1. EDUCATION
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY FORMULASAE ENTERPRISE
Team Leader – Powertrain
 Acted as a mentor and guide for new team members through the design process, and as an
introductory resource for powertrain knowledge
 Encouraged individual research and weight optimization for all parts designed for the car, and
heavily encouraged system level discussion to ensure compatibility and deepen understanding
Powertrain Team Project Work – Engine Calibration, testing and tuning
 Performed base fuel and spark tuning on a dynamometer, and guided full calibration development
based on test data to balancing engine efficiency, safety, and drivability
 Developed a spark advance compensation to linearize engine power output with pedal position for
better drivability
 Integrated a wireless router into the vehicle to gain real time data visibility during in vehicle testing
COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS
WORK EXPERIENCE
ATHLETIC TEAM EXPERIENCE / AWARDS
 Rowing competitively for 10 years – Placed 3rd
in New York State in 2012, placed 2nd
in 2009
 Member of Michigan Tech. Rowing Club
Email: iamcgrew@mtu.edu
Call: 919.475.4683 Ian McGrew
199 Agate Street
Houghton, MI 49931
Michigan Technological University
BS Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.71
Minor in Electrical Engineering
Houghton, MI
Expected Graduation: Spring, 2017
 M.I.G., Stick, T.I.G. and
Acetylene torch welding
 Lathe, Milling machine,
drill press
 Circuit analysis
 Soldering, circuit testing
 PE monitor engine tuning
 MATLAB
 Microcontroller prog.
 AS/400 & SAP
 Dassault Systemes’ Solidworks
 Autodesk Inventor
 UGNX 8.5
 Microsoft Office Suite
 C code, Java, VBScript
Polaris Industries Inc.
Product Development Internship
 Worked in a project engineering role working on the ACE platform
 Performed cost reduction analysis at a full vehicle level, and wrote a macro in
VBScript to pull information from a database and write it to a csv file
 Tracked planned changes for 2018 model year, and pilot build results for 2017.
 Assisted with heat shield validation in a vehicle and dynamometer setting
Greenheck Fan Company
Product Development Co-op
 Performed root cause failure analysis on malfunctioning DC electric motors.
 Designed and built a testing and programming setup for running electronically
commutated motors under load with RPM measurement
 Created and performed a multiple-runner duct pressure loss experiment to
determine whether a control system was necessary for field use.
Roseau, MN
2016
Schofield, WI
2015
Performance Bicycle
Bike Mechanic/Bike Builder
 Worked as a bike builder and mechanic
 Communicated with customers about problems and solutions involving their
bike
 Often employed triage technique to cater to customers on busy days
Chapel Hill, NC
2014