Project Design

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Coleman Abbott

804-***-**** **** West Main St. #C Richmond, VA 23220 acd86d@r.postjobfree.com

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EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Major GPA: 3.0

! TECHNICAL SKILLS

SolidWorks, Matlab, Microsoft Excel, Drafting, Autodesk Pro, Auto-Cad, Basic Machining

! RELEVANT COURSE WORK

Material Science, Differential Equations, Engineering Statistics, Calculus, Thermodynamics, Fluid

Mechanics, Heat Transfer.

! RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

JEWETT AUTOMATION, Richmond, VA Summer 2011

Intern

• Performed machine assembly.

• Conducted operations, testing and troubleshooting.

• Gave informed knowledge of everyday problems with machines and possible solutions.

• Performed and explained test runs to the client of the project, as well as areas of interest to

maintain machine efficiency.

! LLC, Richmond, VA

TOPOS Summer 2010

Project Design Intern

• Designed three dimensional projects of landscapes and buildings for an urban planning company.

• Designs were used as visual aids of development sites in presentations to customers.

• Received customer acclaim for attention to detail and quality of projects.

! DESIGN PROJECT, Richmond, VA

CAE Fall 2012

Design Project Student

• Designed a robust windshield-wiper for use on hypothetical military vehicles.

• Listed parameters and constraints to develop design concept.

• Used Autodesk Inventor to design a windshield wiper with moving, connected parts.

• Conducted stress tests on Autodesk Inventor to locate areas of interest on the windshield-wiper

and compared them to the tensile strengths of the project materials.

• Used Autodesk Inventor to make drafts marking dimensions and tolerances of the project.

! WORK EXPERIENCE

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MIDLOTHIAN DENTAL ARTS, Richmond, VA 2009 - Present

Custodian

Performed office maintenance (clean rooms, cleaning supply inventory), implemented lean

manufacturing principles to increase efficiency of maintenance process (less trips, save product, simple

and repeatable process).

! EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

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Tutor: engineering and math

Community: design work for community service programs.

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