Administrative Assistant Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
Genna Marie Cummins
Mt. Vernon, KY 40456
**********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Schools and Community Resource Specialist
United States Peace Corps, South Africa
July 2011 – September 2013
Served in two deep rural schools as a Grade 6 Math and English teacher, Mathletes and
debate coach, and administrative assistant
Facilitated teacher workshops and practical demonstrations of classroom management
skills and positive-reinforcement discipline for 25-100 participants
Introduced PermaCulture design and new techniques in 2 school gardens
Designed and maintained weekly and monthly academic and creative competitions with
more than 900 participants
Taught 35 adult students basic computer literacy including word processing,
spreadsheets and anti-virus software
Worked with local counterparts to improve the efficiency of 2 schools' kitchens
Conceived, developed and organized a Youth Development Program for Middle School
students with activities including leadership training, team building, HIV/AIDS education,
sexual health and potential entrepreneurial opportunities in the village
Completed quarterly reports to the South African Department of Education and Peace
Corps South Africa on the growth and progress of these projects
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Kentucky Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department
Summers 2007, 2010
Purchased parts online and in-store for a new lab, read technical drawings and
descriptions to compare for the most appropriate parts
Organized a new lab, designed and built various tool repair stations
Designed, wrote, and debugged a new computer program to compute large matrices
faster than previously available
Published and presented a technical paper on the computer program at the IEEE
Regional Conference in April 2008 in Huntsville, AL
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of West Bohemia (Czech Republic) Mechanical Engineering Department
Summer 2009
Assisted professors and graduate students with research in the heavy machinery lab
Proofread more than 10 technical papers and 4 PhD theses for publication
Performed independent research on currently available self-reconfiguring modular
robotics and where the technology may lead in the near future
Studied the Czech language
EDUCATION:
University of Kentucky (2011)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
V ice President and Event Coordinator, Society of Women Engineers (2009-2011)
President, IAESTE (2009-2011)
Volunteer peer tutor in Engineering Resource Center (2008-2011)
University of the Cumberlands (2009)
Bachelor of Science with an Area of Concentration in Applied Physics
Presidential Scholar
Awarded and maintained membership to the National Physics Honor Society, Sigma Pi
Sigma
Awarded and maintained membership to the National Mathematics Honor Society,
Kappa Mu Epsilon
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Proficient with Microsoft Office and OpenOffice applications
Experience with Pro-Engineer, C++, Ansys, LabV iew, MATLAB and MATLAB Simulink
Experience with Six Sigma and lean manufacturing processes
Theoretical and practical study of AC/DC Circuits, Operational Amplifiers, Kirchhoff Laws,
Node and Mesh Analysis, various Gate manipulations and digital logic circuits
Cross-cultural experience including full immersion into a foreign culture for 3 months
and for 2 years, necessitating local language skills and cultural sensitivity
Achieved “Intermediate Medium” in Setswana during a Peace Corps approved Language
Proficiency Interview
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