Mechanical Engineer Student

Casey Yuen

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Permanent Address

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Allston, MA 02134

Cell:617-***-****

College Address

D404B North Apartment D-UMass

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Amherst, MA 01003

Summary: I am a resourceful, hardworking mechanical engineering student

who has strong problem solving and analytical skills. I also have

experience in material testing, composite structures, and photovoltaic systems

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Bachelor of Science Anticipated Graduation May 2012

Major: Mechanical Engineering

COURSEWORK

Design of Mechanical Components, Heat Transfer, System Dynamics, Aerospace Fluid Dynamics

Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Materials Lab I, Fluid Mechanics,

Manufacturing Processes, Statistics and Probability, Computational Approach to Engineering Problems

WORK EXPERIENCE

Industrial Technology Research Institute Jhudong, Taiwan Summer 2010

Photovoltaic Technology Center, Intern

-Learned basics of applied photovoltaic's through field experience and reading materials

-Collected and analyzed data using Microsoft Excel analysis package

-Determined if agreements were upheld by other party based on calculations and collected data

-Reported findings weekly using PowerPoint, and visuals imported from Excel

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Bracket Design Project Spring 2011

-Designed and Fabricated a bracket made out of 6061-T6 Aluminum

-Used Solidworks and Ansys Workbench to design to model stresses on bracket and optimize shape

-Fabricated bracket in machine shop using various equipment

-Created bracket weighing 65 grams and failed at a load of 625.8 lbf

Materials Lab Project Fall 2010

-Constructed and tested composite structure using carbon fiber skin, epoxy, and Expanded Polystyrene core

-Performed three point bend test using Instron Universal Testing Machine and ASTMD 790-07 standards

-Created composite structure with a specific flexural modulus of 141.58 MPa/g and impact energy of 2.268 J

-Presented project orally with PowerPoint and handed in full report to professor

Lego Robot Project Spring 2009

-Designed and programmed Bricx Robot to fire when strong light was seen by sensor and reload after firing

-Used C++ to program the robot and designed robot using Lego pieces and other available material

-Robot was able to fire one strong shot at target during competition

-Details of procedure and results were given in a full report

Analysis Project Fall 2008

-Researched energy efficiency of wind turbine, methods to improve energy output, and limitations of turbine

-Designed, tested and, analyzed model using controlled wind speeds and distances to determine efficiency

-Produced 4.1 Volts, enough to light up one LED light bulb

-Presented findings using PowerPoint to colleagues and submitted a written report to the professor

SKILLS

Matlab, Pro/Engineer Wildfire, Solidworks Creator, Microsoft Office, Ansys Workbench, Fluent, Simulink,

Mandarin Chinese, LabVIEW, Machine shop experience, Proficient in material testing equipment

ACTIVITIES

Boston Knights Athletics Club, UMass Intramural Volleyball and Basketball, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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