Nicholas Bollen Email & Phone Number

Leadville, Co

Denver, Co

Worked for the REI Denver Flagship store as a sales specialist where I collaborated with the customer service, soft goods, order fulfillment, climbing wall staff, and visual merchandising teams to serve the needs of our customers.

Bozeman, Mt

Co-led two 20-day self supported cycling touring trips for youth ages 13-16 across Montana (summer 2017), and two 20-day backpacking based trips in Washington for youth ages 15-17 (summer 2018). Responsible for risk management, planning and teaching lessons, fostering an inclusive community, coordinating logistics, and gear management.

Boulder, Co

Worked on a four-person team focused on developing a next generation sterile tube welder medical device. Developed several prototypes and worked closely with the engineering team at Terumo to iterate and improve designs. Responsible for concept generation, SolidWorks CAD models, prototyping, manufacturing, mechanical testing, team management, and budget management.

Boulder, Co

Lead outdoor trips for University students ranging from multi-day backpacking trips to snowshoeing day trips. Responsible for teaching technical and interpersonal skills, coordinating logistics, risk management, and fostering community.

Boulder, Co

Worked on an eight-person team leading prototype design and development for a venture-backed startup company on a novel additive manufacturing method for apparel and soft goods. Developed and tested two prototypes in support of seed-stage and federal grant fundraising efforts resulting in $250,000 of project funding from the National Science Foundation and a patent-pending technology.

Collaborate with an electrical engineering research group to set up a test bed for long range wireless systems for eventual use in developing countries. Responsible for mechanical design, manufacturing and installation of all roof mounts and ground mounts for electronic equipment.

Greenwood Village, Co

• Verified the accuracy of company proprietary house framing software (“Sapphire Structure”) used to assess various loads (snow, wind, dead, etc.) and material properties by hand calculating moment, shear, and deflection values for structural members.• Relayed several errors and enhancement ideas to product management for review• Learned and applied several building codes to perform correct calculations

Denver, Co

• Worked with customers to help identify the perfect product for their cycling needs.• Maintain a working knowledge of all products including bicycles, apparel, and accessories. • Assist management in ordering products from dealers for the store and customers.

Boulder, Co

• Aid Environmental Design and Architecture students with the fabrication of their class projects by assisting them with the fabrication process.• Maintain working knowledge of wood shop machines (table saw, miter saw, drill press, belt sanders, band saw, jointer, router, planar etc.), laser cutters, and CNC machines. • Exposure and basic experience with lathe, mill and basic welding.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineering Honors Program, Presidents Leadership Class, CU Cycling Team

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, Environmental Club (President), Student Council (Executive).