Objective:

Education:

• 8/95 - Present: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Current G.P.A. 3.442/4.0. Anticipated Graduation Date, May 1999.

Work Experience:

• 5/98 - 8/98: Intern, Ford Motor Company
• 5/97 - 8/97: Intern, Ford Motor Company, Lighting Technology Group, Redford, MI.
  • Organized and conducted customer night drive evaluations to determine the most customer pleasing beam pattern, which involved aiming headlamps, prepping vehicles for night drives, and maintaining a record of the data.
  • Established a format for conducting customer evaluations of the Light Management System and upgraded the LMS vehicle to turnkey status.
  • Created the Lighting Technology Group portfolio web page by building and formatting a database of current LTG technology and information using HTML.
• 5/96 - 8/96: Intern, Ford Motor Company, Advanced Door Trim Group, Automotive Components Division, Dearborn MI.
  • Researched and tested door trim panels resulting in the reduction of vinyl cuts on the panels.
  • Studied warranty data relating to door trim panel attachments in order to increase customer satisfaction and reduce repair costs.
  • Performed competitive benchmarking of door trim panels as part of a complexity reduction study to define the trends in panel attachment methods and color schemes.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

• HTML and basic knowledge of C++ programming, Microsoft Office, MATLab, PSPICE, Maple, ProEngineer, Windows (3.11/95/NT), Unix

Clubs and Awards:

• Member of student chapter of Society of Women Engineers
• Sister of Alpha Phi International Fraternity, Director of Member Education, Secretary, Vice President of Chapter Operations
• Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Board of Directors
• Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
• Order of Omega, Greek Honor Society, Membership Chair