Martin Popish
***** ** ****** ** *** Grove, CA **624 916-***-**** ********@*******.***
Objective:
To obtain a job in the aerospace industry that utilizes the problem solving skills and technical knowledge I developed during my college studies.
Education
California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
Bachelors/Masters in Aerospace Engineering, June 2012
•GPA: 3.6 •President’s Honor List
Coursework highlights:
Remote Sensing Experimental Aero/Thermodynamics
Aerodynamics Computational Fluid Dynamics Rocket Propulsion
Hypersonic Propulsion Aircraft Performance Senior Design
Turbulence Turbomachinery MDO (Multidisciplinary Design Optimization)Computational Heat Transfer
Aerospace Engineering Projects
Senior Aircraft Design Fall 2009-June 2010
• As a member of a team completed an initial design iteration of a commercial passenger aircraft
• Performed trade studies to determine the optimal configuration of the aircraft
• Modeled engine performance using cycle analysis techniques
Graduate Research: Air Augmented Rocket Fall 2009-Present
• Conducting tests on an air augmented rocket in order to understand the interaction between primary rocket flow and secondary augmenting flow
• Involves the fabrication of new hardware and implementation of various test procedures in order to gather data that will be used to validate a computer model of the primary and secondary flow interaction
Skills
Computer: MATLAB 7, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Fluent, Gambit, ICEM, C/C++
Leadership / Involvement
Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honors Society Winter 2007 - Present
• Served 1 year as Initiation officer
• Organize initiation meetings and activities including community service and other projects
• Answer the questions of prospective members and assist them in completing initiation requirements
Sigma Gamma Tau, Aerospace Engineering Honors Society Spring 2007 - Present
Golden Key International Honors Society, Fall 2007 – Present
AIAA, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fall 2007 - Present
Work Experience
HMH Construction – Sacramento, CA
Office Clerk Aug. 2005
• Organized files, Data entry, collected paperwork from subcontractors
Sierra Service Project – Sacramento, CA June-Aug. 2007-11
Home Repair Coordinator June-Aug. 2008, 09
• Selected home repair projects that would be worked on over the summer, such as roofing, flooring, painting and building decks and ramps
• Designed projects, made material lists and gave instructions to people working on the projects
• Was responsible for keeping track of and staying under a fixed budget
Site Director June-Aug. 2010, 11
• In charge of day to day operations of the camp
• Responsible for managing a team of eight and ensuring that their jobs are completed properly
• Responsible for keeping the site on budget