Engineer Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
Kevin M. Hughes
Naperville, IL 61801
abqcss@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
M.S., Mechanical Engineering Aug. 2012
GPA: 3.85/4.00
Concentration: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Courses focused on the design, fabrication and analysis of MEMS devices and materials
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
B.S., Mechanical Engineering May 2011
GPA: 3.51/4.00
Graduated with honors; Dean s List: Fall 2007, Spring 2010
EXPERIENCE
University of Illinois MSME Capstone Research Project
Student Researcher May 2012 Aug. 2012
Successfully designed, fabricated, and tested a novel MEMS loudspeaker
Responsible for designing photolithography masks, developing a process flow, fabricating devices in a
class 100 clean room, and creating a custom testing setup to measure device performance
Air Force Office of Scientific Research - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
Research Assistant May 2011 Jan. 2012
Focused on analyzing the effect of various design parameters on the thermal response of an actively-
cooled microvascular system
Responsible for creating, meshing, and preprocessing 3D models using commercial FEA software as well
as generating, organizing, and analyzing thermal solutions to modeled microvascular systems using a
newly developed FEA solver and visualization software
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
Production Engineer Intern May 2010 Aug. 2010
Analyzed and interpreted data recorded on dredge computers to determine daily efficiency and production
Composed daily and weekly reports detailing periods of high or low productivity as well as explanations
and recommendations for increasing production
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
Computer Experience:
2-D/3-D modeling: Pro/Engineer Wildfire, AutoCAD, Altium Designer
Finite Element: COMSOL, ANSYS, MSC Patran
Programming: MATLAB, C/C++
Operating systems: Windows 7, Windows XP, Mac OSX, Linux
Activities:
American Society for Mechanical Engineers
Illini Paintball Club - Player, Treasurer
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