Mechanical Engineer

BJ Avery

*******@******.*** ****B Fern St, Unit B, Honolulu, HI, 96826 808-***-****

Education

Master of Science Mechanical Engineering

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Emphasis in Mechanics, Systems, and Controls

Expected Graduation: December 2016

GPA In-Major: 4.0

GPA Overall: 4.0

Thesis: Magnetic Localization using an Array of Digital Compasses Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Northern Arizona University

Minors in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering

May 2010

GPA In-Major: 3.76

GPA Overall: 3.17

Work Experience

Research Assistant to Dr. Peter Berkelman, Honolulu, HI January 2015 to Present

Researched novel applications for magnetic levitation in medical technologies

Designed and constructed multiple circuit boards for magnetic localization

Developed multi-threaded software using C, C++, Fortran, and OpenGL

Designed, performed, and analyzed experiments

Assessed and approved/rejected electronic components and experimental techniques

Conducted independent literature reviews

Wrote technical documentation, reports, and academic papers Robotics Consultant, Akabotics, Honolulu, HI June 2015 - November 2015

Performed independent contract and advising work for local startup company

Designed and built a control system for an aquatic robot intended to dredge canals Programmer, Benton County IT Department, Corvallis, OR April 2014 to December 2014

Developed software to increase the efficiency of local government operations

Worked closely with government employees from other departments

Determined customer needs and gathered technical requirements

Communicated progress and results to customers and management Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard, Corvallis, OR November 2010 to August 2013

Worked on an interdisciplinary team of R&D Engineers

Developed and deployed control software for R&D and manufacturing settings

Designed and built features for path-finding, collision-avoidance, and safety

Participated in design reviews and cost assessment for hardware and software

Provided tier-3 support as Primary Support Engineer Activities

Instructor, CRDG Summer Program, Honolulu HI June 2015 - August 2015 Taught “Creative Programming” course for ages 8-11 hosted by the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG)

Math Tutor at College Hill High School, Corvallis, OR December 2014 – April 2014 Tutored in Algebra and Geometry

Mentor for FIRST Robotics Team 997, Corvallis OR 2012 and 2013 seasons Taught programming in Java to FIRST Robotics students at Corvallis High School Skills

Engineering and Academic Skills

Design of new technologies, design of experiments, software design and construction, circuit design and construction, design reviews, literature reviews, analysis, assessment of new techniques and technologies, technical reports, project management, requirements gathering, customer support, testing and quality assurance

Programming Experience

C++ 9 years

OpenGL 9 years

Java 8 years

C#.Net 4 years

VB.Net 3 years

C

Arduino

2 years

2 years

PHP 2 years

SQL

Fortran

1 year

1 year

Engineering Software

Visual Studio, Eclipse, Arduino, SolidWorks, Matlab, Subversion, motion controller command languages including MDrive, Velmex, Parker, and others Office Software

MS Office, MS Access, Windows, Linux, SQL Server, Crystal Reports, Active Directory, SharePoint.

References available upon request

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