Kevin James Ballas
Burbank CA *1504
818-***-**** (cell)
********@*****.***
Education
University of California - Davis (Davis, CA)
B.S. / Mechanical Engineering
September 2014 – June 2018
Major in Mechanical Engineering with a Senior Design Project of a Glycol Cooling System for Homebrew. University of California - Davis (Davis, CA)
B.S. / Minor in Managerial Economics
September 2014 – June 2018
Minor in Managerial Economics with an Emphasis in Finance, Real Estate, and Investments. Experience
Structural/Mechanical Design Engineer at UCD Senior Design Project Davis, CA
January 2018 – June 2018
Designed a fully functioning glycol cooling machine and a full-sized theoretical commercial unit. Preformed theoretical Matlab calculations for stress analysis. Designed project framework from hand drawings and mapped them onto Solidworks CAD. Quality Assurance Engineer Intern at KeVita Inc.
Oxnard, CA
June 2014 – September 2015
Assisted Operations leading to a 15% reduction in cost of manufacturing. Originated SOPs, Spec Sheets, Organic Certs, and COAs from vendors of various ingredients. Formulated drink samples and drink composition tests which where to be sent to companies such as Safeway & Pepsico.
Account Clerk Intern at Parent Revolution
Los Angeles, CA
November 2013 – February 2014
Completed accounting software data conversion from Quickbooks to MIP. Processed Journal Vouchers, Cash Disbursements, and Bank Reconciliations. Skills
Engineering: Fluids, Thermodynamics, Properties/Strength of Materials, Dynamics, Statics, etc Software: SolidWorks, MatLab, Esprit, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and Sage MIP Accounting. Accounting/Finance: Cash Disbursements, Bank Reconciliations, Wealth Management. Quality Assurance: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Certificate of Analysis (COAs), Organic Certs.