David Whitaker has over 10 years of experience in mechanical engineering, including his current role as a Technical Engineer at Russell Sigler Inc. where he provides support to sales engineers. He holds leadership roles and helps train other engineers. Whitaker also has experience in internships with Meggitt Airdynamics, Disneyland, and Coast Geotechnical as well as being a lead engineer for Cal Poly Pomona's Formula SAE and Baja SAE teams where he helped design and manufacture racing vehicles. He is proficient in C programming, Visual Basic, PLC controllers, and other relevant mechanical engineering coursework.

1. DAVID WHITAKER
190 Forest Place • Brea, CA 92821 • 714-686-7866
davidwhitaker2004@yahoo.com
Education CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Relevant
Course
Work
Relevant Russell Sigler Inc., Brea, CA (3/13-Present) – Technical Engineer (TE)
Experience
 Currently hold a leadership role amongst the TEs within the Southern California Region
o Includes training and creating an internal support structure
 Initially assigned to support two outside sales engineers (SE); $11 million collectively
 Helped to grow one of those SE’s to an anticipated $9 million sustained sales in 2014
 Currently supporting the top SE in the region which includes customer visits and project
management
CAL POLY POMONA FORMULA & BAJA SAE (2009-2013)
 Lead a group of 20+ volunteer students through the design, manufacturing and testing phases
of multiple open wheel racing vehicles from the ground up. In addition to being the lead, I held
various design positions on multiple components of the vehicle along with coordinating the
logistics to ship the team and vehicle to Germany for competition.
 In my time on the team, Cal Poly Pomona moved to the highest ranked team in the state along
with a top 5 placing in the nation and a top 25 placing globally
MEGGITT AIRDYNAMICS, Corona, CA (7/11-9/11) - Engineering Intern
 Provided support for both design and test engineers
 Stryker manual brake release systems
 Stryker hydraulic cooling systems testing
 Vibration and Electronic interference testing
DISNEYLAND, Anaheim, CA (2/11-6/11) – Engineering Intern, Quality Assurance
 Created inspection procedures for teardown and rebuild of attractions based off engineering
drawings and GDT
 Created assembly job plans
 Worked with suppliers to increase their on-time delivery and quality scores
COAST GEOTECHNICAL, INC., La Mirada, CA (9/04-11/08) - Lab Manager
 Prepared and conducted lab work on soil samples
 Trained new employees in lab techniques
 Gathered soil samples in conjunction with various drilling rig companies
 Prepared foundation recommendation reports
D.J. SCHEFFLER, INC., Pomona, CA (1/5/09-8/17/09) - Engineering Intern/Estimator
 Provided SolidWorks drawings for drill rig components
 Job estimation for a variety of projects including new athletic facility at UC Berkeley that was
awarded
 Helped develop a proposal for a new manufacturing facility
Affiliations Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Cal Poly Pomona Formula SAE, Cal Poly Pomona Baja
SAE, Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
C Programming Visual Basic PLC Controllers Fluids I Heat Transfer
Control Systems Thermodynamics IC Engines & Gas Turbines Fluids II Applied GD&T