Nolan Markham ** Symonds Street, Salem, MA *****
Phone: 857-***-**** *************@*******.***.***
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts, Lowell Lowell, MA
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Dec 2016 GPA: 3.0
Activities/Projects:
Plastics Mold Engineering “Art to Part” project (2D drawing to injection molded part)
oCreated a mold as a team for an original plastic part and successfully molded them (a trophy)
Difference Makers 2015 Engineering Prototyping Competition
oInvented, designed, and produced a prototype and presentation on a new medical device as a team
Intramural Sports (Captain, flag football, basketball, soccer, etc.)
Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) (Active member 2013-2016)
College Level Engineering Courses Taken:
Advanced Polymer Materials, Calculus (I,II,III), Chemistry (I,II,labs), Dynamics, Engineering Statistics, Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer, Mechanical Behavior of Polymers, Medical Device Design, Physics (I,II,labs), Plastics Engineering Processing Labs (I,II,III,IV), Plastics Mold Engineering, Plastics Processing (I,II), Plastics Product and Process Design, Polymer Materials (I,II), Polymer Structures & Applications, Polymer Science (I,II,labs), Statics, Thermodynamics
WORK EXPERIENCE
Medtronic, PLC Danvers, MA
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Intern Jan-Aug 2015, Summer 2016
Worked on proprietary franchise projects with a team (engineers, technicians, interns)
Provided engineering support for product development and line transfers from R&D to manufacturing
Designed and fabricated medical device products through various stages of development
Assisted in tooling development and provided support to determine manufacturing specifications
Conducted tests and experiments to evaluate product and process performance (via statistical analysis)
Assisted with design verification, process validation, design validation, and design transfer in efforts to reach commercialization objectives for new products (through weekly design review meetings)
G&F Medical, Inc. Danvers, MA
Process Engineering Intern Jun-August 2014
Provided general help on the manufacturing floor (ISO Class 8 clean room): assisting in set-up, process development, operation, and maintenance of various injection molding machines.
Worked on various projects both independently and with another intern: creating quality work instructions for operators, designing 3d models for fixtures, creating and updating various data sheets/reports
Interacted and communicated with other departments (such as quality, manufacturing, operations) as well as directly with customers and suppliers
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Engineering
Product development: design, prototyping, process ranging and characterization, qualification, validation
Statistical analysis: Design of Experiments (DOE), SPC, FMEA, GMP, ISO
Plastics Processing, set-up and maintenance: Injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming, blow molding
Laboratory
Disposable medical device design, discrete catheter fabrication, braiding set-up and processing
Materials and product testing: creep, stress-relaxation, dynamic, torque, bending modulus, etc.
Computer
Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, AutoDesk MoldFlow, MacOS, Minitab, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and Solidworks