1. Andrew Farley
(540) 588-8473
afarley0@vt.edu
College Address:
514 Lee Hall, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Permanent Address:
7077 Hollyberry Rd.
Roanoke, VA 24018
Education B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Expected Graduation: May, 2019
GPA: 3.75
Advanced Diploma, Cave Spring High School, Roanoke, VA -June 2015
GPA: 4.0
Skills Autodesk Inventor
Rhinoceros 5
MATLAB
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Arduino
Java
Laser Cutter Certified
Work
Experience
Research Assistant, Global Laboratory on Bio-Inspired Engineering
Science – (2016 - present)
20+ Hours per week
Programming Arduino microcontrollers to perform numerous tasks
involving stepper motors.
Designing, building, and updating a prototype sonar head mount.
Assisting with other related research performed by graduate
students
Server at Elm Park Estates Retirement Community, Roanoke, VA –
(2013 - 2015)
6 Hours per week
Served elderly residents freshly prepared meals, cleaned and
reset the dining room for the next meal
Honors Eagle Scout 2015
Managed and led a team of Boy Scouts and Adult leaders in the
excavation and construction of a handicap walkway, assembly of a
picnic area, and renovation of a cellar hatch.
Virginia Tech Honor’s College
Dean’s List: Fall 2015, Spring 2016
National Beta Honor Society
Order of the Arrow - Boy Scout National Honor Society
Leadership and
Activities
Invents High Powered Rocketry Team (2015 - present)
Travel Logistics Manager – Prepared an itinerary and budget for all
travel based expenses. Also Reserved hotel rooms and restaurants,
as well as planned efficient travel routes.
Electric Subteam – Constructed an Arduino system that records
altitude and acceleration. Developed a code to predict apogee and
an algorithm designed to deploy an active drag system at a
calculated time.
Mechanical Subteam – Assisted in the development of a prototype
for an active drag system designed to lower the rockets apogee by
an exact percentage. Researched drogue chute and parachute
deployment systems.
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 221, Roanoke, VA (2008 - 2015)
Patrol Leader (2012 - 2013)
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (2013 - 2015)
Mentor and Committee member of the Galileo Engineering Residential
Learning Community (2015-present)
