1. Adam T. Porter
1576 Cherokee Rd. Apt. 2
Louisville, KY 40205
(270) 765-9256
atport01@cardmail.louisville.edu
OBJECTIVE Contribute to a team as a full-time mechanical engineer
EDUCATION B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Expected May 2017
University of Louisville —J.B. Speed School of Engineering Hours Completed: 128
High School Diploma
Elizabethtown High School, Elizabethtown KY May 2011
SKILLS AutoCAD SolidWorks
Welding Experience Oracle
Teamcenter SigmaNest
APPLIED
EXPERIENCE NASA Sponsored Design Project: Part of team assembled to design and test a laser based
3D printer to be used on the International Space Station. Worked to modify an existing 3D
printer to use a laser and inductor to melt filament in zero-gravity and to integrate the design
into a rocket testing platform. Worked with NASA and Blue Origin Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers Project: Mini-BAJA Race – Worked with a team to
design and build a vehicle ready to compete. Gained experience in sticking to a budget and a
schedule, manufacturing a prototype, and correlating theory with practice
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Project: Unmanned Flying Vehicle – Worked
with a team to design a small scale flying craft with the ability to carry and release small
objects controlled remotely and taken to competition
EMPLOYMENT Altec Industries – Green Fleet, Elizabethtown, KY
HISTORY Corporate Product Engineering Co-op May– Aug. 2016
Testing of newly implemented hybrid technologies
Experience with electrical systems
Managed pilot run
Altec Industries – Quality Control Department, Elizabethtown, KY
Final Assembly/Manufacturing Quality Engineering Co-op Aug. – Dec. 2015
Pioneered companies first video work instructions
Preparation of weekly quality data for presentation to upper management
Assisted auditors in containment issues
Altec Industries – Mfg. (054) Department, Elizabethtown, KY
Unit Assembly Engineering Co-op Jan. – May 2015
Designed and implemented fixtures satisfying case by case constraints
Responsible for troubleshooting, testing and support of Predator 2K Glue Machine
Team lead of week-long kaizen style improvement (RCI) events
Bell, Hess & VanZant Law Firm, Elizabethtown, KY
Elizabethtown High School Co-op – Office Aid Aug. 2010-May 2011
Developed and maintained complex office filing system
Customer Relations as Receptionist
ACTIVITIES American Society Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
& HONOR National Society of Black Engineers Member
Shadow Host, University Mentoring Program
• Community Service through The Sigma Chi Fraternity
• SAE(Society of Automotive Engineers) – BAJA Team
