1. Daniel Foster, BSME ReferencesAvailableUponRequest
LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530 | 951-378-2792 | DANIEL.FOSTER453@GMAIL.COM
SUMMARY
Mechanical Engineering graduate with training in mechanical design, fluid systems, combustions,
HVAC, energy technologies, and manufacturing engineering.
EDUCATION
 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.26
― Universityof California, Davis, June 2015
 EIT Certified#157503
CORE COMPETENCIES
 Solidworks: Mechanical Design Associate License No. C-JECQ5W53U6
― 3 ye a rs of experience; Have design numerous parts and production assemblies including dust collectors, HVAC
s ys tems, presentation mock-ups and so forth.
 MatLab
 Sage 100
 MicrosoftOffice
― High competency; Equations, macros, template making,
 LabVIEW
 Circuitassembly, oscilloscopes,straingauges,op-amps,sensors,filters,soldering.
 Machine shop tools and practices.
 Thermodynamics, Numerical Analysis, Mechanical Design and Material Selection, Thermofluids,
Experimental Design, HVAC, blueprints/schematics, GD&T
PROJECTS, ACHIEVEMENTS, & EXPERIENCE
 Engineer,VanimanManufacturingCompany(June2016) to (Present)
― Product designanddevelopment. Prototyping. PDMsoftware. Project management.
 AutonomousFurnace Close off (SeniorDesignProject)
― Project Manager for the design ofanautonomous lidfor furnace inlet and exhaust vents;designed andbuilt controllers and
electromagnet systems to operate lid andvent. Designed and conductedexperiments to test efficacyof design.
 Vacuum-formingbox &Thermoplasticmolds
― Commissioned to buildanddesignstage props made from thermoplastic. Designedan airtight vacuum-formingbox, as well as
molds built to specification.
 Bicycle Drawbridge DesignProject
― Used Solidworks to design a bicycle drawbridge;made CAD drawing;performed fatigue life, statics, andcost of manufacture
design analyses;compiled a report onthe bridge for presentationto a hypothetical client.
 Gearbox DesignProject
― Project Manager;usedSolidworks;determinedgear trainvalue andconfigurations, batterypower optimizationconditions, and
method ofimposingvariabilityof gear configurations, materials;performedstatic and fatigue life analysis onthe major
components;shafts, gears, rails;Machinedand assembledallcomponents.
 Pressure Washerat Alliance Vista(Oct,2015) to (June,2016)
― Pressure washing the sidewalks and windows of various businesses, applying chemicals as neededfor specific cleaning
requirements.
 Manager at ColdStone Creamery(Feb,2006) to (Aug,2012), (Jan2017) to (present)
― Typical manager responsibilities were scheduling, handling inventory, payroll, minor machine maintenance, store cleaning,
store setupandbreakdown, seasonal promotionplanning, hiring, firing, employee training, customer service, foodhandling,
and cashiering.
 ManufacturingEngineerInternatVersaProducts, Inc.(Dec2015)
― Used Solidworks to create a design automating the angling of a drafting table.