Mechanical Engineering Engineer
Resume:
S. Tyler Pittson
**** * ****** ** ********, AZ **353
************@*****.***
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EDUCATION University Of Utah, SLC, UT
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, May 2010
Associates Science Degree, Utah Valley University
NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Passed (EIT)
EXPERIENCE University Of Utah Mechanical Engineering Dept. SLC, UT, September 2009-present
• Research Assistant in the Structural Integrity Lab (composites lab)
• Perform tests using United, Instron, and MTS test machines
• Prepare and machine test fixtures for odd shaped or different test specimens that we will be tested
• Perform data reduction
Platinum Protection, Provo, Utah
• Alarm Technician Manager (2007 to present)
• Managed and trained team of 10 to 16 technicians
• Successfully installed and maintained 2700 Residential security systems
• Excellent analytical, communication and troubleshooting skills
PROJECTS Senior Design Project: Exoskeleton hand powered by Shape Memory Alloys; a Nickel Titanium alloy to function as a muscle that would contract when heated and expand when cooled. I also helped design and construct the forearm brace to hold the transmission and SMA.
Mechatronics Project: Designed an autonomous robot that would drive into an area, locate a magnetized crate, retrieve the crate and return to the position with the crate.
• Designed and built most of the circuitry
• Designed crate retrieval mechanism
• Performed most of the programming
Manufacturing term project: Designed a mountain board deck that was light weight using composite materials
• Designed board with ProENGINEER
• Helped create Pro/E drawings technical reports and presentations using PowerPoint
• Conceptualized the processes on how the board would be fabricated
SKILLS Computer Skills:
UNIX Windows Pro/ENGINEER MATLAB SolidWorks
AutoCAD MATLAB OMAX C++ C Excel PowerPoint Datum 3 LabView MTS
Machining Skills:
Lathe Mill Water Jet
Related Course Work:
Fluid Mechanics Manufacturing Mechatronics Robotics Robotic Control Heat Transfer
Thermodynamics
Other Skills:
Fluent in Spanish
VOLUNTEER Volunteer church service; and spent 2 years in Quito, Ecuador, on a church mission.
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