JOHN FAVA

EDUCATION

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (May 2020)

Minor in Electronic Arts.

GPA: 3.00

Recieved the Rensselaer Leadership Award

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

K-12 STEM Educator

Upstate NY

Mentor (Spring 2019)

Independently created and fulfilled a LEGO STEM

lesson plan for children of the Troy Boys & Girls

Club.

Head Instructor (Summer 2018 and 2019)

Head Instructor for SUNY Polytechnic's Junior FLL

summer camps with over 30 students in

attendance.

Tournament Volunteer (Winter 2016 - Present)

Referee at FLL and FTC championships annually.

Club Officer of RPI Humans Versus Zombies

Troy, NY

Human Resources (Sept. 2017 - Jan. 2019)

Negotiated terms for club reinstatement.

Nominated club moderators.

President (Jan. 2019 - May 2020)

Managed a budget of over $2500 for club

supplies and events.

Lead events with as many as 100 participants.

Reelected for a second term.

RPI Forge Volunteer

Troy, NY

Volunteer (June 2018 - May 2020)

Guided many students in rapid prototyping to

bring their designs to life.

Educated and assisted students on making

smart designs for fabrication.

RPI Union's Admin Office Staff Member

Troy, NY

Building Supervisor (Aug. 2019 - May 2020)

Assisted students and faculty with club

management.

Managed office inventory and

completes organizational tasks.

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Manufacturing and Prototyping

Manufactured aluminum parts from drawings

using lathe and mill processes.

Created a functioning self-contained mini

dishwasher using laser cutting, soldering,

hand tools, and teamwork.

CNC Machined self-designed components

Displayed photography, traditional screen prints,

and digital works in the Dean's gallery and public installations on RPI campus.

Designed and produced dynamic and static

display assemblies for installations.

Finite Element Analysis

Modeled, simulated, and analyzed commercially

produced mechanical part to test how its

deformation changes under larger loads.

Designed, simulated, and revised an enclosure

assembly to meet a given design requirement

before physical fabrication.

Embedded Control

Wired and programmed autonomous vehicles

with PID control on a team.

Constructed and tested logic circuits.

Proficiency Level

SKILLS

Engineering and Fabrication

3D Printing Technology Laser

Cutting/Engraving

tCNC Machining

Wood Fabrication

Sewing

Screen Printing

Software

Siemens NX

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Fusion

Solidworks

EDGECAM

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere

Microsoft Office

Minitab

MathWorks MATLAB

PSpice

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NY 12047, USA

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Photography and Visual Design

Portfolio Website

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