Recent Engineer graduate with a strong mechanical and materials background.

To secure a promising position where I will continue to utilize my ability to translate ideas into visual or written plans.

2009 Capstone Casting Team – Project Manager
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
(September 2008 – August 2009)
Managed a group of ten engineering students through a fourth year capstone project, where the objective was to produce a thin walled casting using W-319 Aluminum alloy.
• Delegated specific tasks to team members.
• Organized scheduling for subgroups and ensured deadlines were met.
• Met weekly with the advising professors updating them on progress and receiving feedback which was then relayed back to the group.
• Acted as liaison between the project and Nemak of Canada; the University’s industry partner.
• Organized and conducted weekly meetings with group members.
• Concisely documented project from conception to the manufacture of final product in a report submitted to the advisor, faculty, and Nemak of Canada.
• Collaborated with graduate students, ensuring required data and information from the project was transmitted to them to be used as part of their on-going research.
• During the manufacturing stage, spent two weeks at the Nemak Engineering Center with engineers and metallurgists building sand moulds and casting 16 parts.
• Arranged and conducted metallurgical testing for final casted products.
• Performed two faculty presentations, exhibiting the progress and results of the project.

Inline Machine Operator and Machine Shop Helper
Ilsco of Canada Limited, Mississauga, Ontario
(Summers 1999 – 2003)
• Machined electrical connectors from aluminum extrusion on specialized inline machines.
• Prepared parts for plating.
• Maintained machines and equipment.
• Aided in the machining of parts for new inline machines and tooling.
• Assisted in the assembly of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, PLC controls and tooling in new inline machines.

VOLUNTEERING
Special Topics in Materials Engineering 89-440
Professor: Dr. Jerry H. Sokolowski
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
(Summer Semester 2009)
Assisted the professor with thirty third and fourth year engineering students that were enrolled in the course
• Taught three lectures on basic casting principles.
• Helped students conduct literature review by finding articles pertaining to light metals casting technology.
• Edited final reports.
• Helped with Magmasoft tutorials for students.

Bachelor of Applied Science (Honors) - Mechanical Engineering (Materials option),
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario (September 2003 – August 2009)
Courses taken include:
Special Topics in Materials Engineering
Materials and Their Properties
Deformation and Fracture
Ceramic Materials
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials
Modern Steels
Physical Metallurgical Processes
Light Metals Casting Technology

AWARDS
Foundry Educational Foundation Scholarship
College Industry Conference in Chicago, Illinois
(November 2008)
Chosen by the key professor as Student Delegate to represent the University of Windsor at the annual Foundry Educational Foundation

Ontario Skills Competition (Toronto – East High schools)
(2000)
Obtained a bronze medal in the precision machining competition

COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows 2000/XP/Vista, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), AutoCAD 2009, Magmasoft, Catia V5

AFFILIATIONS
Foundry Educational Foundation
The Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) was established in 1947 by the leaders of the metal casting industry, with the support of affiliated organizations and societies as an independent extension of metal casting educational programs at colleges and universities.

American Foundry Society (Detroit-Windsor Chapter) Student Member
The American Foundry Society’s mission is to provide and promote knowledge and assistance that fortify the metal casting industry for the ultimate benefit of its customers and society.

Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Student Membership Program
As an extension of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), the Student Membership Program (SMP) promotes professionalism and the importance of ethics to engineering students.