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Nathan Castro

2620 Cayman Way, Winter Park, FL 32792

(407) 760-8378 castro.n.2011@knights.ucf.edu

Education
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

Jan. 2011 Dec. 2016

Professional Experience
Earthrise Space Foundation, Inc. (Aerospace)
Oct. 2016 Present
Project Manager, Mechanical Engineering Intern
Learned and applied agile project management under professional consultation
from Eric Pool, President and CEO of Enterprise Technology Project, LLC.
Facilitated efficient task planning and completion for locomotion and electronics
teams. Successfully restored lunar rover operation for testing purposes.
Collaborated with Swamp Works facility at Kennedy Space Center to plan and
conduct lunar rover testing in the regolith pit for GLXP competition.
Wrote a series of comprehensive technical documents ranging from project task
backlogs, testing plans and results, and a technical proposal for technology
licensing. Strictly maintained compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations.

Major Coursework
Manufacturing Engineering, NASA Project
Fall 2016
Served as project team leader to delegate project duties for each member and
ensure task completion and high quality work.
Reviewed Mars ISRU research provided by NASA to determine manufacturing
methods for creating mission critical consumables (fuel, water, materials, etc.)
Produced CAD models to serve as visuals as requested by the UCF Senior
Design team attached to the NASA ISRU project.
Senior Design, Surgical Tools for Spinal Implants Project Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Worked with a team of mechanical engineers to research, design, analyze, build,
and test a method and product for enhancing a standard scoliosis surgery
process to reduce down time and pathogen exposure.
Performed iterative design and testing to create the optimal tool and
methodology for our project sponsor, Dr. Knapp, MD.
Successfully generated a tool and method for our project sponsor. Project
success ensured by cadaver lab demonstration by Dr. Knapp. 15-minute down
time for scoliosis surgery reduced to 3-5 minutes.

Software and Technical Skills

CAD & Simulation: SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Creo, ANSYS, AutoCAD
Calculations: Excel, Mathcad, Matlab, EES
Microsoft Office 2013: PowerPoint presentations, OneNote, Outlook
Image Processing: GNU Image Manipulator Program

References available upon request.