Summary
A resourceful and highly driven mechanical engineer with experience in
mechanical design, and experience in the mechanical field; exceptional
teamwork/time management skills and an ability to lead. Interested in
advancing my knowledge of engineering to while gaining new skills.
Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst
GPA: 3.2
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
May, 2014
Awards: Dean's Scholarship, ELITE Award
Study Abroad at Trinity College Dublin - studied in Mechanical
Engineering - traveled to eight countries
Additional Coursework
Graduate: Mechatronics ~ Design of Mechanical Assemblies
Undergraduate: Robotics
Academic Achievements
Senior Design Project:
Spring '14
. Designed an auxiliary cooling system for high performance vehicles
. Developed mathematical models, built the prototype, and developed
testing procedures
. Final project presented to 100 peers in paper and poster format
UDesign: Founding President:
Spring '13-Present
. Established a design club to supplement course curriculum.
. mechanical design, using CAD (Soildworks and Pro-e)
. Delegated tasks, lead meetings, desiged project schematics, managed
the executive board, oversaw club projects, organized with the
faculty, judged final projects and competitions.
. Had seven teams of four compete in the final round
Design of Mechanical Components:
Fall '12
. Led a group of four in designing a bracket to withstand a 200 lb load.
. Designed models in Solidworks and tested them in ANSYS; final bracket
was tested using an Instron
Research
Mechatronics Lab
Fall '11 - Fall '13
. Worked with graduate students to develop a power system to an embedded
system for the lab
. Developed a mechanical claw to pick up items of different size texture
and weight
. Designed the claw in Solidworks, and assisted in development of the
electronics to run the claw,
. Successfully ran in two degrees of freedom and completed all obstacles
in competition
Work Experience
Research Experience for Undergraduates at FREEDM System Center University
of North Carolina Summer '12
. Worked with a professor and a graduate student in developing a new
electronic cooling technology using temperature sensitive ferrofluids.
Designed models in Soildworks, and discussed new technologies in heat
transfer
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Thermodynamics and Dynamics
Fall '12 to Spring '13
Led homework help sessions, graded homework, wrote problems
and solutions.
. Peer Mentor, College of Engineering, Residential Academic Program
(R.A.P) Fall '11 to Spring '12
Organized events by working directly with residence
assistants and director of the RAP program
Technical Skills
SolidWorks, Machine Shop Experience, ANSYS, Microsoft Office, MathCAD 2.0,
Matlab, Laboratory-Testing Experience, Creole/ Pro-Engineering
Affiliations and Activities
UDesign (Founding President), Society of Women in Engineering (Past-Events
Coordinator), ASME
Interests
Certified PADI diver, traveling, rock climbing, and reading