Engineering Assistant

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Tianyu ZHANG

Email: ***************@*****.*** Phone: 213-***-****

Mailing Address: 1223 W 25TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90007 EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering Los Angeles, CA MS in Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.5/4.0 01/2015-05/2016 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics Wuhan, China BS in Engineering Mechanics, GPA 3.2/4.0 09/2010-06/2014 Relevant Coursework:

Solidworks

Finite Element Analysis

Linear Control System

Applied Elasticity

Elements of Vehicle and Energy Systems Design

Engineering Information Modeling

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

“Fireproof Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” Spring 2016

Optimize the model of UAV to make it able to hover in high temperature for 10 mins, as well as have a high time to weight ratio.

Worked in a team of five, using Solidworks; iSight and matlab to do the optimization. Under the supervision of faculty.

Prepared research paper describing results, and presented findings to class.

“Computer Assembling Assistant System” Spring 2016

Program a software to help people choose the most suitable parts to assemble their desktop based on their own budget and function requirement.

Using Java to write the program.

Using the Unified Modeling Language to build the system. Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China

“Ratchet Effect of high pressured container” Spring 2016

Use Solidworks to build the 3D model of high pressure container.

Use Compressive strength testing machine to test the modulus of elasticity of different materials.

Use Ansys to analyze the life time of different materials. WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Courses Grader 09/2015-12/2015

Grade the homework and exams for the course: “Engineering Analytical Methods”.

Answer the questions from the students weekly together with the teaching assistant. Yangzhou Xianye Group Yangzhou, China

Mechanical Design Engineer 07/2014-12/2014

Draw 2D sketches of brewing instruments and guide the manufacturing.

Do some basic stress analysis to determine the safety of parts and to save cost.

Supervise and guide the packing and shipping of the instruments. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Volunteer Tour Guide of Banmi.com 10/2015-present

Plan and guide tours around LA for tourists from other cities or countries. English-Chinese Translator of hupu.com 06/2015-present

Translate English basketball related articles and news into Chinese. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Applications: Solidworks, UniGraphics, AutoCAD, MATLAB, iSight, Ansys, Word, Excel and PowerPoint Programming Languages: Java

Languages: Chinese(Native)

Lab Equipment: Mechanical tension and compression testing machine, Torsion testing machine, Wind tunnel modeling, Oscilloscope, Spectrometer

INTERESTS & AVTIVITIES

Sports: Captain of college basketball team

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