Mechanical Engineering Engineer

Spencer McDonald **** East Bighorn Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85048-8760

480-***-**** *************@*****.***

Recent mechanical engineering graduate seeking an entry-level position. Academic experience includes utilizing SolidWorks with understanding of construction techniques in CAD, ANSYS FEA, MATLAB, Microsoft Office, strong knowledge of basic computer skills, effective collaborative team work, leadership and communication. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) May 2014 Arizona State University – Tempe, Arizona

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Collaborated with a team of four on foot-control system for steering of a full-sized car Fall 2013 - Spring 2014

Designed two gears and foot pedal box using SolidWorks

Fabricated motor mount and installed in car along with gears and wiring

Programmed Arduino unit to convert foot pedal input to electrical signal output to motor Commercial aircraft fuselage section Spring 2014

Designed semimonocoque structure to withstand flight vehicle loads

Tested design with ANSYS FEA

Air walker exercise equipment Spring 2013

Designed planar mechanism for air walker

Evaluated velocity and acceleration of individual segments using MATLAB Wind turbine gearbox and blades Spring 2013

Designed gearbox to take input and generate a desired output using MATLAB

Created wind turbine blade in ANSYS

Utilized ANSYS FEA to evaluate stresses and strains on the wind turbine blade WORK EXPERIENCE

Web Developer/IT Technician, McDonald Law Offices PLLC, Tempe, AZ February 2016 to Present

Maintenance of website consisting of 90 pages

Improvements to automated process the firm uses to acquire new clients Mechanical Engineer I, Nth Degree Technologies Worldwide Inc, Tempe, AZ September 2015 to February 2016

Facilitated product development by demonstrating existing product applications in wearable technology

Worked with other businesses to incorporate our technology into their existing products

Designed wiring harnesses and mechanical drawings of multiple products in preparation for high-volume production

Promoted company and products at CES with two dresses exhibiting the companies applications in wearable technology

Web Developer/IT Technician, McDonald Law Offices PLLC, Tempe, AZ February 2012 to September 2015

Design and maintenance of website consisting of 90 pages

Automated the process the firm uses to acquire new clients, which increased revenue by 675%

Built an online payment option which increased customer retention by 12% Founder/Sole Proprietor, Paid2YouTube, Phoenix, AZ July 2009 to Present

Created and managed all aspects of a Web-based business with over 325,000 members

Self-taught PHP and MySQL to develop and operate business TECHNICAL SKILLS & RELEVANT COURSES

Software: SolidWorks, ANSYS FEA, MATLAB, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Arduino Code, PHP, MySQL

Concepts: Finite-element modeling, principles of thermodynamics: gas mixtures and property relationships, flight vehicle loads and design of semimonocoque structures, construction techniques in CAD Courses: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Thermofluids, Design of Aerospace Structures, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Principles of Mechanical Design, Circuits, Computer-aided Engineering, System Dynamics and Control

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