Shipping Specialist-Offroute

Reno, NV

June 2006 to August 2006

. Input data for custom topographic maps

. Prepared maps, global positioning systems and other products for

shipping

Cashier and Photo Specialist-Longs Drugs

Truckee, CA

August 2005 to June 2006

. Ran registers and provided excellent customer service

. Kept store stocked and clean

. Printed customers' photos

Lifeguard-Tahoe Donner

Truckee, CA

June 2005 to August 2005

. Ensured the safety of aquatic enthusiasts

. Kept pool area clean and monitored pool chemical levels

Courtesy and Deli Clerk-Safeway

Truckee, CA

June 2004 to August 2005 and May 2007 to August 2007

. Bagged groceries and helped customers

. Cleaned the store

. Kept Deli stocked and filled customer orders

Education and Training

California State University, Chico, CA - August 2006 to December 2011 (I

will receive my diploma after taking the EIT)

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Senior Project - Designed and built a drive train to convert a gasoline

powered ATV to electric while still maintaining four wheel drive and

shifting capabilities.

. During my senior project, we converted a standard ATV to electric.

This conversion was a necessity to create a vehicle that was more

easily controlled autonomously. After doing most of the calculation

related to the conversion, I gained valuable manufacturing experience.

The ATV easily met all of its goals and could easily tow a 1200 pound

trailer at more than five miles per hour.

Human Powered Vehicle Club - Worked on the Human Powered Vehicle with

fellow students. Went on to place in many races and placed fourth overall.

. While in the Human Powered Vehicle Club, I helped design the basic

layout of the frame. I created a program in MATLAB which analyzed

overall straight-line vehicle performance. This program was used to

validate changes in design. I ran stability calculations to show how

far apart the two front tires needed to be to stay stable during

cornering. From this experience, I learned a lot about teamwork and

explaining technical ideas.

Excellent references available upon request

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