Resume of Ben A. Metzger

bam26@dana.ucc.nau.edu

5426 West Willow Avenue                                                                           School Phone:  (928) 779-3086

Glendale, Arizona 85304                                                                   Home Phone:  (602) 938-2135

                           

Objective:  Employment as a Mechanical Engineer

 

Education:

·         B.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Northern Arizona University (NAU) College of Engineering and Technology, (GPA = 3.81) Senior - Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2003.

Relevant Courses: Fluid Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Thermodynamics, Heat

Transfer, Mechanical Design, Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Analysis, and other

engineering design courses.

 

Experience:

·         Undergraduate Research, NASA Space Grant, Research conducted under Dr. John Tester

Duties: Simulation of the injection molding process for wind turbine blades, design of experiments, extensive use of SDRC-IDEAS, Moldflow, C-programming.

August 2002 - Present, NAU, Flagstaff, AZ

·         Senior Year Design Project for Raytheon Missile Systems

Duties: Design modifications and analysis of missile vibration dampening mechanism

September 2002 - Present, NAU, Flagstaff, AZ

·         Engineering Intern, Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems

Duties: Projects in thermal analysis, pressure vessel design, environmental testing lab and other engineering projects, process author

May 2002 - August 2002, Phoenix, AZ

·         AutoCAD Lab Teaching Assistant, Northern Arizona University College of Engineering and Technology

Duties: Instruction and tutoring in AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop

September 2001 - December 2001, NAU, Flagstaff, AZ

 

Honors and Achievements:

·         Dean’s List, 2000, 2001, 2002

·         Invitation for membership into Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, 2002

·         Patrick Linsay Memorial Scholarship - Private Donation, 2002

·         R. J. Reske Memorial Scholarship - Private Donation, 2001, 2002

·         State Centennial Scholarship - NAU Merit Based Scholarship, 2000, 2001, 2002

·         Forum Resident’s Scholarship - Private Donation, 1999

 

Clubs and Organizations:

·         Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, Secretary - Member since 2002

·         American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Vice President - Member since 2001

·         National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Secretary - Member since 2002

·         Central Arizona Soaring League (CASL) - Member since 2000

           

References:

·         Dr. David Hartman, P.E., Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Professor, NAU

Phone: (928)-523-3450                                    Email- David.Hartman@nau.edu

·         Dr. John Tester, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Professor, NAU

Phone: (928)-523-0032                                    Email- John.Tester@nau.edu

·         Dan Robbins, Honeywell Technical Manager

      Phone: (602)-436-6496                                    Email- dan.robbins@honeywell.com