Sydney Gates

Sydney_gates@outlook.com

OBJECTIVE
- Seeking either an internship or co-op to further experience in the Mechanical engineering field
EDUCATION
The College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD
August 2017- Present
A. S. Mechanical Engineering, Expected Graduation: May 2019
GPA: 3.2
- Intro to Engineering
- Statics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Calculus 1-3
- Physics 1-3
- Differential Equations
- Dynamics (Spring 2019)
- Thermodynamics (Spring 2019)
- AutoCAD and Intro to MATLAB (Spring 2019)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
August 2016- January 2017
- Program and study: Mechanical Engineering
North Point High School, Waldorf, MD
August 2012-June 2016
- Science, Technology, and Industry: Engineering Program
- Destination Imagination
EDUCATION GOALS
- To obtain a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
OFFICE SKILLS
- Proficient and/or experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Autodesk Inventor,
MATLAB, Solidworks, Arduino, AutoCAD, and CREO.
JOB EXPERIENCE
Chick-Fil-A, Waldorf, MD - Administrative Assistant
(July 2018-Present)
- Manage and process accounts payable based on financial guidelines to include examining
invoices for accuracy.
- Assist in preparing monthly closeout of accounting documents.
- Examine and reconcile accounts payable on a weekly basis.
- Verify and process employee payroll.
- Provide assistance to higher level personnel, such as manager, operator or owner
- Assist in answering telephone orders, filing, and maintaining office supply orders online.
Capital Clubhouse, Waldorf, MD – Front Desk Associate
October 2017- July 2018
- Assisted customers in checking in for events and practices, and answering various questions
about the events happening
- Scheduled birthday parties and group events, and managed these events
- Answered phones and emails for the workplace
ACADEMIC ENGINEERING PROJECTS
Robot Project - College of Southern Maryland - September 2017 - December 2017
- Collaborated with a team of students to build a robot that could drive unmanned around a course
and hit a switch, using an arm, at the end of the course, turning off the robot
- Built robot using Solidworks (3D modelled the robot chassis), continuous servos, plastic piecing
for the arm
- Programmed the robot, using the Arduino software, to read the course using 3 color sensors to
turn the robot’s wheels accordingly
- Results: Drove the entire course and completed all necessary checkpoints
Drone Project - North Point High School - November 2015 - May 2016
- Collaborated with a team of students to build a drone that could fly unmanned on a course
through a series of checkpoints
- Helped build and wire drone properly to make sure everything was working as it should
- Results: Drone achieved flight but lost control
VOLUNTEER AND EXTRACURRICULAR
- CSM Math Team member (2018)
- Member of CSM Women in STEM program (2017-current)
- Member of Women In Engineering (WiE) and Society of Women Engineers (SWE) (2016)
- Member and Treasurer of National Honor Society (NHS) (2014-2016)
- Participated in Destination Imagination (2005-2016)