Engineer Design

Ben Sancetta

Somerville, MA ***** ● 617-***-**** ● **********@*****.***

OVERVIEW

I have a rich and varied background that includes both academic research and industry experience in

mechanical design and manufacturing engineering, and have done work in medical device design, systems and

lab administration, software and web development, electrical design and manufacturing, and teaching and

coaching undergraduates. My goal is to design, innovate, collaborate with others, and bring my own initiative to

work on a variety of challenging projects in an engineering environment.

EDUCATION

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Master of Science th Honors: Mechanical Design (GPA 3.7) ay 2014

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Bachelor of Science th Honors: Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.6) ay 2013

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SKILLS

Mechanical design Robust CAD modeling GD&T to ASME Y14.5M 94 standards Static, dynamic, and

kinematic analysis of mechanical systems Finite element analysis (ANSYS, MATLAB) Thermofluid system

analysis Familiar with CNC and manual machine tools Familiar with electronic circuit design and construction

SOFTWARE

Solidworks (2,000+ hrs.), AutoDesk Inventor (1,000+ hrs.), PTC Creo, MATLAB, Python, MS Office

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EXPERIENCE

Product Design Engineer ARC Technology Solutions February 2015 – Current

● Acted as the lead design engineer on several industrial machine design projects

Product Design Engineer ATK / Savage Arms, Westfield, MA (Intern) May 2013 – August 2013

● Acted as the primary support engineer in the development of a new semi automatic shotgun

● Developed prototypes with the aid of an FDM rapid prototyping machine

● Visited suppliers to evaluate and assess manufacturing issues

Manufacturing Engineer Sturm Ruger & Co., Newport, NH (Intern) May 2012 – August 2012

● Designed and developed several fixtures for the manufacture of revolver components

● Created and maintained manufacturing process drawings on many revolver components

Assistant Systems Administrator WPI ECE Department, Worcester, MA August 2009 – April 2012

Developed software tools and provided support for labs, servers, and machines

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ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Powered Hand Orthosis Masters Project August 2013 – May 2014

● Designed and prototyped a device to help individuals with limited hand mobility perform daily tasks

Trans Esophogeal Echocardiogram (TEE) Probe MQP (Senior Project) August 2012 – May 2013

Worked with Philips Healthcare to integrate haptic feedback and motor control into a TEE probe

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Graduate Assistant WPI ME Department, Worcester, MA August 2013 – May 2014

● Collaborated with another student to teach a course focused on improving spatial visualization skills

● Helped teach the senior capstone design course where I guided students through the design process

AWARDS AND HONORS

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SkillsUSA National Bronze in Engineering National vocational skills competition Ju

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Eagle Scout Troop 1, Acton, MA bruary 2009

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