Mechanical Engineer

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JOHN TASEFF 916-***-****

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Evanston, IL 60201

OBJECTIVE

To find a career opportunity in mechanical engineering with hands -on work in design and fabrication

EDUCATION

Northwestern University – McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science – Evanston, IL

Mechanical Engineering BS/MS – Graduating June 2015

3.62 / 4.00 GPA

Jesuit High School, Sacramento, CA

EXPERIENCE

Accurate Threaded Fasteners, Inc. - Applications Engineer 4 quarter co-op 2012-2014

+Worked directly with customer engineers and sales team, designed dozens of innovative fastening solutions

+Assisted ATF engineers with product and tool design, drawings, quoting, and internal process flow

+Performed 100+ lab testing projects, produced industry-leading reports on fastener application specification

Northwestern Baja SAE Racing Team - Team Captain 2013 Season, Chief Engineer 2014 Season

+Off road vehicle competition – Research, design concepts, complete CAD, fabricate, and race in 1-year cycle

+Designed and fabricated 2014 suspension and transmission, helped with many other systems

+Restarted our collapsing 2-person team in 2012, now up to 15 active members and 20 recruits

+Small team with direct work on entire car, plus technical report and presentation, 100-college competition

Surface Haptics Research Group Northwestern, Prof. Ed Colgate summer 2014

+Developed new haptic texture generation system, plus data-driven surface reproduction method

+Collaborated with Shell Oil to create real-world demonstration of potential uses for surface haptic technology

RELEVANT SKILLS

+Machine shop – 8 years’ experience with manual mill and lathe, 3 years CNC milling; proficient with TIG

welding, sheet metal, woodworking, and automotive work

+Electronics – advanced class projects in circuit design, microcontroller programming, robotic control

+Computer – fluent in SolidWorks, HSMWorks CAM, AutoCAD Mechanical, MS Office. Experience with Inventor,

NX CAD/CAM, MATLAB, multiple programming languages

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

+Delta Chi Fraternity Elected Risk Management Officer 2012-2013

+Northwestern Interfraternity Council Elected VP for Risk Management 2013-2014

+Volunteer, Alternative Student Break trip to New Orleans Spring Break 2011 and 2012

+Intramural Sports – Dodgeball and Ultimate Frisbee Fall 2010 – Present

+Laser- and 420-class sailing, snow skiing, scuba diving, rock climbing, tennis, cooking

HONORS

+Honor Roll, multiple quarters at Northwestern

+Member, Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society 2012-present

+Jesuit Secondary Education Association Award – given upon graduation to one senior who embodies the “profile qualities” of a Jesuit student with his spiritual, academic, and extracurricular dedication

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