Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
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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