Dexter Van Riper
Objective
To obtain a position where my education, enthusiasm, experience, and drive to succeed contributes to a company’s design and integration technologies.
Technical Skills
Matlab C++ L-CAD
Cosmos/m (FEA) Visio Solid Works
Web Design (CSS, HTML, Flash) Photoshop Pro-E
Mechanical fabrication (CNC) MS Office Rapid Prototyping
Basic GD&T Blue Print interpretation Sun Servers
Experience
Raytheon Intern/Senior Capstone Design Project 2011-Present
• Redesign of the Griffin Missile Retention System.
• Built a less expensive, lower part count, and smaller vertical profile version of the original design.
• Adapted previsions knowledge of paintball pneumatics into the current Mill Spec Standard of the implemented air canister
• Developed the secondary retention assembly and data connector system.
• Solid Works and Cosmos/m (FEA) were used throughout the design and prototyping phases.
DVR Web Designs Entrepreneur 2009- Present
• Website Design.
• Types of websites include E-commerce, Sales, and Personal.
• Currently developing ‘Shopzies.com’ .
• Utilize Magento, HTML, and CSS to custom design websites for clients.
Dexter Van Riper
DVR CUSTOMZ Entrepreneur/Creator 2005-Present
• Design Custom Paintball Equipment using Solid Works and Pro-E.
• Manufacture using PVC and various CNC Machines (Mill, lathe).
• Market through eBay and other websites.
Education
2007-May 2012 Northern Arizona University (NAU)
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.2
• Member of: The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• Student Member of: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Student Member of: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Treasurer/Co-Creator of: NAU Paintball Club
2003-2007 Sunrise Mountain High School (SMHS)
• Arizona Scholar Award
• Participated with the design and devolvement of Arizona State University’s Student Satellite Program
References
Jeffery Anderson Griffin Missile Systems Lead | Raytheon 520-***-****
Tom Schnieder Senior Mechanical Designer | Honeywell 602-***-****
Perry G. Wood P.E. Solid Works Professor | NAU 928-***-****
Dr. Brison Torbert Engineering/Drafting Design Professor | SMHS 623-***-****