Mechanical Engineering Engineer

BRANDON M. WILKINS

Campus Address: *** Dodge St. Apt. #4 • West Lafayette, IN 47906 • 918-***-****

Permanent Address: 4100 W. 86th St. • Tulsa, OK 74132 • 918-***-****

Email: abnkyl@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To find a full time engineering or project management position, beginning January 2010,

where I can apply my leadership ability, technical skills and work experience.

EDUCATION

PURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette, IN

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Expected December 2009 GPA: 3.55/4.00

Related Coursework: Machine design, mechanics of composite materials, fracture

mechanics, micromechanics, and mechanical vibrations

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana-Champaign, IL

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2007 GPA: 3.12/4.00

Minor: Mathematics

Related Coursework: Modeling and analysis of dynamic and kinematic systems

EXPERIENCE

PURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette, IN

Graduate Research Assistant January 2008 - Present

• Preformed research under Dr. Siegmund for the USMC’s CH-53K helicopter project

• Working on an analytical model of the mechanics of composite sandwich materials

• Tested materials in order to verify the results of the simulation

• Model will help predict the effects of damage acquired prior to or during operation

MCELROY MANUFACTURING INC. Tulsa, OK

Design Engineering Intern Summer 2007

• Worked on design projects using SolidWorks

• Created parts using a CNC milling machine, and lathe

McKESSON CORP. Tulsa, OK

Implementation Specialist Summers 2005 & 2006

• Team participant on customer implementation team of hospital billing systems

• Assisted with troubleshooting and program problem solving

• Worked independently with customers to implement customized improvements

STATION 211 Champaign, IL

Bartender 2004-2006

• Worked 10-15 hours a week during the school year

• Started as a doorman and advanced to bartender

SUPERCAMP LEADERSHIP CAMPS Palo Alto, CA

Team Leader Summer 2003

• Stanford University junior forum, Amherst College senior forum

• Facilitated team building through a full ropes course, personal insight, leadership and

academic skills

PRESENTATIONS

• Wilkins, B. and Siegmund, T. “Integrating Honeycomb Failure in a Sandwich

Panel Simulation”, July 2009, Proceedings for the 10th U.S. National Congress

for Computational Mechanics, Columbus, OH.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

• College of Engineering Dean’s List - Fall 2006, Spring 2007

• Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout (2001) Order of the Arrow (2000)

• Sigma Chi Fraternity - Pledged Fall 2003

• ME 315 Heat and Mass Transfer Grader - Fall 2007

• Student Athlete Tutor and Undergraduate Exam Proctor - Fall 2007

COMPUTER SKILLS

ABAQUS, ANSYS, AutoCAD, Linux, Mathematica, MATLAB, Microsoft Office,

Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, Working Model, Unix

REFERENCES

THOMAS SIEGMUND

Professor at Purdue University – West Lafayette

Email: abnkyl@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 765-***-****

DOUGLAS ADAMS

Professor at Purdue University – West Lafayette

Email: abnkyl@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 765-***-****

KATHLEEN HARRIS

Senior Vice President of GENASCIS

Email: abnkyl@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 918-***-****

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