William Jacob Pohle
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Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Graduation Date: May 2017
GPA: 3.42
Northwest Florida State College
Associates of Arts
Graduation Date: May 2015
GPA: 3.35
Work Experience:
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Teaching Assistant Engineering Design Methods January 2017 – May 2017
Creation, Distribution, and grading of Design Projects
Conflict resolution between students, as well as grade conflicts Norfolk Southern, Fort Wayne, IN
Mechanical Engineering Intern: May 2016 – August 2016
Managed repair shop employees and supervised repair work.
Inspection of damages caused by minor and major train derailments.
Created new Lockout-Tagout procedures for shop equipment and tools.
Handled contractors and vendors as part of daily duties. Walmart, Crestview, FL
Inventory Management Systems Associate: May 2012 – January 2015
Maintained and corrected store wide stock levels as part of a 7 person team.
Efficiently trained new associates including lower level management on backroom processes.
Oversaw and signed for regularly scheduled bulk goods deliveries.
Awarded Employee of the Month May 2013
Company certified power equipment operator with forklift, scissor-lift, electric pallet jack, and electronic walking stacker skills.
Minimized accidents as part of the Quick Response Team during high traffic sales events. Research Experience:
High Performance Materials Institute, Tallahassee, Fl September 2015 – May 2016 Project: Development of a process to infuse Triboluminescent crystals into a fiberglass composite with the aim of developing materials capable of self-diagnostic capabilities. Responsibilities:
Utilization of the DFD process to create a Polystyrene & ZnS:Mg foam allowing for impregnation of the ZnS:Mg crystals between glass fiber layers.
Mechanical testing for adverse effects on the properties of the composite material and data analysis. Freelance work:
Web developer:
Part of a team which created a website for “The Custody Project.” A nonprofit which helps single mothers relocate.
Main developer in a small group which designed and built the Crestview High School Website in (2012). Professional Certifications: Previously Held Certifications: CIW Associate Design Specialist Adobe Systems Incorporated Flash CS5 Certiport IC3 Adobe Systems Incorporated Dreamweaver CS5 William Jacob Pohle
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School and Personal Projects:
3D Model and Simulation and Analysis of a 1500lb Track Car using Adams Car.
Vehicle utilized dual wishbone suspension configured for a small amount of anti-dive.
Designed to be chain driven by a 1000cc motorcycle engine. Mini Baja Race Buggy – Society of Automotive Engineers
Implementation and fitting of a CVT optimized for peak engine output.
Design of a CVT dust cover.
Modification of front suspension for increased ground clearance. 1973 Volkswagen Beetle Restoration
Rebuilt front suspension, drum brakes, and repaired damaged body panels with aid from my father from 2009 to 2012.
Smoothed out wrinkles in body panels and repainted beetle over the course of a week during spring break in 2011.
Rebuilt engine with help from my father in 2013 after a lower connecting rod bearing failure.
Currently performing all maintenance and repair work for vehicle while using it daily. 1976 Kawasaki KZ650 Rebuild
Currently taking a disassembled B1 variant of the motorcycle and reassembling the surviving components or replacing irreparable components.
Custom-building a wiring harness to simplify and replace worn stock wiring. Sounding Rocket – Intercollegiate Rocket Competition
Design of a 66lb rocket with the capability to carry an 8.8lb experimental payload to 10,000 feet above ground level.
Fabrication of fiberglass body tubes with a “zipperless” parachute deployment system.
Team intends to compete in the 2017 IREC competition at Spaceport America. Skills and other Experience:
Experience with Matlab, PTC Creo Parametric 3.0, Adams Car, and Simulink.
Extensive use of HTML 4, CSS 5, PHP, LaTex, C++, and some experience in C.
Minor Machining Abilities.