Dexter Alexander Taylor

**** **** ** •Troy NY ***80 • 919-***-**** • ac2uf9@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

A versatile and tech savvy aspiring engineer who is proficient using a variety of three dimensional modeling platforms. Is team oriented, yields an entrepreneurial spirit, capable of operating under pressure and takes pride in ensuring that deliverables are completed on time with a high level of quality.

Experience

Rapid Refill NY, Troy, NY

Operations Manager / Sales

02/2017 – 09/2017

Discovered strong viable markets for printer ink and toner distribution.

Developed customer canvassing practices to improve customer sales conversion.

Incubated relationships with customers by constructing pricing quotes and organizing follow- up engagements.

Maintained and managed product inventory using sales and innovatory management technology named Erply.

Grainrich Audio, Troy, NY

Founder

12/2015 – 09/2017

Designed and implemented customer discovery research models and methods for designer Bluetooth speaker product development.

Three dimensionally designed and rendered Bluetooth speaker prototypes using CAD NX9, Google Sketchup and IRender nXt Platforms.

Created specification sheets for Metal and Wood computer numeric controlled (CNC) machining. Completed the Rensselaer Emerging Ventures Ecosystem Accelerator Lab as a program participant. Developed a product landing page to secure product pre-orders using the WIX platform.

Prepared bill of materials list (BOM) for enclosure and electronic circuit prototyping.

Pitched the company to large audiences of investors and entrepreneurs. Lighting Research Center, Troy, NY

Undergraduate Researcher

10/2014 – 12/2016

Performed life-cycle test for light emitting diode (LED) products that have not yet entered the market place.

Rigorously tested and observed a variety of LED lamps for extended periods of time until product failure or projected performance was achieved.

Identified mechanisms for bulb failure using microscope photography and voltmeter circuit failure test.

Built and designed lighting rigs using 3D printers, a laser cutter and MiniTech framing.

Researched direct methods to use green technologies to mitigate climate change and small business energy consumption through the implementation of a carbon tax policy.

Conducted a human factors experiment to determine if the addition of a supplemental task light would improve end-user dimming acceptability and decrease end-user dimming noticeability while an office undergoes load- shedding conditions as a means to decrease the electrical demand that is typically imposed on an electrical power grid. Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL

Photonics Lab Intern

06/4/2014 – 08/15/2014

Designed a visually coded LabVIEW interface that was capable of monitoring and adjusting experimental parameters induced by an analog signal generator. The signal generator would then feed radio frequencies to a polarization maintaining fiber wire optical radio frequency modulator electronics setup that exported time stamped data to Microsoft Excel.

Participated as a member of a foldable radio antenna design team that won the 2014 Harris Corporation intern team competition.

Designed and rapid prototyped several foldable antenna booms using a Makerbot 3D printer. NASA Zero Gravity Flight Week Program, Houston, TX Team Lead

05/01/2013-11/15/2013

Collaborated with two NASA’s Goddard Laboratory engineers and six Morehouse College engineering students in order to design a zero gravitation experiment for a Cubesat solar panel deployment mechanism.

Managed a team of six undergraduate student engineers by assigning roles, deliverables and deadlines.

Played a major role in the completion a technical equipment data package (TEDP) document lab procedure write-up.

Constructed three dimensional models,2 dimensional sketches and experimental design renderings.

Prototyped a three dimensionally printed rig for Goddard’s Diminutive Assembly for Nanosatellite deploYables (DANY) Cubesat deployment mechanism. Skills

Excellent organizational and time management skills. Strong written and oral communication skills. Keen sense for product design. Proficient with Microsoft office; including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Well versed in terms of the CAD NX9 and Google Sketchup 3D modeling platforms. Considerable degree of experience 3D printing for rapid prototyping designs. Sociable and a team player. Can complete detailed bill of materials and project cost estimation documents. Designing manufacturing processes for product prototyping experience. Avid Photoshop user. Has experience using LABView and the C++ programming language. Can complete sales and inventory management using Erply software.

Portfolio Materials

Google Drive Portfolio Link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9OooVhlsjUiX3hmLVRWOFZYUUE?usp=sharing Grainrich Audio Website:

https://www.grainrichaudio.com/

Education

Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA Bachelors

of Applied Physics (Dual Degree)

Graduated May 20, 2017

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Bachelors of Environmental Engineering (Dual Degree) Graduated May 21, 2017

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