Xin Zhang
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400E, 33rd ST, Apt. 1700
Chicago, IL 60616
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Objective
To obtain a full-time position as a Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer in the field of design, system dynamics analysis, manufacturing and quality control.
Education
Master, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Aug 2009 - May 2011
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
GPA: 3.4/4.0
• Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
• Dynamics and Control
• Embedded Development under real-time operating system
Bachelor of Science, Material Processing and Control Engineering, Sep 2005 - Jun 2009
Shaanxi University of Science&Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi
• Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation
• Injection/Die Casting/Stamping Mold Design&Manufacturing
• Process Equipment and Control Engineering
• Quality Control
Experience
Illinois Institute of Technology Robotics Lab, Chicago, IL
Research Assistant, Jun 2010 - Present
• Co participates in “Agile Non-holonomic Vehicles with Variable Internal Inertial Properties” project
• Develop and maintain code for unmanned ground vehicle, performance field experiments using QNX real-time operating system and develop a control interface with PhAB under QNX
• Dynamics model set up and analysis, maintain the vehicle mechanical system
Shaanxi BaoCheng Aviation Instrument Co., Ltd, Baoji, Shaanxi
Mold Design Engineer Intern, Sep – Nov 2008
• Design injection/die casting molds to manufacture plastic and magnesium alloy parts for Aviation Industry using Pro/E&SolidWorks
• Manufacture and assemble injection/casting mold using CNC milling/drilling/wire-cut machine
• Quality assurance, failure parts analysis and mold design optimization
China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd, Jinan, Shandong
Practice Visiting Intern, Jul – Aug 2007
• Visit and learn the production line for assemble heavy trucks, co participate in trouble shooting and optimization of production line
Skills
• 2D/3D modeling software: Pro/E, SolidWorks, UG, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor
• Programming: C/C++, Matlab, Delphi, Pascal, and Java
• FEA&CFD analysis: VisualFEA, ANSYS, COMSOL, Fluent
• Dynamics Model Analysis: Simulink, Adams
• Embedded Develop under Linux/QNX/Unix
• Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma
• ANSI/ISO/GB standard
• Language:
- Mandarin: Native
- Cantonese: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing - Intermediate
- English: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing – Fluent
Activities and Projects
Mobile Phone Shell Injection Mold Design, Apr 2008 – Jul 2008
• Design injection mold for mobile phone shell and assemble under Pro/E
• Generate CNC program and tool path with Pro/E for mold core&cavity
Domestic Water Recycling Tank System, Oct 2007 – Jun 2008
National Undergraduate Students Mechanical Innovative Design Competition, 2nd prize
• Co-designed&built family water recycling tank system
• reduced water consumption 20%-40% for a family of three