JAMES COX
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I am recent graduate student at
NYU, Polytechnic School of Engineering where I am studying and researching
metal matrix composites of hollow particle type (syntactic foams).
EDUCATION
New
York University, Polytechnic School of Engineering
Master
of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Received May 2014, GPA: 3.400
University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Engineering
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical
Engineering, Received May 2011, GPA: 3.251
Université
de Rouen, Rouen, France Summer 2008
Studied Advanced Mechanics of
Materials
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
New York University, Polytechnic
School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
AMPS/NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow, K-12
Robotics Team Specialist, August 2012 – Present
Developed lessons and activities that
engage and challenge students through mechatronics, robotics, and engineering
activities
Mentored
and coached two Brooklyn high school US FIRST Robotics teams
Assisted students and teacher-coaches in
conceiving, building and programming robots responsive to the FTC game
challenges
Consolidated
Edison, Inc.
New
York, NY
Engineering Aid,
March 2013 – August 2013
Supported
engineers in distribution equipment analysis and tracking
Analyzed
and collected data on network protector units for process improvement
Collaborated
with engineers to pinpoint and reduce sources for equipment failure
Lincoln Industries,
Lincoln, NE
Integration Engineer, Technology
Development Intern, September 2010 – August 2012
Managed product development of multiple
projects and integration of new products into mass production
Lead projects for new prototype products
and actively work with suppliers and customers to deliver quality products on
time
Managed numerous tooling account budgets
ranging from thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars
Designed truck exhausts in Pro/E, updated
Pro/E prints, and designed tooling for production of new products
Measured truck exhausts to verify that
pipes were within print specifications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln,
Lincoln, NE
Research Assistant,
September 2009 – May 2011
Conducted organic
solar cell research
Published a paper
in Applied Physics Letters
United Parcel Service,
Lincoln, NE
Supervisor, Pre-Loader, July
2008 – September 2010
Managed and lead six
employees to optimize operations and minimize package misloads
Loaded 4 a.m.
shipment packages onto UPS trucks
Lead
a team in loading 5,000 packages per morning onto trucks
Oversaw pre-load
operations
PUBLICATIONS
Luong, D. D., Shunmugasamy, V. C., Cox,
J., Gupta, N., and Rohatgi, P. K., “Heat treatment of AZ91D Mg-Al-Zn alloy:
microstructural evolution and dynamic response.” JOM, 2014, 66(2): p. TBD.
Bin Yang, James Cox, Yongbo Yuan, Fawen
Guo, and Jinsong Huang
“Increased efficiency
of low band gap polymer solar cells at elevated temperature and its origins” Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 133302 (2011)
SKILLS
Microsoft Office Programs, MATLAB, Pro/E,
Creo 2, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM), Manufacturing
ACTIVITIES
Member of AIAA;
participated in the Design/Build/Fly Competition and helped lead the
airplane airfoil design team
Founding Father
and Scholarship Chair of the Alpha Psi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma
Fraternity
REFERENCES
Dr.
Nikhil Gupta
NYU-Poly
Associate
Professor
Brooklyn,
NY 11201
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James
Gaughan
Con
Edison
Supervisor
New
York, NY
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Michael
Hemann
Lincoln
Industries
Director
of Integration Lincoln, NE
michael.hemann
@lincolnindustries.com