Mechanical Engineer Senior Design

Zach Polk

Pflugerville, Texas Phone: 512-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/zach-polk

PROFILE

A passionate and detail-oriented Mechanical Engineer with five years of software experience, honed through rigorous training at Texas State University. Proficient in AutoCAD, Simio, and Excel, I excel in team-oriented projects, seamlessly integrating design and data analysis to ensure efficient project execution and innovative solutions. My expertise aligns with the values and goals of any forward-thinking company, and I am eager to contribute to the advancement of society through engineering excellence.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Senior Design Project: During my final semester at Texas State University, I led a team in a senior design course to create an innovative Starbucks drink holder and carrier. We designed and prototyped an insulated, lazy Susan-style drink carrier that maintained beverages at the desired temperature while securing them from other customers. Through meticulous planning, regular meetings, and dedicated effort, we successfully completed and presented the prototype on time.

GPS Mapping: At Texas Materials, I was responsible for developing detailed maps of job sites using GPS software. These maps were then converted into CAD files, providing the Billing Department with accurate site layouts. This ensured a sense of security and accuracy in billing, protecting the company against potential pricing disputes from customers.

EXPERIENCE

Texas Materials, Inc. Cedar Park, Texas June 2023 – August 2023

Texas Materials produces asphalt, concrete, aggregate, and other materials to withstand the demands of the local environment, rural or metropolitan areas.

Engineering Intern

Designated CAD work and GPS mapping for job sites.

Completed competitor maps and jobsite CAD layouts to ensure the correct completion of paved roads.

Personally worked on County Roads 401 and 404, I-35, Road-to-Market 222, Lockhart State Park, Great Hills 183, and Great Hills 183 Lane.

Mapped job sites within the week before or the day of paving to ensure onsite traffic control for crew safety.

Proficient in AutoCAD, OSHA-certified, with strong team collaboration skills.

HEB Pflugerville and San Marcos, TX August 2019 – August 2024

HEB is the Leading supermarket chain in Texas and Mexico, offering diverse groceries, household items, and services.

Lead Manager Curbside Promoted June 2024

Responsibilities include managing employees, directing the company’s personal shoppers to shop orders that need to be completed, helping employees with any question they may have, and ensuring that customers have parts of their orders fixed and taken care of.

Cashier, Curbie and Personal Shopper

Ensured high levels of customer satisfaction by maintaining a friendly attitude and addressing customer needs during peak hours.

Managed the timely completion of orders, even during high-volume periods, through efficient order logging and proactive problem-solving.

Significantly reduced order delays, ensuring customers received their purchases on time.

Demonstrated strong competencies in customer service, timed assignments, adaptability, and teamwork.

Applied Materials Austin, Texas

“We are the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world”

Material Handler

Responsibilities include helping the lead on duty close batches, request parts, print batches, disclose required information between different departments and helping with efficiency

Used Kaizen and six sigma methods to ensure quality and efficient work (ex. other handlers would ask where certain parts would go, so a CG [consolidation group] list would be printed for them and batches would be set up in order and in view to decrease the amount of time necessary for batches to be completed.

When Rack picks were keeping up with work flow, the Kaizen implementation helped the 2A and 2B shifts to close out anywhere from 8-10 batches a night, each batch being under the max 4 hour time frame (sometimes under 3 hours).

Closing out batches that could be anywhere from 800-4000 parts.

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

Texas State University, San Marcos: Bachelor Science, Mechanical Engineering in Technology

OSHA Certified (10-hour course)

SKILLS

AutoCAD Mechanical Engineering Excel Simio EVAP cooling systems Thermo-fluids Quality Assurance Quality Control Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Prototyping Team Collaboration Product Development Adaptability OSHA-certified Project Planning

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Kickstart Kids – Pflugerville, TX

Tournament Judge/Coach

06/2016 – 06/2019

Reinforced student techniques after earning first-degree black belt, including spinning kicks, flips/tumbling, weapons, and fighting skills.

Served as a tournament judge due to staff shortages, participating in 12-hour tournament days four times a year from 2016 to 2019.

Dean’s List – San Marcos, TX

Texas State University

Fall 2020 Semester

Received Dean’s List acknowledgement for obtaining a 3.5 GPA that semester in Spring 2021

Received Dean’s List acknowledgement for obtaining a 3.5 GPA that semester in Spring 2024

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