Michael Hendrickson Email & Phone Number

Mooresville, North Carolina, United States

Aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts and tooling.

Master's student with the Future Materials Lab at Virginia Tech. Studied additive manufacturing of metal alloys from a materials science perspective. Developed automated data analysis and microstructure simulation tools for higher value to cost analysis of processed materials.

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Created automated test scripts for new software release validation according to technical specs and optimized hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) system hardware and software for modeling reliability

Blacksburg Va

I am a member of the Virginia Tech Formula SAE motorsports team, designing and constructing a formula 1 style open-wheeled single-seater racing kart to compete in a number of diverse events against other college teams globally. I am responsible for assisting with the primary objectives of the team such as engine dyno testing of our team's new turbocharged setup, completion of high-quality composite layups, and general assembly and tesing of the competition vehicle.

United States

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics Minor

Asheville, North Carolina Area

I worked closely with the global aerodynamics team to improve the state of the art for rotor housing design by creating a new standardized tool to provide compressor and turbine stage shroud contours with the tightest clearance possible without interference. My previous experience with validating BorgWarner's newest generation turbocharger product line was leveraged to quantify the risk of failure due to rubs, allowing an estimated efficiency gain of nearly 1 percent while increasing reliability confidence.

Asheville, North Carolina Area

Co-Op Student for BorgWarner Turbo Systems in the Product Development department alongside an amazing team of engineers and technicians to complete durability and performance validation testing of a new product architecture utilizing state of the art turbomachinery technology.

Hampton Va

With a fellow student intern and senior NASA engineer, we designed, prototyped, and field tested five different vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles to compare the performance of each. Specifically, I contributed to the design of each vehicle, including the detailed CAD design of a completely 3D printed prototype. as well as the construction and tuning of flight parameters for each vehicle. I also worked with a team of three other college summer interns focussing on lightweight structures and adaptability of current VTOL flight technology for the Martian atmosphere as well as designing and prototyping a possible air vehicle for the NASA Urban Air Mobility project.

Hampton Va

I was a team leader of my high school's FRC team, team 2028 the Phantom Mentalists. I was responsible for leading a sub-team with the task of designing, manufacturing, and testing a major subsystem of our team's competition robot. I devoted much of my time after school to teach newer team members important design and fabrication methods, and guide small groups through the engineering process of designing a component to be used on the robot. During competition weekends, I have functioned as the lead mechanic in the pit area, and have also been the designated driver of the robot, in charge of strategizing with allies for each match and executing the plan on the field. Lastly, I have been the primary public relations representative for our team, responsible for talking about our team outreach and robot design at each event. During my 4 years on the team, we have recieved over 6 awards, including the engineering excellence award, industrial design award, and people's choice award to name a few.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: VT Formula SAE Team VT Crew Club Sports Team American Society of Mechanical Engineers

General Engineering

Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair Virginia Tech ICAT design team

Diploma, Engineering

Activities and Societies: First Robotics Competition (FRC) Math Honors Society National Honors Society Varsity Soccer Team

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering