george murillo
PERMANENT ADDRESS: **** East **th Street • Long Beach • CA • 90804
PROFILE Dynamic, enthusiastic, and goal driven engineering professional with 3+ years of experience focused on
Mechanical Systems Design, CAD modeling, Structural Analysis, and Thermal Analysis
Effective and positive team player known for contributing creative solutions as well as technical ability. Able to
give and embrace constructive criticism while working in a team environment towards a common goal.
Creative problem solving and troubleshooting skills are complemented with hands on abilities as well as strong
leadership and communication skills.
EDUCATION Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Graduation Date: May, 2010
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Minor: Economics Graduate Certificate: Design and Production Management
TECHNICAL Software: SolidWorks Machinery: Sheetmetal Shear Languages:
SKILLS ProEngineer Matlab CNC Waterjet Cutting Visual Basic .NET
ANSYS Microsoft Office Lathe Drill Press C/C++
AutoCAD LabView Bandsaw
EXPERIENCE Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
Engineering Instructor 01/12 – 06/12
Taught 30+ students in the course of Dynamics covering particle and rigid body kinematics and kinetics.
Formulated course syllabus, lecture notes, and exams. Held office hours to ensure and enhance
understanding of course material and graded homework/exams to evaluate student progress
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Graduate Student Researcher / Teaching Assistant 09/10 – 12/11
Performed dynamical analysis of Hopper Robot in Matlab to ensure locomotion stability.
Instructed discussion course in Controls, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, and Thermodynamics.
NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Mechanical Engineering Intern 01/09 – 09/10
Designed first ever docking system for tri ATHLETE lunar rover and after design feedback, analysis, build,
and field test, completely redesigned a second docking system.
Performed stress analysis on both proposed docking systems in order to simulate stress loads applied in
NASA’s Project Constellation field tests and prove rover’s validity.
Constructed two prototype docking systems for tri ATHLETE’s use in field tests.
NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Mechanical Engineering Intern 05/08 – 08/08
Drafted laser components for laser and optics division using ProEngineer.
Modeled new laser head for Next Generation Satellite Laser Ranging (NGSLR) system for better and more
precise tracking of artificial satellites.
Modified entire High Output Maximum Efficiency Resonator (HOMER) laser design to meet new
requirements which resulted in a better output and a more effective laser.
Created new testing equipment with requirements to withstand harsh space environment.
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA
Product Integrity Engineer Intern 05/07 – 08/07
Developed a new safety testing method used on toys with magnets due to strong concern of magnet/child
interactions and new strict magnet safety standards.
Programmed LabView software to monitor and authenticate testing procedures done in heat chambers
when life testing products.
Cell: 562-***-**** E mail: ***********@*****.***