Engineering Mechanical Engineer

Cory Johnson ********@*.***.***

**** ***** **. ** *******, WA 98053 775-***-****

Personal Statement

Aspiring engineer looking to use a multi-disciplinary engineering background achieved through rigorous coursework, projects, and work experiences to a wholesome career as a mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry. Seeking a position that will challenge me to learn and adapt to constantly evolving technical situations, allowing for personal and professional growth.

Education

Harvey Mudd College (ABET Accredited), Claremont, CA May 2016

Ranked first among the nation’s undergraduate engineering programs in US News & World Report

Bachelor of Science, Engineering

GPA 3.3, Dean’s List (Spring 2013 – Spring 2016)

Relevant Courses

Engineering Design and Manufacturing Digital Electronics and Computer Engineering Chemical and Thermal Processes Continuum Mechanics Experimental Engineering Materials Engineering Advanced Systems Engineering Fluid Mechanics Advanced Transport Phenomena Chemical Reactor Engineering Compressible Fluids

Skills

Strong knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics

Solid command of technologies and tools involved in performing fluids analyses using CFD Software like COMSOL and finite element analyses using 3D CAD Software like SolidWorks

Excellent communication and team collaboration abilities

Familiarity with standard aircraft component design, material selection, and fabrication processes

Software Proficiencies

•SolidWorks, CATIA V5, Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD/CAM Software

•MATLAB, Simulink

•Mathematica

•Labview

•C#, Python

•COMSOL CFD

•Microsoft Office Applications

Project Experience at Harvey Mudd College

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) Fall 2015 – Spring 2016 Industry-sponsored clinic project to improve leak detection methods throughout the aerospace industry by extending the NASA TM X-53692 standard 4-person team Team Leader (Second Semester)

•Designed, modeled, and constructed a pneumatic pressurization system to safely and accurately pressurize a collection of aerospace fittings with various tracer gases up to 6,000 psi

•Executed a series of leak tests on the most commonly used aerospace fittings to establish the effectiveness of alternative tracer gases and drive down the costs of leak testing rockets

•Streamlined the collection of large, leak test data sets by automating the process with a LabVIEW VI

•Successfully coordinated with liaisons, managed team and project budget as team leader to accomplish deliverables after being behind at the conclusion of the first semester

•Developed strong familiarity with tooling, manufacturing, and final assembly of spacecraft and rocketry

Honeywell Safety Products Fall 2014 Industry-sponsored clinic project to improve the functioning of Honeywell’s Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus by eliminating erratic facemask pressure fluctuations caused by the second-stage regulator 4-person team

•Pinpointed problematic frequencies associated with facemask pressure fluctuations by using MATLAB to analyze the power spectral density of facemask pressure data

•Used SolidWorks Simulation and Motion CAD Software Modules to perform a finite element analysis of dynamic regulator components to determine the source of the problematic pressure fluctuations

•Facilitated the development of an improved second-state regulator by presenting findings to company liaisons

Experimental Engineering Spring 2014 Term-length project involving the collection of Aerotech Barracuda Rocket pressure profile data to map the presence and frequency of Karman Vortices behind rocket surface obstructions 4-person team

•Determined optimal size and shape of rocket surface obstruction to produce Karman Vortices by creating a pre-flight model in Rocksim to analyze the Reynold’s number and velocity of air flow around the proposed obstruction

•Tracked the influence of Karman Vorticies on aircraft trajectory by using MATLAB to produce a 6 Degree of Freedom, 3D Flight Model from experimental IMU data

Work Experience

Quality Test Intern, Opto 22 Summer 2015

•Improved the efficiency of quality assurance testing of Opto 22’s E1 and E2 Programmable Automation Controller Brain Boards by developing a series of easily applied testbenches using NUnit written in C#

•Testbenches helped to discover multiple operational deficiencies in the E1 and E2 Brain Board operation protocols

Activities

Member, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men’s Varsity Swim Team Fall 2012-Present

•2014 and 2016 Scholar All-American; Achieved 2014 and 2016 Division III Nationals Consideration cuts

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