Carl Anthony Derfler adlvck@r.postjobfree.com

540-***-****

*** ******** *****,

Christiansburg, VA

Objective

To put the skills and knowledge I have learned over my four years at Virginia Tech to the test and gain experience in hands-on applications of these concepts. Education

05/2021 Expected graduation with B.S. (Mechanical Engineering) 09/2017 Began engineering program at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 06/2017 Graduated Valedictorian from East Montgomery High School, Shawsville, Virginia Major Courses Completed

ECE 3254 Industrial Electronics

ME 3404 Fluid Mechanics

ME 3614 Mechanical Design I

ME 3514 System Dynamics

ME 3124 Thermodynamics

CS 2114 Softw Design and Data Structures

ME 3304 Heat and Mass Transfer

ME 3604 Kinematics

ME 4504 Control

ME 4524 Robotics

ME 4735 Mechatronics

ME 4124 CAD of Fluid-Thermal Systems

Current Senior Design Project

In-Space Robotic Assembly Infrastructure Development

• Led by Dr. Erik Komendera, Matthew Anderson, and Joshua Moser

• Working with six other Undergraduates

• Developing a prototype robot that can autonomously build structures

• Will be considered by NASA for future lunar missions

• Part of the Software/Electronics Team

• My tasks:

o Develop Stewart Platform (SP) inverse kinematics o Create simulation of SP orientation and range of motion o Program Raspberry Pi to set six feedback linear actuators to a set length o Set up UDP server communication

o Help organize wiring and Pi add-ons to send enough signals Work Experience

07/2017 to 08/2017 Lawncare assistant for Barry Johnson (property owner/manager)

• Trimmed bushes

• Chopped branches and brush

• Removed debris after each project completion

06/22/2020 to 08/07/2020 Frozen Dairy Food Sales Associate, Christiansburg, Virginia

• Stocked shelves and refrigerators

• Organized and transported large, heavy pallets of goods

• Helped customers find items

• Worked as part a team to complete workloads

Achievements

2013 – 2017 Eastern Montgomery High School Math MACC Captain

• Math MACC is a Jeopardy-like tournament for high school-level math

• Led a team of 3-4 people in competition against other high schools

• Supervised and participated in daily team practices

• Team was undefeated in 2017 and also in the follow-up “SuperMACC” tournament Senior Mural Design Team (2017)

• Helped design and paint the 2017 senior mural for Eastern Montgomery High School

• Worked within a group of about 5-6 people

Scholarships

2017 Virginia Tech Presidential Initiative Scholarship for four years in engineering (full scholarship) 2017 Art Scholarship from East Montgomery High School for excellence in art Academic and Technological Skills

Excels in math-heavy subjects

Programming languages:

Python for Raspberry Pi

Java

CCS for MSP432 Launchpad

Matlab

Basic knowledge of AutoCAD and NX

Microsoft Word and Powerpoint

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