NICHOLAS MORSE
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LinkedIn Nicholas Morse Lakewood, CA
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Lifelong builder and fan of all things science and engineering. Driven to give 100%, successfully obtained Eagle Scout by age 16.
EDUCATION
California State University Fullerton Expected Graduation May 2025 Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
California State University Fullerton Graduated August 2020, GPA 3.07 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cavotec/Dabico: Cypress, CA 90630
Quality and Continuing Improvement Engineer September 2021 – January 2023
• Inspected incoming components and communicated conformance issues with vendors to ensure product could be built to specification
• Conducted all necessary preventative and corrective actions and conducted root cause analysis
• Facilitated communication between engineers and build team to ensure product built to specification
• Performed First Article Inspection, in-process inspection, and final inspection of products to insure adherence of product to company standards
• Proposed new policy to prevent damage to sensitive components preventing future quality issues
• Recorded inspections and quality issues in shared Excel file to facilitate communication and organization within quality team
Purchaser July 2021 – September 2021
• Contacted about 30 regular vendors requesting quotes for components needed for projects
• Wrote purchase orders, bought required materials, and communicated with assembly team when to expect shipment of desired material
Mechanical Assembler May 2021 – July 2021
• Cut copper pipes to proper length, deburred and fitted cut copper into up to 12 HVAC units a day
• Followed engineering drawings to assemble HVAC units, ensured parts are fitted correctly BeeBuilt
Contract Worker August 2021 – October 2021
• Utilized SolidWorks to update drawings to new specifications
• Created assembly instructions for hive roof using SolidWorks and Adobe Illustrator FedEx Ground Anaheim, CA 92801
Package Handler December 2020 – May 2021
• Removed packages from conveyor belt, scanning barcodes, and placed package in designated location PROJECTS
Graduate Project EGME 597 January 2024 – Present
• Designing a novel steering system for underactuated hexapedal walking robot
• Testing rate of turn on various terrains
Design Project Sunflower August 2019 – May 2020
• Mounted a solar panel on two-axis solar tracker
• Demonstration of findings: https://youtu.be/IbKRNtvjSdY?t=4016 Laser Induced Cavitation Project June 2019 – February 2020
• Configured laser system in conjunction with optical transmission measurement
• Optimized code for recording cavitation bubble diameter, duration, and frequency