Mechanical Engineer

Vincent Kostovich

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Buffalo, NY ****6

716-***-**** ******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a mechanical engineering position where fundamental engineering skills and design thinking can add value.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2008-December 2009

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX GPA: 3.125/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering August 2004-May 2008

SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY GPA: 3.637/4.0

RELEVANT COURSES CAD Applications (Pro/Engineer and Pro/Mechanica), Manufacturing Automation (Pro/Manufacturing), Control Systems (MATLAB/SIMULINK), Heat Transfer, Machines and Mechanisms, Mechanics of Materials, Computer Aided Engineering (Solidworks. COSMOSWorks and PhotoWorks), Vibrations, Product Design in the CAD Environment, Advanced Product Design

PROJECTS

Dept. of Mech Engineering-Texas A&M University-College Station, TX Spring Semester 2009

Tribology of Polymers All-Purpose Shoe Outsole Project Proposal

• Functionally decomposed a shoe outsole and developed a new testing strategy

• Created proof of concept foam model and 3D model of new shoe product platform

School of Rural Public Health-Texas A&M University-College Station, TX Fall Semester 2008

Diabetes Kiosk Design Project

• Gathered customer needs from actual customer feedback and School of Rural Public Health faculty

• Presented design concepts to School of Rural Public Health faculty

• Built a full size physical prototype of a diabetes kiosk

• Prepared a written report and website documenting project progress

Dept. of Mech. Engineering-SUNY at Buffalo-Buffalo, NY Spring Semester 2008

Sun-Watch Senior Design Project

• Prepared a written report and constructed a 3D model of a watch that transformed into sunglasses

• Worked with other students and managed a project timeline

• Presented product concept and development ideas to classmates

Dept. of Mech. Engineering-SUNY at Buffalo-Buffalo, NY Fall Semester 2007

Bicycle Disc Brake Manufacturing and Design Project

• Disassembled a bicycle and redesigned wheel and hub assembly with a disc brake attached

• Machined wheel hub, rotor and calipers using a standard and CNC milling machine

• Created a shop floor layout for ideal manufacturing of a bicycle disc brake accessory

COMPUTER SKILLS

Matlab, C++, Pro Engineer, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Adobe CS4, iLife ‘09

WORK EXPERIENCE

Texas A&M Mechanical Engineering - College Station, TX May 2008-August 2009

Research Assistant

• Researched existing product design methods and developed a new method

• Presented research using Powerpoint to fellow students and professors

• Published a new product design method in an ASME conference paper (DETC2009-87507 “Representing User Activity and Product Function for Universal Design”)

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