Assistant Design

Carly A. Lockard

**** * ******** ** *** *** Salt Lake City, UT 84106 208-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/carlylockard/ *********@*****.***

Skills/Relevant Coursework

• Collecting data with attention to consistency and compliance with details of data collection protocol

• Effective written and oral communication with a variety of audiences as demonstrated by my success in

teaching undergraduate labs, presenting results to co-workers and supervisors, and presentation of posters and

presentations at regional and national conferences

• Thesis research: Experimental design, problem solving during research process, data collection and analysis

in Matlab and Excel, communication of process and results

• Teamwork and coordination with other team members as a teaching assistant and student research assistant

Employment Experience

Teaching Assistant

University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

ME EN 1010: Introduction to Robotic Systems Design II, Lab component Spring 2013, 2014

• Teach Matlab, C/C++, Arduino, basic principles of circuits/motors/solenoids, guide student design teams

ME EN 1000: Introduction to Robotic Systems Design I, Lab component Fall 2012, 2013

• Teach Excel and SolidWorks skills, guide student teams throughout robot design project

Student Research Assistant

Boise State University Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research 3/2008- 8/2012

Responsibilities:

• Perform subject preparation (motion capture marker and EMG placement) and operate data collection

hardware and software (Vicon Nexus, BTS FreeEMG/Myolab, LabVIEW)

• Process and analyze data using Vicon Nexus, Visual3D, Matlab, Excel

• Design using SolidWorks, fabricate prototypes (drill-press, mill)

• Create IRB protocol applications and subject forms

• Create and present conference abstracts, posters, & presentations (Presentation at Northwest Biomechanics

Symposium, 2011 & poster presentation at Design of Medical Devices Conference, 2012)

• Specific projects: Normative gait database, mass casualty ventilator, ergonomic ultrasound transducer grip

Educational Background

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) Expected graduation August 2014

Available for work after May 12, 2014

B.S. in Exercise Science, Biomechanics Emphasis; Biomedical Engineering minor

Boise State University (Boise, ID), 2012 3.91 Cumulative GPA

• Boise State University Top 10 Scholar

- Selected from 2011/2012 graduates, 3.8+ GPA qualification; academic/extracurricular achievements

• College of Education Dean’s List 6 semesters

• College of Engineering Dean’s List 1 semester

• First place for College of Education in Wallace G. Kay writing contest 2012

- Undergraduate academic writing contest sponsored by Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, submission entitled

“Conditioning Program Design for Collegiate-Level Male Lacrosse Players: A Literature Review and Needs

Analysis”

Extracurricular Activities and Outreach

Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair Judge (Regional Level), Middle School Division 3/20/2014

• Evaluate student engineering projects, interview students on their topics and provide constructive feedback

Boise State University Cross-Country/Track 8/2007-5/2012

• Team Captain (2012 season), Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honoree every season of

competition and Student Athlete Advisory Committee member

Boise State University Men’s Club Lacrosse volunteer conditioning coach 8/2011-12/2011

• Design and direct pre-season conditioning workouts in coordination with head coach

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