OBJECTIVE:
To start a career in a fast-paced learning-intensive environment where I can apply my diverse skill set to problems which require creative thinking, technical mastery, and cross-discipline collaboration.
EDUCATION:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Graduated Magna Cum Laude May 2015
GPA: 3.63/4.00
EXPERIENCE:
Los Alamos National Labs
Los Alamos, NM
06/2015 - 08/2015
-Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School Fellow
--Developed more intuitive robot control by utilizing human's innate sensing abilities
--Daily lectures on cyber-physical systems topics
--Created simulations in Python/ROS and built mechatronic vibro-haptic hardware
Vibrations, Adaptive Systems, and Testing (VAST) Laboratory
Blacksburg, VA
01/2013 - 05/2013 AND 08/2013 - 05/2014
-Undergraduate Research Assistant
--Researched non-contact point excitation of ultra-lightweight structures
--Learned experimental setup, LabVIEW and Matlab programming, NI-DAQ cards, data analysis techniques, and modal testing and analysis for system identification
--Successfully developed new testing technique and applied it to novel research
Bradley Robinson Studios
Richmond, VA
05/2010 - 01/2013 AND 05/2013 - 08/2013 AND 05/2014 - 08/2014
-Shop Assistant
--Metal fabrication
--Design for assembly
--CAD with AutoCAD and Inventor for communication with builders, architects, engineers, and designers
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:
"Non-contact Point Excitation of Ultra-lightweight Structures: Membranes," Proc. 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conferences, Boston, MA, April 2013
"Developing a Novel Method for Testing Ultra-lightweight Structures," Proc. 11th Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research Conference, Blacksburg, VA, April 2013
HONORS:
Graduated Magna Cu...
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