Mechanical Engineering Project

Joshua T. Lenhardt

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Huntsville, AL 35816 *.***********@*****.***

Seeking an entry-level mechanical engineering position.

Key skills and knowledge areas:

• Solid command of technologies, tools and best practices in designing mechanical equipment using AutoCAD, Solid

Works and engineering drawings demonstrated during Senior project.

• Excellent planning and safety skills honed from working on intern summer project. Able to design and fabricate

tooling and mechanical test fixtures.

• Strong team collaboration skills. Work closely with team members to achieve engineering goals.

EDUCATION

Alabama A&M University: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree (Manufacturing)

Current: GPA: 3.75, 05/2013 Dean’s Scholars List: 2008-2013

Completed Courses in Major: Computer Aided Design I & II, Linear Circuit Analysis I & Lab, Dynamics, Engineering

Analysis, Mechanics of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics of Machinery, Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics,

Elements of Material Engineering, Kinematics & Design of Machine Element, Statics, Heat & Mass Transfer, Design of

Manufacturing & Reliability, Automatic Control System, Quality & Reliability Assurance, & Operations of

Planning/Scheduling

Technical Skills: AutoCAD, Solid Works, MS Project, MATLAB, MS Excel

Software/System Knowledge: Fortran, Matlab, Solid Edge, Microsoft Office, Typing Skills- 55 wpm

Awarded Academic STEM Scholarship: 2008 – 2012

Awarded National Space Club of Huntsville Scholarship: 2012

Bumper Design Project (Dynamics- April 2011):

• Designed a spring-loaded automobile bumper that will stop a 3500 lb. car traveling at 5 mph speed and not deform the

springs by more than 3 inches.

• Required to plot the load deflection diagram for the bumper during a direct collision with a rigid wall, plot the

deceleration of the car as a function of the spring’s displacement, and presented in a technical report.

Internship (Summer 2011) - Brookhaven National Laboratory (Long Island, NY – Department of Energy/ National

Science Foundation)

• Faculty and Student Team (FAST) Program

• Worked in the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)

• Fabricated multilayer thermoelectric thin films for cooling devices

• Goal: Test different compositions of multilayer thin films for the largest cooling effect

• Published Article: URL: http://link.aip.org/link/?JVA/30/041509

Senior Design Project (April 2013):

• Developed three experiments to demonstrate the concept of Microcontroller programming with the use of Matlab 12

software programming. Required to have alternative designs, engineering constraints, and analysis

• Create a pendulum programmed to obtain 21 readings and calculate a precise value for gravity.

• Create a serial arm robot with 3 degrees of freedom programmed to draw a full circle.

• Create a mobile robot designed to drive in x, y, and rotational motions.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Shift Lead Manager/ Server (Ruby Tuesday/ Red Lobster): 12/2008 – Present

• Assigned duties to various staff working in different shifts; Monitored work schedules to ensure quality of work;

Ensured all staff conformed to organizational policies and procedures

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