Jacob H.

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5500 Wabash Avenue, CM 1337
Terre Haute, IN 47803
Cell: (708)-752-3643

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15148 Kenton Ave.
Oak Forest, IL 60452

Objective:

To obtain provide clients with certainty in their products by applying my

engineering experience

Education:

BS in Mechanical Engineering,
Expected Graduation: May 2017
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN
Status: Junior 3.24/4.00 GPA
Related Courses: Materials, Measurement Systems, Statics, Heat Transfer, Machine
Component Design, Turbomachinery, Numerical Methods

Skills:

Materials testing, product qualification testing, and failure analysis

Machining using vertical and horizontal automated milling machines
Welding using MIG, TIG, and stick techniques, soldering and wiring circuitry
Solidworks and FEA, Matlab, Simulink, CAS, Microsoft Office, data analysis software

Experience:

Caterpillar Inc., Mossville, IL

Summer 2015
Corporate Intern Engine Structures and Dynamics Team
Tested large diesel engine systems by acquiring and analyzing 1,500 dynamic
data signals
Performed 5 experimental modal tests using NI cDAQ and ME scope
Learned Caterpillars industrial project execution process, instrumentation, and
software
NICO and Knauf Insulation, Terre Haute, IN
Summer 2014
Project Intern RH Ventures
Tested and developed medical devices for neurological and spine surgery
Designed and manufactured a $120,000 tensile strength test machine
Formed innovative solutions to technical problems while communicating
directly with clients
Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, IL
Caddy (Captain)

Summer 2013

Entrepreneurship:

Cut Nice Lawn Care, Oak Forest, IL

2007-2013
Owner/Operator
Negotiated with integrity and honesty and placed bids on landscaping jobs
Worked between 24-60 hours a week while growing the company

Honors:

Deans List 3 trimesters

Activities:

Formula SAE, team leader

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, member

Fall 2013 and 2014

2014-2015
2013-Present