Peter Marga Soo

**** * ******* *** ***, Los Angeles, CA 90064 703-***-**** ac3f74@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/peter-soo-0276a6114/ EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA B.S. Mechanical Engineering Expected December 2017

• GPA: 3.68/4.0

• Awards: First place winner of the 2017 Annual Robotic Senior Design Competition.

• Honors: Dean’s Honor List, Spring 2016.

• Activity: Peer tutoring and hosting review sessions for forty students for STEM classes.

• Society: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

• Coursework: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Mechanisms, Signal and Controller Modelling, Mechatronics, Robotics, Manufacturing, and System Engineering. SKILLS

Technical: Project Management, Technical Writing, 3-D Printing, Lathe, Milling, CNC, Laser Etching, Car Repair. Computer: C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Simulink, SolidWorks, SolidCAM, Fathom, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint. ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Mechanical Engineering Design II, Building an Autonomous Robot – First Place Winner Spring 2017

• Team’s project manager with the roles of managing and working with five other engineers to build a fully autonomous robot driven by air propulsion, which was capable of navigating an obstacle course and delivering a golf ball to a target.

• Won the first place of the corresponding competition that consisted of thirteen teams.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6f4jZosQl8&t=2s Engineering Thermodynamics, Designing a Seawater Desalination Plant Winter 2017

• Designed a solar powered seawater desalination plant, which utilized a flash evaporation technology. Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting, Building a Self-Propelling Device Summer 2016

• Designed a rubber band powered self-propelling device with the aid of SolidWorks.

• Manufactured the parts of the device and assembled them together. Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems, Designing a Horizontal Platform Mechanism Spring 2016

• Designed a mechanism to achieve a horizontal motion of a tabletop with the aid of Matlab and SolidWorks. Independent

Building a Robotic Arm Winter 2017

• Built a mechanism for a robotic arm by using the aid of SolidWorks.

• Controlled by Arduino Uno R3, the arm would be capable of transporting light materials over small distances. EXPERIENCE

A1 Automotive & Smog Check Alhambra, CA

Automotive Mechanic Trainee July – August 2016

• Performed oil and brake pad changes.

• Fixed the car door’s mechanism.

• Cleaned the air mass flow sensor.

• Added refrigerant to the air conditioning system. Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, VA Student Ambassador March – June 2015

• Hosted outreach events and orientation sessions.

• Represented the student body by holding meetings with important campus guests.