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Henderson, NV, US

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

San Jose, CA

• Teach students how to use Creo Parametric 2.0 - general part modeling (extrudes, revolves, sweeps), assemblies, and 2D shop drawings
• Evaluate homework assignments throughout the semester and provide appropriate grades
• Provide extra assistance to students outside the designated lab section

San Jose, CA

• Instruct students on how to use Microsoft Excel - Basic Math Operations, Excel Syntax, Excel Functions (COUNTIF, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP), Plotting (Column Charts, Pie Charts, XY-Scatter Plots, Histograms), and Excel Solver
• Advise students on exploring the efficiency and power outputs of solar cells - Use of solar meter to measure power, determining a solar cell's maximum output power operating point, and evaluating the system efficiency
• Lead the design and construction of a wind turbine project to explore engineering principles involved - Designed and fabricated the turbine rotor blade using a 3D printer, Designed and fabricated the wind turbine.

Union City, CA

• Designed, built, and implemented an impact wrench stand to relieve strain on a workers shoulder and increase productivity
• Researched welding fume extractors to implement in the welding station to keep up with OSHA regulations for Hexavalent Chromium
• Created and updated AutoCAD drawings for different parts for the pipe flow process
• Followed the appropriate Lockout-Tagout procedures when taking machine measurements

Merced, California

• Facilitated events while simultaneously educating young individuals to enhance their reading levels
• Coordinated mechanical activities to expose students to the various aspects of engineering
• Participated in group collaboration on the assessment of each individual student

Merced, California

• Advised students on creating 3D solid models for homework assignments using Pro/Engineer
• Conducted office hours to answer questions regarding Pro/Engineer, resulting in students grasping the material

Gustine, California

• Analyzed various aspects of the Walnut Shelling and Sorting process to increase yield, efficiency, throughput and reduce meal loss and WIP
• Measured and evaluated the amount of Walnut meal loss between various processes to determine areas that would lead to the greatest improvement
• Monitored for efficiencies, material waste, and quality
• Measured efficiencies of various key pieces of equipment with the goal of determining effectiveness and suitability for the task
• Observed safety, GMP, and allergen programs and attended appropriate training sessions
• Actively participated in 5 S and Continuous Improvement Initiatives.

Merced, California

• Coordinated the webcasting of lectures to promote awareness of the EPICS Program to students as well as the community
• Updated the EPICS website whenever appropriate to ensure the correctness of the program
• UC Merced Student Employee of the Year (2010)

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Masters in Mechanical Engineering with an Emphasis in Mechanical Design

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering