Sam Finnegan

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Lisle, IL 60532

Cell: 507-***-****

ac0ln7@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

Product Development Engineer June 2016 – Present

Fiber optic connector development team, Commscope – Shakopee, MN

Design, evaluation, and testing of fiber optic cable assemblies in cross functional teams

Root cause investigation on failed optical connectors and adaptors from testing and the field

Process development including assembly method and adhesive evaluation. Passive antenna product development team, Commscope – Joliet, IL

Research into new manufacturing techniques for cost savings opportunities Mechanical Design Engineer May 2014 – Sept 2015

Volumetric Technologies, Cannon Falls, MN

Independent design and testing of FDA standard manufacturing equipment

Pneumatic control design and air flow calculations Experiment Design Engineer June 2015 – Aug 2015

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Skopje, Macedonia

Modeling of an apparatus to test material under impact loading using finite element software

Repair of a 6ft tall Kuka robot arm and use of pendant for a capability demonstration Education

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering,

Minor in Computer Science

Focus on control systems, artificial intelligence, and mechanical design. May 2016

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Aug 2012 – May 2016 Cumulative GPA: 3.73

Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN Sept 2010 - June 2012 College Leadership Positions

Project Manager – Tesla Works May 2013 – June 2016

Self-started projects including painting robot arms and a 10ft tall walking machine

Travel to San Francisco maker faire to show robot arms and promote the group

Responsibility for the purchasing on budgets of $15,000 Events Director – Tesla Works May 2015 – Nov 2015

Present to groups of up to 100 members and coordinate outreach events for group promotion Vice President – CSE Expo May 2014 – May 2015

Organize an event connecting 30 STEM projects with 2,000 middle school students

Make decisions for a $200,000 budget between project applications and day of expenses Technical Skills

Computer Aided Design

Solidworks, SolidEdge, Creo(pro/ENGINEER), Autodesk Inventor, Ansys, Hypermesh, LsDyna, and Adobe Photoshop

Programming

C++, Python, Java, HTML, CSS, Lisp, Arduino, Mathematica, Matlab, Simulink, Labview

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