MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Entry Level
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Highly motivated, innovative, and self-driven professional with experience in pr
oject management and team leadership. Establishes rapport with individuals at al
l professional levels. Utilizes outstanding organization, communication, and cor
respondence skills in building solid relationships. Generates top-quality result
s by demonstrating superior product knowledge and integrity. Extremely organized
person who excels at creating strategic order out of unsystematic work procedur
es. Currently holds a Secret Security Clearance.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Assistant
University of Colorado ~ Colorado Springs, CO Nov 2009-Apr 2010
- Provided proactive leadership and instruction to seven student groups on
technical projects consisting of real world industry problems; facilitated grou
p project completion through administering the team and proposing suggestions
- Oversaw weekly student group assessments and presented results to course
instructor; defined weaknesses of each student while working collaboratively in
developing proposals for project improvements; supported instructor to reduce w
orkload
Internship
Pioneer Technologies Corporation ~ Las Vegas, NV June 2009-Aug 2009
- Provided support to various Department of Defense (DoD) Personnel Recove
ry (PR) studies documenting the historical impact of key mission elements, such
as personnel training, recovery time of isolated personnel, number of isolated p
ersonnel, and transportation vehicles
- Identified classified and unclassified sources of PR mission data throug
h extensive research and extracted applicable information such as call signs, r
ecovery vehicle types, and specific data regarding isolated personnel; obtained
a SECRET security clearance
- Facilitated quality control and statistical analysis on extracted data a
nd maintained comprehensive documentation of data into Excel spreadsheets to dev
elop graphical representations of statistical analysis
- Compiled and evaluated five years of worldwide PR data; the findings hel
ped support increased funding and research for next-generation PR technologies
Mechanical Engineering Student-Senior Design Capstone Project
University of Colorado and NAVSYS Corporation ~ Colorado Springs, CO
Sept 2008-May 2009
- Actively involved in the teamâ⠬⠢s special assignment of participating in the des
process on a real world engineering project from NAVSYS Corporation to develop
applicable skills for real life
- Fabricated a custom bracket to increase all required components in an un
manned aerial vehicle payload while considering customer requirements and physic
al constraints on the system
- Honed expertise in dynamic team building, time management, as well as pr
ofessional and interpersonal communication
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Sales Associate, Recreational Equipment, Inc. ~ Henderson, NV July 2010-Presen
t
Wash Lead, Wag Nâ⠬⠢ Wash Healthy Pet Center ~ Colorado Springs, CO Feb 2009-June
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Receptionist, Woodmen / Sunrise Kennels and Training Center ~ Colorado Springs,
CO Nov 2007-Feb 2009
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics
University of Colorado ~ Colorado Springs, CO (2010)
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word and Excel) with working knowle
dge of Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Autodesk Inventor, and MATLAB Mathema
tics Program