Engineer Mechanical Engineering

John L. Reed

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University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

Education

M.S., Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2014 (expected)

Fellowship recipient (2012 2013)

B.S., Mechanical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2012

UCR Chancellor s Scholarship, September 2008 to June 2012

Completed UCR Undergraduate Honors, June 2010

Cumulative GPA: 3.629 (4.0 scale)

Computer Software:

Skills

CAD: SolidWorks; ProE (Pro/ENGINEER); AutoCAD

O ce/Graphics: Microsoft O ce Suite;

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat

Other: COMSOL Multiphysics

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

Computer Languages:

Matlab, C++, L TEX, BASIC

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Machine Shop:

Milling, Drilling & Tapping, G-code programming

Applied Instrument Technologies, Upland, CA

Research &

Associate Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2012 to present

Experience

Biological Feedback Lab, University of California Riverside

Undergraduate Research Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 2011 to present

Constructed a temperature control system for DNA electrophoresis experiments using a

custom heat exchanger (machined using hand-written G-code) and a peltier element

Produced technical drawings in SolidWorks for heat exchanger parts and assemblies

Programmed a Matlab function to automate arbitrary DNA-protein reaction simulations

Implemented the Gillespie Algorithm in Matlab and C++ to perform stochastic simulations

of DNA-protein reactions

Ordered parts and materials from various suppliers through the university s purchasing o ce

California Steel Industries, Fontana, CA

Senior Design Project, UCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 2012 to June 2012

Collaborated with two other colleagues to analyze and redesign the slab tong shoes used to

grip steel slabs (which weigh up to 31 tons) at CSI s steel processing facility

Nano/Energy Lab, University of California Riverside

Undergraduate Research Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2011 to August 2011

Designed a tube cold plate for a high vacuum heat radiation experiment using SolidWorks

for design and COMSOL Multiphysics for FEM performance simulations

Produced detailed SolidWorks drawings for part fabrication and assembly

Investigated ceramic di usion barriers to prevent di usion of gold into stainless steel in

thermal radiation shields

Researched high temperature ( 1000K) heat shielding materials for sensitive components

Programmed Matlab scripts for aiding in the design of heater wire patterns

2D FEM Steady-State Heat Conduction

Projects

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member, 2010 to present

Memberships &

Licenses

Private Pilot License, August 2011 to present

Self-Employed, Moreno Valley, CA

Other Work

Math Tutor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 to present

History

Air Force Village West, Riverside, CA

Waiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2008 to July 2009

International Travel

Activities

France, June 2010 to August 2010

Turkey, December 2009

Volunteering

Operation Troop Comfort, March Air Reserve Base, 2003 to 2010

Teacher s Assistant, Sugar Hill Elementary School, 2008 to June 2010

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