Jorge Armando Arriaga
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Summary: Motivated engineer looking for an opportunity to showcase creative capabilities through hard work and determination. Proven problem solver who is highly skilled in project management with an emphasis in peer mentoring. Fluent in English and Spanish.
Education: California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering May 2016
Coursework: Statics, Deformable Bodies, Numerical Methods, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Propulsion, Flight Mechanics, Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Aerospace Structures, Stability Control Aerospace Vehicles, Spacecraft Dynamics, Space Flight Orbital Mechanics, Spacecraft Systems, Aerospace System Design, Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement Lab, Mechanical Properties Materials Lab, Aerodynamics Lab
Experience:
5/16 to Present Great Minds in STEM: Viva Technology Huntington Beach, CA
College Captain
Serve as near-peer role model and facilitate team dynamics in various STEM activities
Guide students through hands on activities and competitions, Most Innovative Honorary Award received
8/15 to 5/16 Next Generation Stealth Bomber Senior Design Research Project Long Beach, CA
CSULB: Undergraduate Research Student
Led team of four students through design process of a strategic military bomber, from research to manufacturing plan in a two semester senior project. Managed tasks, planned meetings, and produced schedules for team.
Provided systems engineering, trade studies, cost analysis, cycle analysis, risk analysis, mitigation techniques, functional block diagram assessments, and manufacturing plans for each subsystem
Designed aircraft with 15% longer range than its competitors through various optimization methods
8/15 to 3/16 NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Student Challenge Centennial Competition Long Beach, CA
CSULB: Undergraduate Research Student
Generated risk analysis assessment for propulsion subsystem used in the design of rocket meeting National Association of Rocketry safety code standards for NASA competition
Researched and provided team with series of autonomous ground support solutions
12/12 to 8/13 TRiO Upward Bound Math Science Compton, CA
Mathematics Tutor/Mentor
Provided tutoring services and helped maintained graduation requirements for dozens of students
Specialized in learning style identification, conceptual simplification, and guided students to critical thinking solutions
Mentored and supervised dozens of students in college preparedness program
Helped guide a record breaking 85 percent of participating students to four year universities
Developed exceptional interpersonal and identification skills to read signs of emotional distress in students
9/08 to 8/10 Compton Senior High School Link Crew Compton, CA
Peer Mentor
Improved high school graduation rates of incoming freshmen through peer mentoring and follow ups
Skills: Test and Measurement: Oscilloscopes, transducers, calipers, Tensile testing machine, LoTorq Torsion testing machine, Digimatic indicators, strain gage and indicator, small and midsized wind tunnels, digital monometers
Algorithm development software: MATLAB, Python
Computer Aided Design Software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks
Technical: Project Management, Systems Engineering, Technical Writing, Cost Analysis, Microsoft Office
Affiliations: Mexican American Engineers and Scientists 2010-2013, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science 2010-2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2015-present, Great Minds in STEM 2016-present