1. BRANDON APPEL bappel28@gmail.com
1533 W Ritner Street Apt. 1
Philadelphia, PA 19145
(484)-553-6196
EDUCATION
Widener University Chester, PA
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,GPA: 3.14 May 2016
Lehigh Carbon Community College,Cum Laude Schnecksville, PA
Associate in Science in Engineering, GPA: 3.54 December 2013
 Dean’s List – Spring 2013, Fall 2013
SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT
Laminar Water Jet –Group Leader
 Group Leader Responsibilities – Responsible for keeping the project on schedule, manage the
team and ensure all assigned tasks were completed, schedule weekly meetings with the team and
project advisor, and generate reports throughout various stages of the project
 Designed, built, and tested a system that generated two controllable water jets by creating
laminar flow to achieve a clear, glass-like appearance
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Design of Fluid Thermal Systems, Design, Introduction to Finite Element Analysis, Engineering
Vibrations, Thermodynamics I & II, Heat Transfer,Mechanics of Engineering Materials, Introduction to
Control Systems, Computational Methods in Engineering, Fluid Dynamics
SKILLS
Computer Languages:MATLAB,C++,EES
Computer Software:Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.),Solidworks, AutoCAD
WORK EXPERIENCE
Phasic Technologies Essington, PA
Mechanical Engineer May 2016 – December 2016
 Setup and qualified CNC milling machines and performed first article inspections
 Managed product line assembly by ensuring product quality
 Communicated with vendors in order to obtain material for manufacturing to meet upcoming
deadlines
 Used Solidworks to create models and drawings for manufacturing
 Assisted in the planning and production of aircraft components by developing process dialogues
to manufacture the parts according to the design specifications
 Used AutoCAD to program and setup a dual source laser engraving machine
 Assisted in the process development of engraving the company’s product line which
allowed for a higher quality image and implemented a 2-D barcode allowing customers to
access product specifications on a mobile device