REBECCA L M BROSZ _____
**** *** ** ** ********, ND 58636 • 720-***-**** • *****@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: Seeking employment as a mechanical engineer.
EDUCATION
University of Colorado at Boulder Graduated: May 2009
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - GPA: 3.26
Relevant Courses – Energy Conversion and Storage, CAD, Dam Engineering, Project Management Systems,
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Controls
Computer Skills – MS Office, SolidWorks, CosmosWorks, LabVIEW
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ME Senior Design Project Manager Sept 2008 – May 2009
Design test apparatus for chain vs. belt drive efficiency
Lead team through full year project, goals, requirements, Gantt chart schedule, communications, teamwork,
run weekly meetings, coordinating industry faculty and student schedules
BNSF Railway Mechanical Intern Locomotives May – Aug 2008
R&D for more efficient locomotive operations to conserve fuel and emissions
Educated about diesel engines, fuel injectors, emission formation and reduction, large scale complex systems
Experience in: communication, data analysis, presentations, excel, technical reading and writing, field work
Wacari Mechanical Design Engineering Intern Jan – May 2008
R&D - CAD of casings for electronic based equipment
Small group dynamics, multidisciplinary design
University of Colorado Mentor for Introduction to Engineering Aug – Dec 2007
Offer advice, guidance, assistance to freshman engineering students
Led teams in various projects
University of Colorado Teachers Assistant for Engineering Projects Jan – Dec 2007
Assisted freshman engineering students in design, construction, testing projects
Guided students with SolidWorks, CosmosWorks, basic machine shop skills, laser cutting skills, electronics, and
presentations
Colorado Space Grant Consortium Bell Jar Team Sept – Dec 2006
Semester long project to create bell jar vacuum chamber to test satellites
OTHER EXPERIENCE
American Youth Ambassador to Japan
Spent two weeks abroad as a representative of the United States to establish a friendship between the citizens of Maruko, Japan
and Broomfield, Colorado
Diversity awareness, global viewpoint, appreciation of various cultures
Club Dust/Snow
Four separate trips to impoverished Mexico to build houses for families in Mexico
Improved proficiency of Spanish
Engineers Without Borders
Designed, built, and tested water pump prototype for community in Rwanda
Design, Build, and Fly
First semester – propulsion team, second semester – wing team
ACTIVITIES
Society of Women Engineers University of Colorado Engineering Council Representative Aug 2005 – May
2009
Women in Engineering Program Aug 2005 – May
2009
Chi Omega Sorority Jan 2006 – May 2007
Aerospace Engineering Curriculum Improvement Team Apr2006 – Dec 2006
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Sept 2005 – Dec 2006