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• A full-service waiter with the goal of giving every customer excellent service and an enjoyable experience• Collaborated with a team of other servers, bussers, hosts, kitchen staff, and managers to ensure a high-quality experience was received in the restaurant• Assigned to help close establishment, on a regular basis• Worked with and colleagues and customers from diverse backgrounds• Trained new bussers on the duties of their jobs• Cleaned tables quickly and efficiently for optimal table turnover times • Worked with servers and managers to coordinate which tables were ready for guests to dine at using communication skills and the restaurant computer system• Welcomed guests to the restaurant and escorted them to their seats for dining

Microsoft Excel• Designed a pedometer program to accurately count steps while walking and jogging in the Physics Toolbox Accelerometer from the Play Store using test trials and extensive use in Microsoft Excel• Compiled and extrapolated data and conclusions from millions of crash reports across various statesSolidWorks• Designed and performed Finite Element Analysis in SolidWorks on a prosthetic knee joint and 3D printed a functioning prototype• Drafted a “hand holder” for X-Rays to easily be performed on young children or adolescents who have trouble keeping their hands still and in various positions during the X-Ray process• Created an Optimized Third Rail Pick-Up design as an improvement to current designs to mitigate corrosion and extend the life of the live rail for trains• Designed a brand-new rail based off various requirement and desires from the clientAutoCAD• Designed a prototype “shard deflector” fastening to mitigate the potential danger and hazard from flying metal shards when a vehicle contacted a novel crash barrier system

• Worked on numerous projects in small teams, sometimes ongoing at the same time• Worked closely with Graduate Research Assistants on thesis projects• Reviewed and compiled literature in the field of fluid modeling to build efficacy in the development of a tank trailer crash test simulation• Analyzed and extrapolated data from crash reports for multiple states/years• Analyzed automobile sales data for multiple states/years• Worked Extensively in Microsoft Office/Excel• Performed video analysis of crash tests including positioning of anthropomorphic dummies for the TrafFix Crash Barrier, which is now in production• Submitted a prototype “shard deflector” design for a crash barrier system as well as investigated some inertial transfer devices to mitigate force between consecutive diaphragms• Completed technical report writing for multiple projects and have been acknowledged in one published report with others possible in the future