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Chase Stephen Brumfield

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Mechanical Engineer EIT and US Coast Guard veteran with well-rounded people skills, a preference for hands on projects, and an unmatched work ethic. Passions include control/automation, manufacturing, mechanical design, and embedded systems. Seeking challenging, engineering related employment and open to relocation. EDUCATION

Louisiana State University

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering May 2017 GPA 3.0 Louisiana State University

Bachelor of Arts & Sciences, Psychology May 2010 GPA 3.5 Concentration: Clinical Psychology

APPLICABLE BACKGROUND OVERVIEW

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Recently passed Fundamentals of Engineering exam (EIT exam).

Previous United States Coast Guard Machinery Technician.

Completed product development engineering internship with John Deere

Team lead for automated hydroponic senior design project. Primary responsibilities included wireless control system and CO2 subassembly.

Basic knowledge of AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, Eagle PCB, MatLab, Pro-E (Creo), Python, Java, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ArcGIS, Node-Red, and MQTT IOT software and languages. Some experience with ANSYS finite element software.

Work examples available at www.spokeandpetal.com/portfolio with more available upon request

Built an autonomously capable quad-copter mapping platform for small scale NDVI (infrared) crop imaging and basic aerial photography.

Competed at the Texas A&M Regional Engineering Conference (2014).

Currently enrolled in MIT EdX masters level courses in Computer Science. EXPERIENCE

John Deere - Thibodaux May 2016 - Aug. 2016

Product Development Engineer (Intern)

Completed the design and manufacture of a physical electrical trainer for a John Deere CH570 Sugar Cane Harvester containing over 200 unique electrical components.

Personally manufactured over 20 possible hardware and logic level ways to implement faults using only materials available on site.

In less than two months, developed an introductory yet extensive electrical training program, focused on Hall Effect sensors, CAN Bus Networks, and general electrical troubleshooting methods.

Held 6, four-hour instruction periods, training 50 individuals from 6 different functional groups

(Supply Management, Product Engineering, Quality, Product Support, and Louisiana Service Technicians). Special emphasis was placed on active troubleshooting: using, simulated faults in the trainer and asking participants to physically diagnose the issue.

Created over 130 pages of reference material for students to take with them, along with video material to assist future instructors in understanding the intended class flow and possible points of confusion.

Survey responses to the training were overwhelmingly positive, with 100% of respondents stating that they had learned something from the training.

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Training quality was rated a 9.5 out of 10, with 100% of respondents also stating they believed other members of their functional group could benefit from the training.

Success of training lead management to beging implementing plans to build another electrical trainer for the Brazilian plant, extending the model to other manufacturing facilities.

Found and corrected 10 significant errors in the official Diagnostic and Technical associated with the CH570 harvester. These errors had potential to significantly extend maintenance/troubleshooting times and negatively impact the bottom line.

Senior Design Capstone Project Aug 2016 - May. 2016 Project Lead

Primarily responsible for the wireless control system, lighting analysis, and CO2 subsystem design of a fully automated hydroponic project. Personally wrote and tested over 1000 lines of code.

Used MQTT (lightweight IOT messaging protocol) to automatically measure and dose appropriate nutrient/PH solutions and CO2 concentrations.

Wirelessly connected multiple sensor nodes (ESP8266 microcontroller) to a Raspberry Pi

(functioning as a message broker), successfully implementing Node-Red as a GUI, making data available from any wireless access point.

Implemented safety features such as water level, temperature, and CO2 concentration alarms/email notifications based on OSHAA confined space/allowable gas concentration standards.

Conducted in-depth lighting analysis for Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density associated with different LED design clusters.

Performed thermal hand calculations and tests associated with multiple heat-sinks/forced convection cooling methods. Hand calculations were within 10% of experimental results.

Designed and water-jet manufactured lighting enclosures/PCB boards using SolidWorks and AutoDesk Eagle.

Successfully implemented automated monitoring and dosing control system using multiple CO2 tanks, regulators, solenoids, solid-state relays, and custom written control code. United States Coast Guard - Alaska & Southwest Asia (Bahrain) Jan. 2011 - Sep. 2013 Machinery Technician Third Class

Voted Enlisted Person of the Quarter (out of 300) by fellow shipmates for dedication to the Coast Guard core values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty.

Worked productively for six different supervisors within a single year, receiving “superior” reviews in categories of Quality of Work, Use of Resources, Working with Others, Adaptability, Stamina, and Professional/Specialty Knowledge.

Spent over 1000 hours maintaining, improving, and educating members on the operation of 6 USCG 110 ft. cutters within the Arabian/Persian Gulf. Created a more efficient runtime maintenance program that extended the life of operational equipment.

Successfully completed 6 main diesel engine turbocharger seal replacements. Specifically requested by 2 boat chiefs to lead each project due to historic ability to complete job in two days (less than half the expected time). This project was traditionally lead by members with a minimum of two ranks higher than my rank at the time.

Appropriately informed the Engineering Petty Officer that governor replacement was not required when performing generator overhaul, saving approximately $3000.00 in parts cost and $10,000 in labor cost.

Fostered a jovial, positive, and educational environment; replacing a culture of “trash and replace” with one of “fix and sustain” by designing an on-pier shipping container workshop.

Participated in large scale overhaul of ships’ AC, generator, and exhaust mechanical systems. Possessed a detailed knowledge of inventory software containing over 5,000 systems specific items and educated other members on the use of this software.

Worked unique hours with little notice (nights, weekends, and holidays) in extreme temperatures

(above 130 F) consistently keeping a positive attitude.

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