DAVID J. WELTZIEN
***8
Palatine, IL 60074
**********@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
I am a hardworking technical professional seeking an entry level
engineering role where I can apply my technical engineering skills,
collaboration skills, and my current hands on manufacturing experience to
bring value to your company. I have strong mechanical engineering skills
and broad technical education, which along with my current manufacturing
experience, bring a practical skill set that can be leveraged in many entry
level roles.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Abrasive-Form Inc., Bloomingdale, IL
August 2013 - Present
. Manufacturing facility that grinds castings for turbine and jet
engines for several customers
. Working on CNC machines to effectively understand how the machine
operates
. Hands-on experience with multiple fixtures and gages for grinding and
measuring
. Using micrometers, calipers, and CMM's to measure different parts
. Opportunity to understand development and design for different
operations on multiple parts
. Opportunity to understand process improvement and product development
on several parts
EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
GPA: 3.00/4.0
Bachelor of Science
May 2013
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Relevant Coursework: Thermodynamics, Statics, Linear Circuit Analysis,
Machine Design, Dynamics, Measurement Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics
of Materials, Structure and Properties of Materials, System Model and
Analysis, and Heat and Mass Transfer
NOTABLE PROJECTS
Rig Design for JET A Fuel
. Project was to create a small scale version of a combustion reaction
in a jet engine
. Developed and assembled a rig system to support combustion of a fuel
injector
. Collaborated with a team and taking a leadership role to direct the
team to the final product
. Designed and manufactured parts to be assembled for testing the final
product
Analysis of Cup Performance
. Used different materials to analyze different temperature
distributions and heat transfer
. Collaborated with a team to develop analysis of different cup
materials and what effects they had
. Placed thermocouples at different locations on the cup to analyze the
results for cooling hot water
. Determined heat transfers from analysis of cooling water in ceramic,
plastic, and Styrofoam cups
Development of a Guitar Tuner
. Collaborated with a team to develop a way to tune a guitar using the
program LabVIEW
. Created a program that would take input from a microphone and tell
what know note was played
. Program also told whether the note was sharp or flat to determine how
to tune the guitar
TECHNICAL & OTHER RELATED SKILLS
. Computer Aided Design using IBM Catia and ProEngineer
. Microsoft Products
. Team Work and Collaboration attained through team projects
. Time Management gained through coursework and marching band
commitments
. Leadership experience through team projects and marching band