Derek Ta

725-***-**** ac0b33@r.postjobfree.com

Education: Anticipated Graduation:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas May 2017

- Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

College of Southern Nevada May 2015

- Associate of Science, Pre-Engineering

Skills:

• SolidWorks • AutoCAD • MATLAB • LabVIEW

• Microsoft Office Suite • Engineering Economics

Related Experience:

Nikkiso Cryo, Mechanical Engineer Intern 05/2017 – Present

• Assist in designing and restructuring mechanical parts of cryogenic pumps in SolidWorks for machining.

• Revise documents on technical reports for Project Engineers to finalize and bid out to contractors. Intellichoice Energy, Mechanical Engineer Intern 01/2016 – Present

• Perform heating and cooling load calculations for commercial and residential buildings to select the appropriate indoor units to meet the overall capacity of an 8 Ton or 15 Ton outdoor unit.

• Architectural drawings of commercial and residential facilities were given; objective was to position the outdoor and indoor unit to determine the most accurate way to construct the wiring and piping location using AutoCAD.

• Conducted HVAC costs analysis to determine calculation for each regarding temperature per hour for a year. Results shows cost and energy savings for consumers between a natural gas heat pump versus an electric heat pump.

• Remodeled and upgraded the companies HVAC unit in a 3D rendering using SolidWorks when the company upgraded their D model to an E model. This made the unit more size efficient on roof tops. Engineering Projects:

Senior Design – Universal Expanding Cage (UEC) 08/16 - Present

• Working with a team of students and Dr. Grotz, who patented a Universal Expanding Cage (UEC); a bio-mechanical device that is implanted between the human spine to correct any disc deterioration and vertebra displacement. The goal is to design, perform static and dynamic testing, conduct failure analysis using 316L Stainless Steel material, and manufacturing the device to meet the 510k clearance for premarket approval for human trials. Certification:

• Intellichoice Energy Level 1 Technician

Award:

Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition 05/17

• Universally Expanding Cage: 1st place in Potential Commercial award overall in the Engineering discipline.