KENNETH MANDEVILLE

I am actively seeking an engineering career in or near the Raleigh, NC area at a dynamic company where I can utilize my current knowledge and expand my technical experience in the area of mechanical engineering. I am also seeking interships, or research/teaching assistantships to further with my graduate studies.


Industry Focus:	Automotive, Mechanical, Design, Manufacturing, and Structural Engineering	Job Title:	Mechanical Design Engineer
Looking For:	Full-Time Employment or Teaching/Research Assistantships	Visa Status:	U.S. Citizen
Location:	Raleigh, NC	Education Level:	4-Year College Degree BSME

EDUCATION

MSME - North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)	Anticipated Graduation: July 2010
Major: Mechanical Engineering, Design and Mechanics of Materials
BSME - Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL)	Completed: July 2008
Major: Mechanical Engineering (3.32 Overall GPA \| 3.33 GPA in Major)
My experience gained from attending a smaller engineering college is unmatched due to smaller class sizes and immediate involvement in design projects.

High School Diploma (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)	Completed: May 2004
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
College Preparatory

WORK EXPERIENCE

Belcan Engineering Group, Inc. (Cary, NC)	December 2008 – February 2009
"Belcan is a global provider of engineering services specializing in design engineering, engineering analysis, computer modeling and advanced manufacturing techniques." Reference
*Mechanical Engineer*
Worked on various Caterpillar marine engine projects Design work using Pro Engineer Wildfire Updated drawings and BOM's for new parts designs

Caterpillar - Building Construction Products (Sanford, NC)	August 2008 – November 2008
"The world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines." Reference
*Current Product Design Engineer*
Worked as a current product design engineer agency employee Worked with Caterpillar's skid steer, multi terrain, and compact track loader models Design and Analysis work using Pro Engineer Wildfire Provided design information for engineering change orders Communicated design changes to assembly planning and product support Completed Caterpillar Production System Simulated Work Environment Training

AVA Design Group (Indian Harbour Beach, FL)	May 2007 – July 2008
AVA Design installs and maintains custom home theater and automation equipment.
*Intern*
Assisted with general office and financial work Wrote and maintained excel programs to track inventory, purchase orders and repairs Edited AutoCAD drawings of house's electrical routings

United Space Alliance (Kennedy Space Center Cape Canaveral, FL)	January 2007 – May 2007
United Space Alliance's calibration laboratory is responsible for the inspection and calibration of all mechanical and electrical equipment at Kennedy Space center.
*Mechanical Engineer Coop at USA's Calibration Laboratory*
Assisted the engineering department with writing procedures for new calibration laboratory equipment Created new dynamic website for calibration laboratory Updated calibration datasheets to new database system Investigated calibration staging for Lean Six Sigma optimization

Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL)	August 2005 – May 2006
Florida Tech's electronic laboratory is responsible for building and maintaining electrical components of all of the school's design and research projects.
*Assistant to Electrical Laboratory Technician*
Assistant to Electronic Technician at FIT's electronic lab with electronic projects for students and research Analyze and repair circuit boards for freshman robotics project Soldering and building of circuit boards

DESIGN PROJECTS

2008 Florida Tech SAE Mini Baja Team Lead (Melbourne, FL)	January 2007 - July 2008
The SAE Mini Baja student competition simulates a real-world engineering project. Students design and build a rugged off-road vehicle that competes against other teams for a fictitious contract with an engineering firm. Participants at the 2008 SAE Baja Illinois competition with 94 competing teams. Placing number 28 in design, 15 in acceleration, and 21 in hill climb. As Team Lead my main responsibilities were designing, analyzing, testing a strong and lightweight frame that would support all of the car’s subsystems, design and manufacture a robust and efficient drive train, and manage a team of 12 students. All 3D design done in Pro Engineer and dynamic FEA using ANSYS. Geometry of the frame was designed after all subsystems locations were placed in an assembly. A skeleton model of the frame was drawn ensuring proper system locations and overall car dimensions. Analysis of the frame dynamically using load data gathered from testing. Geometry was then optimized to keep weight as low as possible while remaining within a predetermined factor of safety. Design of the drive train specifically for a Briggs and Stratton 10HP engine; a CVT was specifically tuned and a simple, lightweight and adjustable double chain reduction brought the power to the rear wheels. Creation of a dynamic scheduling system in Excel to keep deadlines and responsibilities contemporaneous.

2007 Florida Tech SAE Mini Baja Team (Melbourne, FL)	January 2006 - June 2007
Responsibilities included the design and manufacturing of a suspension system to allow the car to handle well while maintaining speed over uneven terrain. Utilization of a duel A-arm suspension system to allow easy analysis as a planar 4-bar, performed a three position analysis placing the optimal location of the shock, upper a-arm, lower a-arm, and steering rack to eliminate bump steer and guarantee the desired camber gain. After geometry was defined the tube sizing and attachment methods were optimized using FEA. Participants in 2007 SAE Baja Rochester, NY.

Robotics and Automated Manufacturing RoboGami (Melbourne, FL)	Summer 2007
Students programmed and design an automated system that uses Motoman Robotic arm to fold Origami.

SKILLS

Project Management (Advanced) 0 to 1 Year

3D design, 2D drawing, and motion assembly with Pro Engineer Wildfire (Advanced Expert) 4 to 5 Years

Finite Element Analysis with ANSYS 10.0 (Advanced) 2 to 3 Years

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Advanced) 5 to 6 Years - Create many Excel programs using macros

Computation with Matlab and model based design with Simulink (Intermediate) 1to 2 Years - Utilization of Matlab to analyze kinematics of 4-bars and Simulink to simulate the Mini Baja suspension system.

Website Design With Microsoft FrontPage, DreamWeaver 8.0 (Intermediate) 1 to 2 Years

Metal fabrication and machining (Intermediate) 2 to 3 Years

TIG and MIG Welding of steel and aluminum (Intermediate) 2 to 3 Years

Digital video editing with Avid Express Pro (Advanced) 1 to 2 Year

Crestron touch screen and processor programming and integration (Beginner) 0 to 1 Year

AWARDS

Excellent Student Award (Spring 2008)

A highly impressive award to commend students for their excellent achievements in school and the community.

Best of Show in Mechanical Engineering (Spring 2008)

An award given to the senior design team with the best overall design, analysis, display, and communication.

Recognized for assistance of Hydrodrag jet ski drag race staging equipment

The Hydrodrag team needed assistance in the visualization and dimensioning of their initial design for jetski drag racing staging equipment. I drew up a mechanized assembly in Pro Engineer that the team could drag and move to verify proper movement. Video of final product

Pro/E Mechanism Examples

These Mechanisms were created and run using Pro Engineer 2.0 in about a week period.

Kenneth Mandeville

Raleigh, NC 27607 USA
(919)809-9842

kenneth.mandeville@gmail.com

IMPORTANT LINKS

1.	Download One Page Summary Resume
2.	Examples of my college design work
3.	Examples of my manufactured work
4.	RoboGami Video
5.	FL Tech Mini Baja Home Page
6.	Senior Design Final Report (4.2mb)
7.	Hydrodrag Finished Product Video
8.	Academic Transcript