Mechanical Engineer

EDUCATION:

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX,

-Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

-Minor in Mathematics

EXPERIENCE, VOLUNTEERING AND EMPLOYMENT:

Mentor and Lead Machinist, First Robotics Competition

-Lead machinist for FRC Team 1817

-Volunteered 40+ hours a week to manufacture critical robot components

-Identified design flaws and communicated how to fix or improve the design

-Trained three undergraduates on how to operate a CNC machine

-Mentored and trained high school students on how to operate machine shop equipment

West Texas BEST Volunteer Coordinator and Kit Manager

-Presented at multiple info sessions to recruit volunteers

-Coordinated and supervised 20+ volunteers at three different BEST Robotics events

-Bought and managed all of the robot kit materials that eighteen BEST teams received

-Worked with vendors and Texas Tech staff to coordinate budgeting and purchasing

Summer Internship Leader

-Employed by Texas Tech University to lead and mentor high school students through the engineering process by building robotics projects over the summer

-Responsible for meeting the project deadlines and using funding properly

PROJECTS AND COURSEWORK:

Senior Design Project, Toddler Mobility Device

-Designed a mobility chair for 2-4 year old toddlers with underdeveloped motor functions

-Designated as the controls engineer for the project

-Responsible for programming and integrating all electronics on the device

-Manufactured the aluminum components with a CNC machine

-Worked with a local pediatric therapy clinic sponsor and patient

-The project was successful and is currently in use by our patient

-The project is currently patent pending

Finite Element Analysis Project

-Designed and tested the structural integrity of a tower using ANSYS

-Worked with a group to construct a balsa wood tower that had the best weight held to tower weight ratio of the class

RELEVANT SKILLS:

Leadership- Will actively help those with less knolege and experience working on a project.Autodesk Inventor Advanced level proficiency

ANSYS Intermediate level proficiency

Matlab Intermediate level proficiency

Sep 2012-Feb 2016

June 2015-Nov 2015

June 2014-Aug 2014

Jan 2016-Dec 2016

Oct 2014-Dec 2014

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