JACOB TUFANO

6095 Sullivan Trail 610-417-1690

Nazareth, PA, 18064 jat5117@psu.edu
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OBJECTIVE
To obtain a summer 2011 engineering internship that will enable me to further explore the
opportunities a career in Mechanical Engineering or Energy Engineering will afford me.

EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University May 2012
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Energy Engineering GPA 3.02

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Engineering Mechanics: Strength of Materials: spring 2009
A semester long design project in which a group of engineers creates a product to help a disabled
person accomplish an everyday task.

Mechanical Engineering: Design Methodology spring 2010

A project that consumed the majority of the semester where students were to design and construct
a small water turbine capable of producing electricity.

RELEVANT COURSES
• Strength of Materials • Vibrations of Mechanical Systems • Materials Science
• Dynamics • Mechanical Design • Design Methodology
• Fluid Dynamics • Mechanical Response of Materials • Thermodynamics

WORK EXPERIENCE
Bates Construction 2002 – Present (summers)
• Installed roofs, siding, windows, doors.
• Completed jobs such as demolition, deck and shed construction.
• Continual experience with a variety of power tools.

Blue Mountain Ski Area 2004 – 2008 (winters)

• Instructed skiing for children age 4 to 12.
• Interacted with clients at the resort.

COMPUTER SKILLS
•Word •Excel •Auto Cad
•Power Point •MATLAB •Solidworks

INTERESTS
Automotives, Heavy Machinery, Skiing, Scuba Diving, Mountain Biking