CHRISTOPHER ALTENDERFER

*** ****’s Hill Rd. Phone Number: 717-***-****

Sinking, Spring PA 19608 E-mail: abms1f@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain employment that enables me to work to my potential in a challenging and efficient work environment that values teamwork. I

am an excellent problem solver able to work independently and professionally.

EDUCATION

Penn State University, University Park, PA Degree Received: May 2008

B.S. in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology CUM GPA: 3.48

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Degree Expected: May 2010

M.S. In Mechanical Engineering CUM GPA: 3.60

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of Intellectual Property Law

• Experience with 2-D Electrophoresis

• Microsoft Office Package

• Mathematica 6.0

• Matlab

• Ideas Software

• AutoCAD 2009

• Solid Works

• Pro/E

• ANSYS

• Labview

• National Instruments Vision Assistant Package

PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS

Master’s Thesis: “Pipetting Device for the Separation of Protein Complexes”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Penn State University- Research Assistant (2005-2007)

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

1) Design and Fabrication of Magneto Optical Trap Coil Form

2) Design and Fabrication of Coil Form Mounting using Ideas, Solidworks, and Auto-CAD

3) Setup and Assembly of optics required for experiment

4) Setup and Assembly of cooling piping for coils

5) Design of fluorescence detector-photodiode setup

6) Setup and assembly of homemade diode lasers

Penn State University-Engineering Lab Assistant (2005-2006)

Responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

1) Setting up equipment for Engineering Labs

2) Supervising Machining Labs in Turning and Milling Operations

Brentwood Industries-Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2008)

1) Design of Non-Metallic Products for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

2) Design of New Non-Metallic Chain Guard

3) Mechanical Testing of Various Solvent Welding Techniques

Temple University-Teaching Assistant (2008-2009)

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

1) Grading Written and Oral Reports for Senior Design Course

2) Grading Progress Reports for Senior Design Course

3) Grading Homework for Advanced Thermodynamics Class

4) Lectured and Held Review Sessions for Advanced Thermodynamics Class

5) Organized and Reported Grades

Temple University-Research Assistant (2009-2010)

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

1) Setup of Lab Materials and Instrumentation

2) Design of Experiment for Protein Spotting Device

3) Quantifying Results using Labview and Vision Assistant

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