Grant R. Cignarella

* ********** ********** **** • Pennington, NJ 08534

cell: 609-***-**** • ac28xg@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Highly motivated student with ambitious standards of academic success seeking mechanical engineering internship opportunity where academic knowledge and experience can be applied through the application of design principles and processes.

EDUCATION

The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ May 2020

• Overall GPA: 4.000

• Two-time receipt of Armstrong Award

• TCNJ Merit Scholar

• Deans List 2016 Fall 2017 Spring

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES

FIRST Robotics Competition – Utilized strong analytical and problem-solving skills as part of team 293 to build a mechanical robot in competition against other high school teams. The competition utilized using CNC machines, lathes, band saws, end mills, and other mechanical equipment. Programs such as HSM express, V-Carve and C++ were used to build and operate robots.

2017 Rowan ASME Pumpkin Chunkin- Built a centrifugal Murlin Trebuchet. The machine turned potential energy into rotational motion which in the end threw a 5-10 lbs pumpkin about 300ft.

2017 Student Design Challenge- Built a mechanical pentathlon robot which performs a variety of athletic challenges. Team leader, programmer and designer.

2017-2018 ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) PRESIDENT- Current the co-president of the ASME student chapter at TCNJ, responsibilities include projects, workshops and club events.

WORK / VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

Lifeguard Hopewell Valley Golf Club Summers 2013–2016

Assured proper operation of pool equipment and safety of pool patrons.

Teacher Rider University for LEGO Mindstorms Fall 2016

Employed at Rider University as an assistant teacher for Lego Mindstorms. Worked with professor Wang Ph.D. Advanced Manufacturing/Robotics and Jr. student, ASME President Warren Venema.

TCNJ Summer Student Worker- Worked mainly with machinist Joe Zanetti on moving to the colleges new machine shop. Helped with daily tasks to pack-up and set-up old and new machines.

SKILL SETS

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Solid Works, Onshape

Classroom experience with Arduino (C C++ and Matlab

Hands on machine shop experience

Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified (SSYBC)