BENJAMIN D. MELIA
320 West Laurel Street • Unit A, Fort Collins, CO 80521 (303) 656-7258 •
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PROFILE
• Highly dedicated, self-directed and hard working individual eager to enter the Industry as a College Intern
• Analytical and astute problem solver, able to identify varied issues and provide appropriate solutions to restore fully functioning operations and promote the organizational mission.
• Respected team member and leader, utilize strong interpersonal communication and collaborative skills to provide exemplary team assistance and project support.
• Exceptional ability to follow through with tasks to meet obligations and project goals under the most challenging circumstances.
• Areas of interest include Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
________________________________________EDUCATION
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, expected 2015
GPA: 3.320 Top 5% ACT Score By-Laws Chair of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Biomedical Engineering Representative for Engineering Student Technology Committee (ESTC)
Computer Program Experience with: MathCAD, Pro-Engineer, Creo, Quartus II, C++ programming, Microsoft Office
________________________________________WORK EXPERIENCE
Colorado State University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Fort Collins 2012-Present
Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Azer Yalin Engineering Research Center Phone: (970)-491-8840
• Collaborated with Dr. Azer Yalin to conduct thorough research and experimentation pertaining to thermal ignition using high energy lasers design alternative to spark plug ignition.
• Conducted thorough literature review to determine optimal methods for increasing transition plasma laser sparks as a means of heating a gas volume to 1 thousand degrees (1000°K).
• Utilized Resonant Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization (REMPI) transition and Nd:YAG laser technology to implement experiment.
• Assisted development of practical laser ignition system using a multiplexer to transform a single laser source into multiple fiber optics (engine cylinders).
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