1. LU ZOU
6611 Lakeview Blvd, Apt 7313, Westland, MI, 48185 / nicefall1989@gmail.com / (315)560-8168
EDUCATION
Syracuse University ∙ College of Engineering and Computer Science
Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 9/2011~11/2013
GPA: 3.6/4.0
• Graduate Student Scholarship
Courses: Methods of Analysis, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Fluid Dynamics, Project Management,
Challenges Crisis/Disaster Management, Intro to Sustainable Engineering, Global supply chain strategy,
Sustainable Manufacturing, Design for Manufacturing, Construction Eng. & Project Mgmt.
Wuhan University ∙Wuhan, China
Bachelor of Engineering in Machine Design & Manufacture & Its Automation 9/2007~6/2011
The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University ∙Beijing, China 9/2004~6/2007
PATENTS
Earthquake Lifesaving Bed, No.:201020544224.6 09/28/2010
Mechanical Triggered Earthquake Lifesaving Device, No.:201020544228.4 09/28/2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Daimay North America Automotive Inc 1/2015---5/2015
• As a quality engineer to guarantee the quality of the products such as head restraint, sun visor and armrest
delivered to the customers such as Ford, Chrysler, GM, BMW etc. are qualified.
• To provide a quality alert to clearly show customers the methods we use to classify the problem parts. And
to let them be confident that, all the delivery parts are good.
• Do the lesson learned sheet, RPN sheet, workers’ audit sheet etc. check the workers’ daily performance and
work efficiency.
• To provide the customers analysis reports such as 5 phase, DDW, 8D, 5D, PFEMA, DFEMA, Problem
Resolution Report and control plan to show the containment actions and the root course of the problem.
Masswell development group Inc 4/2014---1/2015
• As a mechanical consultant to provide solutions or suggestions to better satisfy the customers’ needs or
improve related products.
China Institute of Machinery Science and Technology 07/2010—09/2010
• Assisted coil packer team in designing a paper feeding machine
• Sorted out and information-based stored the drawings, translated several international academic theses
concerning this project into Chinese
DONGFENG CUMMINS Industrial Company (Loc. Shiyan) 05/2010—07/2010
• Visited the automobile parts processing and assembling workshop, familiarized the processing process and
devices of cylinder blocks, connecting rods, bent axles, etc.
• Familiarized myself with the functions of various machine tools as well as the clamping and fixing tools
and methods

2. Metalworking Practice Base, Wuhan University 09/2008
• Operated various machine tools, connected pneumatic circuits
• Learnt processing methods, such as electric welding, fitter and sand casting
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Earthquake Lifesaving Bed (Wuhan University)
Boya Cup 2010 Hubei Provincial Undergraduate Mechanical Innovation Competition, China
• Utilized sensors and control circuits to make the lifesaving bed run automatically given triggered to protect
sleepers
• Selected a compression spring as the power source of the fender bracket because of its small size, simple
structure and low price
• Located the system on dead center position when the bearing structure is in action to ensure the stability of
the whole structure
• Acquired Skills: Solidworks, CAD, engineering calculation of springs and mechanical checking
Design of Two-stage Speed Reducer (Wuhan University)
• Achievements in design: One A0 overall engineering drawing, three A3 local engineering drawings and a
design specification sheet
• Acquired skills: Manual mechanical drawing, the computation, design and check of gears, computation and
selection of the lifespan of bearings, computation and selection of the strength of screw joints, computation
and check of the strength of keyed joints, selection of coupling, the compilation of the design specification
sheets of mechanical products
Design of Inland Wind Power Generation Construction Equipment--Self-elevating Tower Crane (Wuhan
University)
• Achievements in Design: One specification of design and computation, seven engineering drawings
• Acquired Skills: Made linear statics analysis and model analysis of tower crane with Pro/E and ANSYS
software
Main Transfer Machinery of Flatbed Presses (Wuhan University)
• Achievements in Design: One design sketch and specification and three engineering drawings
• Acquired Skills: Manual mechanical drawing, utilized programming with C++ for automatic computation
of engineering data
Creative competition: Solar Passive Cooling Wall (Syracuse University)
• An idea to cool homes in dry areas using solar energy and water to help offset energy consumption and
reduce individual carbon foot prints. The idea relies on evaporative cooling, a process in which air is cooled
though the evaporation of water.
• Acquired Skills: Creative thinking, team work spirit, manipulative ability to assembly the prototype, Use
gantt chart to guarantee project process, familiar with mechanical processing ways to achieve the
production method of each part, use Life-Cycle Assessment to maintain the high energy efficiency and
harmlessness and rational recycle way of the materials
Design for Manufacturing of Coffee Maker (Syracuse University)
• Analysis its working principle and function structure of the coffer maker to achieve some modification.
• Acquired Skills: Catia, Creative thinking, Team work spirit, FAST(Function analysis system
technique)Method, Design for Manual Assembly analysis

3. Capstone: Structure principles of energy efficient machine tools (Syracuse University)
• Introduce energy efficiency and effectiveness in production system through an overall hierarchical approach
• Identify system parameters, load types on energy demands and losses
• Solution approaches for higher energy efficiency on the levels of production systems and machine tools
SKILLS
• Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, Catia, CAD, LCA(life cycle assessment), Primavera P6, MATLAB,
Lean manufacturing, Six sigma, Sustainable Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Project Management,
Challenges Crisis /Disaster Management, and Customer needs Analysis
• Language Skills: English (Fluent), Chinese (Native Language)
INTERESTS
tennis, dancing, swimming, basketball and travel.