Mechanical Engineer Engineering
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Profile and Objective
Seeking a position as an entry-level mechanical engineer starting summer
**** **** **** ***** ** to make a positive contribution to an engineering
team through my experience in design and analysis.
Education
M.s. mechanical engineering awarded may 2010
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA GPA: 3.40
B.s. mechanical engineering awarded may 2009
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA gpa: 3.446
major GPA: 3.700
Work Experience
Intern - Valero Energy corporation Summer 2008
o Reliability engineering, rotating equipment - Wilmington Refinery
o Studied and carried out a Reliability Centered Maintenance analysis
and a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis using Reliasoft RCM++
software on Selenium Concentration Unit to save the refinery money and
resources
o Presented findings from summer project to local and corporate ranking
engineering staff
Associate Editor - illumin magazine 2006 - 2010
o Edit and publish content for engineering magazine as part of editorial
team, fostering an appreciation of engineering in everyday life.
Online at http://illumin.usc.edu
o Brainstorm marketing and outreach strategies
o Motivate article assignments to engineering writing classes
o Participate in university events and National Academy of Engineering
Grand Challenges Summit
o Lead planning committee of Grand Challenges Ambassadors for Fall 2010
summit
Related Projects / Leadership
senior design project, usc 2008-2009
o Collaborated with undergraduate and graduate students to aid in vacuum
chamber diagnostics
o Designed and built Langmuir probe to measure energy density in Argon
plasma for physical vapor deposition of thin films on SiO2 substrates
o Desined custom graphic user interface for optimized, automated data
acquisition using LabView
o Developed detailed algorithm spreadsheets for efficient and consistent
data analysis
Directed research, usc Summer 2009
o Continued probe diagnostics research under National Science Foundation
(NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant
o Contributed to and edited research papers and posters concerning
physical vapor deposition
o Developed step-by-step experimental and analytical procedures to
facilitate future research
Pi Tau sigma, usc spring 2008 - present
o Awarded membership and elected historian of Mechanical Engineering
honor society
Formula sae, usc 2005-2008
o Helped to develop and build open-wheel racing car for collegiate
competition
o Assisted in hands-on manufacturing of automotive components and
developed financial plan for business competition.
Related Skills
SolidWorks (Certified LabView Microsoft Office
Solid Works Associate) RCM++ MATLAB
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