Sales Mechanical Engineering

Derek W. Peters

Highland Park, IL ***** ● 847-***-**** ● ******************@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 2015 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Minor, Musical Studies, Cello Performance

USC Presidential Scholar, USC Abrams Attridge Scholar

USC Viterbi Student Innovation Institute Fellowship

Coursework: Linear Control Systems, Mechoptronics, Mechanics of Materials, CAD, Materials Science, Computational Methods Programming, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Physics, Differential Equations

National Merit Scholarship Finalist, SAT: Math 790, English 730, Writing 800 Skills

Fluent Spanish; Expert: Matlab, Mathematica, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, Solid Edge; Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint/Word

Proficient: Javascript, PHP, HTML, CSS

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Zero Emission Vehicle Design Project Spring 2015

Worked in a team to design a zero emission vehicle and draft technical reports; design methodology includes style- drawing, power calculations, engine/motor selection, gear ratios, energy system schematic, and gas mileage estimate Control Systems Laboratory Spring 2015

Designed multiple degree-of-freedom control systems with block diagrams and Laplace Analysis, conducted experiments with Simulink, verified design requirements with Sisotool, and programmed PD and PID controllers with notch filters Electromagnetic Coil Gun Fall 2013

Created circuit with capacitors, transistors, and LEDs to propel metal projectiles using an electromagnetic inductor Mechoptronics Laboratory 2012-2013

Built mechatronic circuits to conduct data-intensive experiments in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and sound pressure; programmed automatic data collection in LabVIEW; composed technical reports with code and graphics from Matlab LEADERSHIP

Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity, University of Southern California 2011-2015 Founding Father, Recruitment Chair (March 2011-September 2012)

Founded Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity at USC; set and met goals with advisor, wrote a 200-page application for a charter

Drove membership from 35 to 95, budgeted/executed events, educated members in recruiting, chaired 2 committees WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Oct 2014-Jun 2015 Integrated Document Delivery, Student Assistant

Managed interlibrary loans, accounted for volumes lent and received, extracted and delivered volumes to patrons FreePlay Interactive, LLC (Technology Startup), Los Angeles, CA Mar-Aug 2013

Directed day-to-day activities including full-stack development, sales/marketing, and website/blog management. Private Cello Teacher & Freelance Musician 2009-Present

Ten years of performing and teaching experience; experience in movie soundtracks, auditions, and live audiences ATHLETICS 2010-2012

USC Men’s Ice Hockey Team, Left Wing; 3rd Place finishes in 2011 and 2012 Pac-8 Conference Tournament

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