1. Benjamin Daniel Golder
222 N Thayer St Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Cell Phone: 616-644-4455 Email: bendgold@umich.edu
Education________ _______________________________________________________________________
 University of Michigan, Majoring in Mechanical Engineering, Minoring in Electrical Engineering 3.661/4.0 GPA May 2017
 Graduated from Grand Rapids Community College with an associate’s Degree in science with MACRAO, 3.926/4.0 GPA May 2014
Relevant Work Experience___ _______________________________ ______________________________
 Auto production Intern at Swoboda May 2016 – August 2016
- Gained hands on experience with automated lines and robotics
- Built automatic testing tables from scratch
- Performed quality tests on new automatic palletizer and automatic test table components
- Integrated new automatic palletizer and test table into assembly lines
- Wired robotics using electrical wiring diagrams
- Assembled desktop computers from scratch
- Collected and organized data for quality improvement program
Relevant Project Experience________________________________________________ _______________________
 3 years of Michigan Formula Hybrid Racing Sept 2014 - Present
- Worked closely with many on a 200 person team to design, build, and test a hybrid formula car
- Assisted in designing chassis, and cooling systems to integrate innovative new in-hub motors
- Assisted in design for high voltage safety circuitry, full systempackaging, and torque vectoring projects
- Designed safe and easy-to-usemounting and packaging system for high voltage Li-ion batteries
- Led Chassis manufacturing and welding sub-teams
- Helped train new welders
- Designed welding jigs and jig plates
- Welded two chassis and solved warping problems due to heat
 Team Leader: Design and Manufacturing II class Jan 2015 - May 2015
- Worked closely with a 4 person team to design, test, and build a controllable linkage
- Worked with programmable Arduino microcontroller
 Design and manufacturing I class Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
- Worked closely with a 5 person team to Design, built, and test miniature remote controlled forklift
Other Leadership Roles_____________________________________________________________________
 Academic Chair for Pi Tau Sigma Sept 2016 - Present
- Provided tutoring services to students
 Treasurer for Recreational tennis club Sept 2016 – Present
 Tennis Coach, Forest Hills Eastern High School Sept 2013 - Nov 2013, Summer 2014
- Provided training, direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepareathletes for competition
- Analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of our own team’s players and opposingteams to develop game strategies
Honors and Achievements___________________________________________________________________
 Recipient of John Blake Memorial Scholarship July 2015
 University of Michigan Dean’s list Winter 2015 and Spring 2015 semesters April2015 and July 2015
 Recipient of Delta Phi Alpha award GRCC (graduated in top 5 percent of class) May 2014
Activities__________________________________________________________________________________
 Member of Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor society) Sept 2015 – Present
 Jazz band: One year of college, Trombone Sept 2010 - May 2013
 Varsity Tennis: One year at Grand Rapids Community College Sept 2014 - May 2013
Skills______________________________ _____________________________________________________
Computer Skills Machining Skills
 Adams
 Arduino
 ANSYS
 Labview
 Knowledge of CNC Mill programming
 Mill and Lathe
 Steel and Aluminum TIG Welding
 Other misc. shop tools:band saw, drill press, etc.
 Matlab
 Microsoft Excel and Word
 Multisim
 Siemens NX
 SolidWorks