Materials Science and Engineering, CAD/CAE, Technical Communications

Alexander Graves ******.******@*****.***

Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate (4th Year) (949) 394 - 1886 Cumulative GPA: 3.39

Upper-Division GPA: 3.62

OBJECTIVE

To work with industry professionals to help improve and evaluate design, processes, and materials for manufacturing. EDUCATION

University of California, Riverside (UCR), CA — BS, Materials Science and Engineering - 2019 - Fall 2021 WORK EXPERIENCE

Dock Attendant - Lake Mission Viejo Association

● Gained skills of working as a team, organizing and executing assigned duties, and greater appreciation for the need of diversity to provide an exceptional customer service experience to members and their guests. Personal Assistant - L.A. Properties

● Gained skills of formulating and executing a proposal for the design of CAD floor plans of various properties and providing administrative assistance.

SKILLS

Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Engineering (CAD/CAE)

● Preliminary drafting and design with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), Modeling and Analysis with finite element analysis (FEA) simulations, and Manufacturing Production and Planning with materials tables and exploded assemblies.

● Experiences through coursework and student competitions - Mechanical Design, NASA Micro-G NExT Design Challenge, and Materials Research Society Design & Build Competition. Technical Writing

● Creation of technical proposals targeted to professional audiences that highlight the requirement specifications of a given device in a form of design description, manufacturing plans, bill of materials, hazard control, and Gantt chart.

● Experiences through coursework and student competitions - Technical Communications, NASA Micro-G NExT Design Challenge, and Materials Research Society Design & Build Competition. Material Evaluations, Testing and Characterization

● Evaluations of the most suitable material for its application related to operational stresses, temperatures, and medium. Testing and characterization with tensile testing, factor of safety, scanning/tunneling electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction.

● Experiences through coursework and student competitions - Nanostructure Characterization Laboratory and NASA Micro-G NExT Design Challenge.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

NASA Micro-G NExT Design Challenge — Surface Autonomous Vehicle for Emergency Rescue (SAVER) Structures and Propulsion Team Member, Aerospace Systems UCR

● Design and proposal of a surface vehicle capable of assisting astronauts in distress in a maritime environment, through the location and delivery of crew survival aids.

● Assists in technical writing, educational outreach, CAD/CAE, geometric dimensioning & tolerancing, software enabled finite element analysis, research & development, material evaluations & testing, manufacturing process including composites(wet lay-up & vacuum bagging) and thermoplastics, 3D-printing, and CNC machining. Material Research Society Design & Build

Membership, Materials Research Society UCR

● Use CAD to design a medical device to coincide with a written proposal to specify its unique ergonomics and efficient construction.

● Engage with professionals in industry to learn about novel research and to expand network. AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

1st Place - Design & Build Competition, Materials Research Society - Fall 2020

● Strongest improved design and proposal of a metered dose inhaler. Certified Mechanical Design Associate, Dassaults Systemes - May 2019 RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Mechanics of Materials - structural deformations due to axial, torsional, shear, bending loads, and combined stresses. Electrical Properties of Materials - mechanisms of electrical materials such as semiconductors and dielectrics. Nanostructure Characterization Lab - structural characterization at the nanometer scale with various imaging techniques.

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