EDUCATION

University of Central Florida, Burnett Honors College Orlando, FL

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering August 2012 – May 2016 GPA: 3.5/4.00

Courses Completed in Major: Structures and Properties of Materials II, Machine Design II, Heat Transfer II, Manufacturing Engineering, CAD/CAM, Engineering Biomechanics, and Engineering Design Practice

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT AND PROJECTS

Belcan Engineering Group, LLC Palm Beach Gardens, FL Structures Engineer July 2016 – October 2017

FEA analysis and optimization of key structural components for weight savings and bladeout loads

Carried out structural, modal, and lifing assessments on both linear and nonlinear systems

Participated in Design/Structural iterations during the product development process

Performed fundamental hand calculations for stress analysis and prospective design changes

Built structural analysis result summary presentations and reports Kangaroo: Local Transport-Senior Design Orlando, FL Lead CAD (Computer Aided Design) Drafter, Led Structural Analysis August 2015 – May 2016

Designed a new bicycle frame with various capabilities to compete with the current market

Combined simplicity and ride style of a scooter with the size, seating, and storage of a bicycle

Modeled vehicle frame in Nx and Solidworks for computer analysis and created industry manufacturing drawings/prints

Performed structural analysis to test and verify proper material selection (steel vs aluminum) and tube sizing (diameter vs thickness), while minimizing overall weight and cost

Conducted FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to identify stress concentrations and measure deflections

Assembled Kangaroo after welding, reaming, and plasma cutting by installing wheels and handlebars Project: External Turbulent Flow Experiment Orlando, FL Heat Transfer II August 2015 – December 2015

Investigated the development of thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layers in a wind tunnel

Identified the effects of material (copper vs aluminum) and surrounding insulation on effective heat transfer by accurately collecting temperature readouts from various locations

Compared measured experimental temperatures to calculated theoretical temperatures to verify validity of principles used in lecture

TECHNICAL CAPABILITES

Solidworks Certified Associate, Mathcad 15, MATLAB, LabView, Java, Hypermesh

ANSYS Classic 14.5 and ANSYS Workbench 17.0, NX 8.5,

Fluent in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) CAMPUS LEADERSHIP

Team captain (3 Years)

Captained the UCF Ultimate Frisbee team consisting of 25 members

Placed top 3 in the nation twice in the last three years HONORS

Eagle Scout of Troop 787

Burnett Honors College Graduate

Dean’s List (Last four semesters leading up to graduation) Andrew McKelvey

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