Marcus Calderon Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, United States

Designed a generic interface for co-processors to enable testing of advanced chips in space on CubeSat missions.Used Systems Engineering methodology to define and design from requirements

• Revamped ineffective administrative board by establishing a clear mission and governing structure.
• Established admin as the principal forum for decision making, used this structure to make meaningful improvements for the organization and heal damaged relationships between opposing team directors.
• Led focused decision-making meetings with clear objectives and outcomes, enabling effective outcomes.
• Managed projects delegated to other board members and helped them achieve results.
• Bore large responsibilities: planned & directed a 60-member 2-night retreat for club members.

• Designed motor mounts using SolidWorks CAD and fabricated on manual mill.
• Developed models to predict efficient driving strategies based on track geometry and car’s physical properties as measured experimentally.

• Maintained organization and safety of the shop space, assisting in training of members on lathe and mill, and development and execution of shop policies for management of supplies and hazardous waste.

• Utilized Solidworks CAD to design and fabricate high-strength, light-weight chain guard
• Fully designed a load dynamometer remotely to allow high accuracy testing of motor performance under wide array of load and speed conditions.

• Managed range of administrative tasks and responsibilities, served as liaison to Industry and the University.
• Increased responsibilities over time and created time-saving procedures and documentation for recurring tasks.

• Conducted tests on high voltage transmission cables to measure mechanical properties and evaluate effectiveness of experimental reinforcement techniques.
• Increased test reliability by adjusting experimental design and setup after troubleshooting recurring failures.

• Mentored students’ group projects: developing smart-grid technological solutions to solve real-world problems.
• Ensured students could define their requirements and design a functional system, quantify the effect and financial benefit, and communicate these results effectively with a compelling business narrative.

• Analyzed concrete stresses in FEA model to explain cause of failure for West Seattle Bridge with AutoCAD.
• Informed engineering design estimates through spreadsheet data analysis.

• Assembled, repaired, and maintained microliter-scale fluid dispensing robots, trained customers on equipment.
• Experienced in assembly, repair, and maintenance of fluid dispensing robotics

Master Of Science - Ms, Green Technologies

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Green Technologies

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering