Volunteer work

University of Oklahoma 2013 Engineering Open House volunteer

Supervised high school students in their competitions
Clean up the competition area
Volunteer at Infinity Care Hospice Center
Organizing files and label folders
Inventory check

Job

Hideaway Pizza
Assistant Kitchen Manager
Organizations
Sooner Off Road
Test drive
Collect data
Oklahoma Teaching Alliance
Physics tutor
Biology Club
Club member
Multicultural Engineering Program
MEP Scholar
Courses
Calculus and Analytic Geometry IV (HONORS)
Principles of English Composition (HONORS)
U.S. History, 1865 to Present (HONORS)
Moby-Dick in Context (HONORS)
Modern Physics
Design and Manufacturing Process
Linear Algebra
Chinese Cinema
Elements of Psychology
General Physics for Engineers and Scientists
Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
Professional Development
Engineering Computing
Electromechanical Systems
Technical Writing
Skills
Solidworks
AutoCAD
C Language Programing
LabView
Able to read, write, and speak Chinese fluently
Experiences
Research Assistant

Designed and built molds using Solidworks

Freshman Engineering Experience
Designed a MEMS device using AutoCAD
Presentation Leader
Led a group presentation in Professional Development class

Ross Reynolds, PE
15 Main St., Sometown, PA 18011 Cell: 555-555-5555 Email: rr@somedomain.com

Mechanical Engineer
PE-licensed mechanical engineer offering four years of product-development experience
within manufacturing settings and current studies toward an ME degree. Proven ability to create
cost-effective, cutting-edge designs that meet project and product specifications. Expert user of
CAD programs and skilled producer of mechanical engineering documentation and drawings.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mechanical Engineer ABC Company, 3/10 to Present

Recruited to design, develop, validate and test mechanical components for a leading
manufacturer of off-road machinery parts. Served on team that introduced new or enhanced
existing products in the following categories: torque convertors, cylinder heads, exhaust
elbows, turbochargers, turbo couplings and muffler stacks.
Assist in all phases of the product-development lifecycle, from conceptualizing new product
ideas through sketching, creating models, developing engineering designs, prototyping,
testing, supporting production and rolling out new and improved products.
Conduct modeling, simulation and analysis of structural components using CAD techniques,
Creo Elements/Pro and Abaqus FEA Suite.

Junior Mechanical Engineer DEF Company, 3/08 to 3/10

Provided mechanical engineering support to the product-development team for one of the
countrys fastest-growing underwater LED lighting manufacturers.
Contributed to the successful release of two LED anchor-masthead and three LED underwater
lighting products.

COMPUTER SKILLS
AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Creo Elements/Pro, Abaqus FEA Suite, MS Project, MATLAB, TrackWise,
Minitab, MS Office

EDUCATION
ABC College, Sometown, PA
Completing Master of Engineering (ME) degree, expected 5/13
DEF College, Sometown, PA
BS in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), 5/08

Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society

Licensure: Professional Engineer (PE), 4/11

Engineer In Training (EIT), 4/09

AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

The resume has a fairly low scannability. The resume also contains no vectors, so it
makes it hard for the readers to follow its content. Visual hierarchy is presented in the resume,
but it is weak. The body of the resume follows good consistency, using the same verb tenses
under the same experience. The resume provides good information regarding the persons
experience as an engineer. It shows education and affiliations at the bottom of the resume, which
can be put before the profession experience because the licensure status of the applicant may be
more important to employers since they show that the applicant as an engineer is well certified.
According to the guidelines provided in Paul Andersons Obtaining a Job, the resumes text
should be drafted to highlight the qualifications that will most appeal to the employer. In this
case, the qualifications would be the applicants certificates. The resume uses action words that
create images of the person actually in the process of working, which is good. The resume does
not contain an objective statement, and it saves space for details of the applicants experiences.
The general rhetoric of the resume is based on ethos of his experiences.

Terex Aerial Platforms (AWP) is looking for Manufacturing Engineer I in Oklahoma

City. They are a company with a strong safety first mentality, team based culture, respect for the
individual and high integrity. The companys corporate culture is formal and creative. This job
prefers people with specialized professional knowledge of engineering theory, principles, and
practices of mechanical or industrial engineering. The job also requires knowledge of AutoCAD
or equivalent programs. Soft skills such as working with a team is also preferred in regards to
working cooperatively with internal and external customers. Sufficient human relation skills,
communication, for example, is also needed in order to convey technical concepts to others. The
job requires technical writing skills to prepare product specifications, test, and process
documentation. Other soft skills include ability to walk and stand on a continuous basis, to lift
medium weight objects, and sufficient hand-arm-eye coordination. My cover letter need to
appeal to the companys value of teamwork and the importance of safety. The tone of the cover
letter should not be too demanding without losing individuality. My resume should link my
professional knowledge to the requirement of the job. Computer and software skills should also
be included and be put above other titles in the resume since they are part of the basic
requirements.
For my cover letter, I researched online and found the companys annual safety training
and included it in the first paragraph. I showed that I would like to work in a company that takes
care of employees and values safety and teamwork. I included my two examples of software
skills and communications skill. I also included my profession knowledge in the examples to
show that I am qualified. In my resume, I placed professional experiences in the upper half
because they are obviously more important to the employers. As mentioned in Philip Colins
How to Get a Job, a resume is a factual and concise summary of my qualifications, convincing
a prospective employer that I have the education and experience to do the job, which is what I
am trying to accomplish by modifying my resume.

1400 Asp Ave

Norman, OK, 73072
bohan.yu@ou.edu
(918)-398-3347

Mr. XYZ
President
Terex Corporation
4321 Ave
Redmond, WA, 56789

Dear Mr. XYZ,

I am very excited to find this open position as a manufacturing engineer. I have recently read the news of
the companys 37th annual Hands On Training event. It is such encouraging news that a company would
provide its employees with essential trainings annually to help improve with their abilities to tackle
different tasks efficiently and safely. My understanding of the companys background and mission would
help me contribute my passion and knowledge to your manufacturing team right away.
During my sophomore year as an undergraduate in mechanical engineering, I made a perfect score on the
first Statics exam and got our professors attention. The following week after the exam, my professor
contacted me through email and presented me his research program. My first assignment as his research
assistant was to make to molds with Solidworks for manufacturing purpose. At the time I had little
knowledge with Solidworks. However, I spent most of my free time researching and practicing. By the
end of the second week, I completed the task and the professor was very satisfied with the results.
I developed my communicating skills as a physics tutor in the Oklahoma Teaching Alliance, a student
organization aiming at providing students access to peer-oriented learning experience. I was able to
clearly break down a complicated problem into small and easy to understand parts and help my mentees
develop a system that applies to similar type of problems to reduce the time required to complete it.
I think that The Terex team and I can have an exciting work experience together and promote not only
efficiency but safety as well. I look forward to discussing more about this opportunity. Please contact me
at (918)-398-3347 on Mondays and Wednesdays or email me at bohan.yu@ou.edu. Thank you for your
consideration.

Sincerely,
Bohan Yu

Bohan Yu
1400 Asp Ave RM 314W
Norman, OK 73072

918-(398)-3347
bohan.yu@ou.edu

EDUCATION
University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.62

Expected graduation: May 2017

Tulsa Community College - Tulsa, OK

GPA: 4.0

Research Assistant

Summer, 2013

EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES

Fall, 2014

Built two mold for parts production Professor Liu Yingtao using Solidworks

Mentor in Oklahoma Teaching Alliance

Fall, 2013Fall, 2014

Tutored and provided peer-oriented learning experience

Member of Sooner Off Road Racing Team

Fall, 2013Fall, 2014

Test drove and collected data for straight line acceleration performance

University of Oklahoma Engineering Open House

Fall, 2013

Supervised and delivered instructions for high school student for the competition

COMPUTER AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

Solidworks, AutoCAD
C Language Programming
Able to read, write, and speak Chinese-Mandarin

COURSE WORK
Calculus and Analytic Geometry IV(HONORS)
Modern Physics
University of Oklahoma Honors College

Spring, 2014
Fall, 2014
Fall, 2013Present

HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Paul D Massad Sooner Heritage Scholarship
Award of Excellence
College of Engineering Deans Honor Roll
Kendall Carrol Purgason Engineering Scholarship
Tomorrows Engineers Scholarship

Fall, 2014Spring, 2015

Fall, 2014Spring, 2017
Fall, 2014Spring, 2015
Fall, 2014Spring, 2015
Fall, 2015Spring, 2016

The second job is looking for an intern for OGE Energy Corp. The company value
individual safety and well-being, transparency, teamwork, respect, integrity, and public service.
One of the most important requirements of this job is data collection and analysis. Thus, ability
to gather data with different tool and organizing documents is very essential. The job also
requires verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills. Teamwork is
preferred in the job, and professional knowledge of solving problems is required. The job ad
mentioned the ability to utilize engineering computing tools but does not put a heavy weight on
it. The job requires strong skills on data collection as well as data analysis. Therefore in my
cover letter, I should include the example of my experience of dealing with data, preferably with
both collection and analysis. Professional knowledge is not as important. Another factor of
meeting the preferred skill set is communication. I should include the example of my ability to
communicate with other people, both verbally and written. Flexibility should also be mentioned
in my resume since the job ad notes that the applicant may need to work non-standard hours and
be exposed to certain extreme conditions.
In Paul Andersons Obtaining a Job, the purpose of a cover letter is to project a
favorable image of the applicant. To accomplish this, I included my experience with the Sooner
Off-Road racing team when I had the duties of collecting and analyzing data and work with a
team in the meantime. I also mentioned that I wrote a report just to touch on the written
communication skill, which will show that I meet the qualifications and create a favorable image.
For this job application, I also rearranged my activities so that the related experience will be
more important. I added relevant writing course to support my writing skill and multicultural
engineering program to demonstrate my contribution of embracing diversity.

1400 Asp Ave

Norman, OK, 73072
bohan.yu@ou.edu
(918)-398-3347

Mr. ABC
Hiring Manager
OGE Energy Corp.
1234 Road
Oklahoma City, OK, 12345

Dear Mr. ABC,

I am writing to apply for the internship which I saw posted on your companys website. I am a
junior mechanical engineering student at the University of Oklahoma. I am excited to this
opportunity open in OGE Energy Corp. The goal of your team to improve renewable energy and
generate energy more efficiently also energizes my passion to join a team that embraces
innovation and diversity. I believe that my engineering knowledge and skills will contribute to
your teams work.

During my first year on the Sooner Off-Road team, I went to field test drive of our vehicle with
other team members. Besides test driving, my duties also included collecting data for other test
drivers and make analysis to evaluate our vehicles straight line acceleration performance. We
had multiple members for test driving, and at the end of the day I gathered data from all other
team members. I used Microsoft Excel for data evaluation and wrote a report for our team.

I think that my skills will be of great use for the OGE team in the process of developing
renewable energy for our society, and I look forward to speak with you regarding my application
for the internship. You can email me at bohan.yu@ou.edu or reach me at (918)-398-3347 on
weekdays. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Bohan Yu

Bohan Yu
1400 Asp Ave RM 314W
Norman, OK 73072

918-(398)-3347
bohan.yu@ou.edu

EDUCATION
University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.62

Expected graduation: May 2017

Tulsa Community College - Tulsa, OK

GPA: 4.0

Summer, 2013

COURSE WORK

Calculus and Analytic Geometry IV(HONORS)

Principles of English Composition(HONORS)
Modern Physics
Multicultural Engineering Program Scholar

Spring, 2014
Spring, 2014
Fall, 2014

EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES

Member of Sooner Off Road Racing Team

Fall, 2013Fall, 2014

Test drove and collected data for straight line acceleration performance
Wrote a report of data analysis and performance of the vehicle

University of Oklahoma Engineering Open House

Fall, 2013

Supervised and delivered instructions for high school student for the competition

Research Assistant

Fall, 2014

Built two mold for parts production Professor Liu Yingtao using Solidworks

Mentor in Oklahoma Teaching Alliance

Fall, 2013Fall, 2014

Tutored and provided peer-oriented learning experience

Assistant Kitchen Manager at the Hideaway Pizza

Summer, 2015

COMPUTER AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

C Language Programming
Able to read, write, and speak Chinese-Mandarin

HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Paul D Massad Sooner Heritage Scholarship

Award of Excellence
College of Engineering Deans Honor Roll
Kendall Carrol Purgason Engineering Scholarship
Tomorrows Engineers Scholarship

Fall, 2014Spring, 2015

Fall, 2014Spring, 2017
Fall, 2014Spring, 2015
Fall, 2014Spring, 2015
Fall, 2015Spring, 2016

1400 Asp Ave

Norman, OK, 73072
bohan.yu@ou.edu
(918)-398-3347

Mr. XYZ
President
Terex Corporation
4321 Ave
Redmond, WA, 56789

Dear Employer,

Thank you for your time for interviewing me. I enjoyed talking with you during the interview
about safety at work. I was deeply impressed by the companys mission on proving the
employees with a safe working environment. It made me feel proud that I can have the
opportunity to apply for the position in a company that takes care of its employees.

As you mentioned at the interview, my experience of tutoring and designing would help with
assisting project engineers prepare their documents.

I look forward to joining the Terex team as a manufacturing engineer and contribute my
knowledge and passion to the growth of the company.

Thank you again for your time for interviewing me. Please let me know if you have any other
questions.

Sincerely,
Bohan Yu