Joshua M. Lucas
Redding, California 96003
**************@*****.***
Education
The Pennsylvania State University
****-**** ********** *********** **** a Minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship
Work Experience
August 2013 – Present
Coffee Lead at Madayne Eatery & Espresso – Redding, CA
Develop and expand culture of coffee excellence. Direct and train baristas.
Participating in Madayne Leadership Development Program.
July 2012 – May 2013
Shift Supervisor at Peet’s Coffee and Tea – Redwood City, CA
Barista at Starbucks Coffee – Redwood City, CA
Manage the daily workflow and employees throughout the day. Manage cash handling and inventory
control. Manage training of new employees. Greet customers and ensure customer satisfaction.
Summer 2010 & 2011
Internship in Engineering with Sonitus Medical, Inc. – San Mateo, CA
Headed development and implementation of head -to-head testing for SoundBite™ product. Programmed
in LUA script through Girder 5 to create a semi-automated testing environment that ran sound through six
speakers independently and took input from the subject as recorded data.
Created technical documentation for the system and trained an audiologist to run the testing on subjects.
Managed and filed Quality Assurance Inspections of product parts in medical device industry. Managed
Inspection Team during FDA audit.
January – July 2009
Co-op with Johnson & Johnson – Skillman, NJ
Mentored the Johnson & Johnson-sponsored high school USFIRST robotics team. Worked cl osely with
Johnson & Johnson engineers, high school parent/teacher volunteers, and machine shop employees, to
guide the students through concept, design, fabrication, testing and deployment of their robot.
Worked in the consumer products division designing and prototyping a new testing device using complex
3D modeling in Solidworks. Scheduled meetings and corresponded via email regularly.
Summer 2008
Internship in Mechanical Engineering for NIITEK – Sterling, VA
Designed and built a remote-controlled demonstrator vehicle for NIITEK’s Ground-Penetrating RADAR
technology under contract from the US Department of Defense, in conjunction with a staff engineer.
Other Experience
Project Coordinator with Audio Engineering Society at Penn State
Skills
Operating Systems: Mac OS, Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux Red Hat
Office Software: Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Access, Outlook
Programming: C++, HTML, HTTP, Java, Javascript, LUA Script, Notepad++, Python
Key Qualities
Servant Leader: I strive to lead by example. Whether I am a member of a team, in a titled leadership role, or even
acting alone, I am determined to maintain high standards that others can look up to.
Detail-Oriented: I know that excellence cannot be glossed over. By putting care and attention into the specific
details of my work, I ensure a complete and excellent final product.
Dedication: Once I am working on a project, I am committed to putting my best effort into it to produce the
optimal results. The excitement of an unsolved problem keeps my efforts focused on finding an efficient, reliable
solution.
Initiative: My experience in both academic and workplace engineering challenges has taught me to look for
possible problems before they cause an issue. I am constantly searching for opportunities to innovate and
improve.
Positive Attitude: I view obstacles as opportunities for improvement and strive to bring an optimistic outlook to
my work environment. Through maintaining positivity, I am able to adapt to many diverse team environments and
contribute to team morale.