Hector Molina Rivera Resume

1. HECTOR MOLINA RIVERA
805.657.5123  hector.10.molina.rivera@gmail.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-molina-rivera/
Education
California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly, SLO)
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering Graduation: 06/2019
o First Generation College Student
o Minor in Astronomy
o Cal Poly GPA: 3.44
Engineering Experience
Prototype Vehicles Laboratory (PROVE Lab) – Project Manager – Cal Poly, SLO 11/2015 - 09/2019
Student organization whose mission is the design and construction of record-breaking alternative energy vehicles
World’s Longest-Range Electric Car, MILA – Project Manager / Systems Engineer 10/2017 - 09/2019
• Attempting to break the Guinness world record for greatest distance traveled on a single charge
• Led and organized 12 subsystems comprised of 30 total members
• Developed, organized, and enforced all vehicle requirements
• Worked on topics including batteries, electric motors, hardware systems, and vehicle structures
• Allocated tasks and checked in daily with each subsystem
• Focused on managerial topics like timelines, budgets, sponsorship relations and safety documentation
World’s Fastest Solar Powered Car, DAWN – Lead Electrical and Software Engineer 11/2015 - 09/2019
• Attempting to break the Guinness solar-powered land speed world record
• Led the design, testing, and integration of the electrical systems, both low and high voltage systems
• Led the software team in implementing CAN bus DAQ logic for the vehicle’s communication system
• Developed the solar car’s design using SolidWorks and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Produced and tested a quarter scale carbon fiber wind tunnel model to validate CFD data
• Led the drivetrain system team and the integration of the upper to lower shell attachment system team
• Manufactured and integrated the entire solar car’s composite structure
Spacecraft Senior Design – Power Engineer / CAD Engineer – Cal Poly, SLO 09/2018 – 06/2019
o Developed and designed a full-scale system to survey, prospect, excavate, and return minerals from the Moon
o Worked with 80 plus students on the design of the spacecraft required for each phase of the mission
o Focused on the power budget and overall system CAD/packaging for the excavation portion of the mission
NASA JPL Systems Engineering – Volunteer Analyst – Cal Poly, SLO / Pasadena 01/2016 - 06/2016
o Examined how to process requirements more efficiently in areas of traceability and completeness
o Compiled research findings and orally presented them to JPL System Engineers in Pasadena
o Focused on Requirements Modeling Language (RML) and User Requirements Modeling Language (URML)
Research Experience
Cosmic Evolution Project – Research Assistant – Cal Poly, SLO 01/2017 - 05/2017
o Mathematically modeled the composition of the universe at different scales, focusing on dark matter
o Mathematically modeled the expansion of the universe at different densities
o Researched various other aspects of cosmology with Dr. Field, a research scholar
Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications – Math Modeling Competition – Cal Poly, SLO 01/2017
o Collaborated with two other teammates in a 96-hour math modeling competition
o Produced a 15-page detailed and extensive mathematical research report determining the best shape, size, and
merging pattern for a tollbooth plaza
o Received honorable mention out of 9,000 teams that participated from around the world
Work Experience
Prototype Vehicles Laboratory (PROVE Lab) – Engineering Camp Counselor – Cal Poly, SLO 07/2017
o Counseled four middle school students through the PROVE Lab outreach program, and taught them about solar
cells, carbon fiber, 3-D printing, and engineering in general
Technical Skills
MATLAB
SolidWorks / NX
C/C++ Language
CFD
FEA
Confluence / Jira
Microsoft Office
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Lathe and Milling Machinery
LabView
Hand Drafting (GD&T)
3-D Printing
Composites Work
CAN Bus Logic
Altium PCB Designer

2. Soft Skills
Academic Honors
o Engineering Honors Society 01/2017 - 06/2019
o Aerospace Honors Society 09/2016 - 06/2019
o Dean’s List Recipient – Five Quarters
o President’s List Recipient
Extracurriculars
o Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) 09/2015 - 06/2019
o Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) 09/2015 - 06/2019
o American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 09/2015 - 06/2019
Relevant Course Work
o Leader / Manager
o Dedicated
o Self-Motivated
o Innovative
o Focused
o Analytical / Detail Oriented
o Spacecraft Senior Design
o Aerospace Systems Engineering and
Integration
o Aerospace Engineering Analysis
o Aerospace Structural Analysis I & II
o Aerospace Gas Dynamics and Heat Transfer
o Aerospace Thermodynamics
o Aerospace Fluid Mechanics
o Aerospace Fundamentals
o Observational Astronomy (Astronomy Minor)
o Planetary Systems (Astronomy Minor)
o Vehicle Integration and Testing
o Space Operations
o Spacecraft Propulsion Systems
o Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics & Control
o Spacecraft Environment
o Experimental Sensors, Actuators & Control
o Introduction to Design and Manufacturing
o Technical Writing for Engineers
o Electric Circuit Theory
o Cosmology (Astronomy Minor)
o Stars and Galaxies (Astronomy Minor)