DUSTIN KYLE SLOANE

220 Cragmont Circle. | Richmond, VA 23238 | 860-930-5104 | dks5254@psu.edu

EDUCATION:
The Pennsylvania State University
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate (Expected Graduation, 2018)
GPA: 3.54/4.00
SKILLS:
CAD (Inventor, Autocad, Solidworks, Catia, Rhino) Programming (Java, Android, Python, Matlab,C++)
3D Graphics (Blender 3D, Maya, 3DS Max) Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Design Process Engineer - Skyline Attractions: Orlando, Florida (Summer 2017-Present)
• Custom designed roller coaster track geometry, analysing dynamic forces with kinematics, and developing new
design procedures
• Design of skywarp compact roller coasters, GCI roller coasters
• Fiberglass Aesthetic/Ergonomics Design (Blender 3d and Rhino): 3d simulators, ride vehicles

Designer - Skyline Attractions: Orlando, Florida (Summer 2016)

• Design; Initial design of fiberglass for seats and ergonomics for amusement rides
• Animation; Initial ride concept for Skywarp compact rollercoaster

Freelance Programmer - Intamin AG: Wollerau, Switzerland (Fall 2015)

• Custom Ride Visualizations; Rotating Car Kinematics Simulation script
• GUI Creation (Java); script generation GUI

Ride Operator - Six Flags New England: Agawam, Massachusetts (Summer 2015)
• Responsible for: leading operation teams; following standard operating procedure
• Familiarized with standard processes, needs, and problem areas in daily operations

AWARDS:
UT Austin Design Competition: First Place, Best Design (Fall 2015)
• Goal: design a coaster utilizing a multi-launch system, effectively “re-using” magnets during the launch in
order to save money and create a thrilling ride for a low cost
• Design features: 3 launches (2 forwards, one backwards), high capacity (3 trains, transfer system, load and
unload stations), footprint: 55 x 300 ft, length: 1900ft, height: 164 ft

Cornell Theme Park Entrepreneur Competition: “Best Overall Design” (Spring 2015)
• Team Goal - pitch a 5 year plan to create a theme park given a plot of land and certain restrictions
• Personal Goal- create schematics for a realistic Intamin Mega coaster; track model and surrounding theming

PROJECTS:
Custom Roller Coaster Train Design: Solidworks 2015-16 (Fall 2015) (See portfolio)
• Included Design features: Wheels, Wheel Bogies, Chassis, Seats, Restraints, Hydraulic Restraint locking mechanisms,
Permanent Magnets (for eddy current braking and LSM functionality)
• Designed realistically for easy manufacturing with sheet metal fabrication and casting

Track Spline Generation Personal Studies: Python, Blender 3D (Fall 2015)

• Coaster track generation algorithms coded in Python, spline and track visualized in Blender 3D, exported to NL2 for further
analysis