Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineer

Carlos Mendez

**********@*****.***|617-***-****(cell)|

Current Address Permanent Address

*** ********* **. ** ******** St.

Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Watertown, MA 02472

OBJECTIVE

A position in the field of Aeronautical and/or Mechanical Engineering in a competitive, technically challenging, and teamwork based environment.

EDUCATION

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy NY

Dual B.S. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering May 2010

 Study Abroad, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) July-August 2009

PROJECTS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Trans-Atmospheric Vehicle Design, RPI: January-May 2010

• Worked on the Photon Accelerated Mars Utility Logistics Enterprise (P.A.C.M.U.L.E.) vehicle whose main purpose is to be a supply transport to mars with an excess of 150,000 kg of materials using experimental solar sail technologies as it primary means of propulsion.

• Designed the Attitude Dynamics and Control system consisting of rotating solar vanes to adjust the vehicles orientation.

Rensselaer Helpdesk Consultant, RPI August 2006-May 2010

• Provided administrative and technical support on a one on one basis to Rensselaer faculty, staff, and students on a campus with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux systems.

• Provided maintenance both emergency and routine/basic preventative to Windows desktops and laptops by updating them with critical patches, virus updates, installing VPN clients and other software as needed.

• Provided guidance to new students, faculty and staff on how to use, install, and maintain different software.

• Trained users to image personal computers.

REACH-Rensselaer Engineering Across Cultural Horizons, (CUHK) July-August 2009

• Completed course work in historic and contemporary Buddhism while developing a worldwide perspective working in group projects and with people from various cultures.

• Practiced sensitivity to other cultural values, norms, customs, and communication patterns while living in student housing with local and foreign students.

Introduction to Engineering Design, RPI: January- May 2008

• Designed a robotic arm to compete in the 2008 F.I.R.S.T. Robotics competition whose primary goal was to capture and release a 3 foot diameter ball and maneuver the ball around a race course track.

• Built the robot while applying practical and technical skills and incorporating creativity, teamwork, communication across engineering disciplines.

• Mentored High School students throughout the designing and building of the robot.

SKILLS

Technical: CAD (UGS NX 4.0), AutoCAD 2010, SolidWorks, Matlab, Maple, Mobile Studio Desktop, Minitab, OrCAD, EES, SLIDE, Secure CRT, Ubuntu, MAC OSX, MS Office, C Language

Mechanical: Proficient using micrometers, Calipers, Machine Lathes, Vertical Miller Machines, Oxyacetylene Brazing, Electric Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding and Plastic welding.

Foreign Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Sigma Chi Fraternity, RPI August 2006-May 2010

• Philanthropy Chair in charge of setting up Fundraising events for the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE) and Alianza Latina, RPI August 2006-May 2010

• Support, promote, and collaborate with Latino awareness events within the RPI community.

A league Intramural Soccer team, RPI August 2006-May 2010

SHPE/NSBE Career Fair (Company Ambassador), RPI January 2007

• Acted as an Ambassador to a company recruiter on behalf of the RPI community at the Annual National Society of Black Engineers and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers which hosts over 200 Companies.

Habitat for Humanity, RPI September 2008

Outdoor Track Team, RPI Sept 2006-Jan 2008

AWARDS

Rensselaer Alumni Scholarship August 2006-May 2010

Rensselaer Medal Award Scholarship August 2006-May 2010

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