1. Taylor A. Thompson
7513 Whispering Oak Drive, Hanahan SC 29410
(843) 270-7097 thomp722@email.sc.edu
Objective:
Obtain an engineering internship in the mechanical engineering field.
Obtain a full-time position at a well-established engineering company.
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Graduation: May 2016
GPA: 2.8
Engineering Experience:
• Engineering Graphics and Visualization Design Project: Modeled various objects using a 3-D modeling
program. Ability to draw freehand sketches.
• Manufacturing Machine Code Project: Carried out an engineering project including design, model,
analysis, and fabrication of a product.
• Heat Transfer Analysis Using FEA: Applied numerical analysis program to structural and heat sink
analysis.
• Truss Bridge Project: Formulated static equilibrium equations for a rigid body and evaluated member
forces in trusses, frames, and machines.
• Mechanics of Solids: Ability to apply stress and strain transformations at points of structures. Ability to
understand and use basic equations for stress and simple component subjected to axial loadings, torsional
loadings of cylindrical shafts, bending bars, shear in bars and internal pressure applied to thin walled
structures.
• Turbine and Heat Exchanger Design Project: Demonstrated concepts of irreversibility, isentropic
efficiencies and effectiveness to solve thermodynamic problems. Performed availability for closed system
and control volume.
Work Experience:
Office & Housing Desk Assistant September 2013-Present
University of South Carolina Housing, Columbia, SC
• Monitor all individuals entering a residence hall to ensure that only residents and their guests are permitted in the
building.
• Report situations that may jeopardize the safety of the residence hall to the appropriate personnel in a timely
manner.
Receptionist/File Clerk June 2010-August 2011
Nationwide Insurance Agency, N. Charleston, SC
• Performed general office duties and gained valuable knowledge while assisting agents with the writing of policies
for all types of insurance.
• Fulfilled customer needs and resolved customer issues while working in an office setting handling 30-40 calls a
day.
Skills:
• Software: Microsoft Office/Excel, MathCad, Creo PTC, and AutoDesk Inventor.
• Machines: External extensometer, strain gage box, multimeter, thermocouple, micrometer, dial caliper,
Buehler Micromet®, durometer, and oscilloscope.
• Multi-tasking team player that is highly organized, flexible and detail oriented.
Affiliations:
• Vice President of American Society of Heating, August 2015 - Present
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers April 2014 - Present
• City of North Charleston Summer Feeding Program June 2014 - June 2015
• Engineers Without Borders August 2013 – May 2014
Pipeline Project Committee
• Vice President of Engineering and Computing Community August 2013 – May 2014
Plan and host various engineering activities and events related to academic, professional, personal,
and social development.
