Julie Meyerson graduated from Purdue University in 2016 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Global Engineering and Global Studies. Through the GEARE program, she studied abroad in Spain and completed internships in Germany and Cameroon. She gained experience in engineering, business, manufacturing, and design projects. Meyerson held leadership roles in student organizations and pursued hobbies like 3D printing, mountain biking, and traveling.

1. 2015 Portfolio
Julie Meyerson
BS Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Graduating May 2016
Global Engineering (GEARE) and
Global Studies Minors
Entrepreneurship Certificate
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2. My GEARE Adventures
Julie Meyerson
Mechanical Engineering
2015 Cohort
Abstract
Joining the GEARE Program was the best decision I have made at Purdue. Since middle school I knew I wanted to study abroad, and
GEARE allowed me to take this to a whole new level. Not only did I get to study in Spain for a full semester, but I got to work a summer
engineering internship in Germany and participate in a Global Design Team in Cameroon. I also used my previous Spanish credits and a
culture class to obtain a Global Engineering Minor. GEARE allowed me to gain valuable work and technical experience with a global
emphasis. These experiences pushed me past my comfort zone and forced me to think critically about the world around me and the life I
want to lead.
Spain Germany Cameroon
Lasting ImpactsDomestic Internship Special Thanks to
• Studied spring
semester abroad in
Madrid
• Lived in the city
center
• Worked on technical
projects with Spanish
students
• Weekly meetings with
“culture buddies”
• Traveled all around
Europe
• Worked in for Molex in
Walldorf, Baden-
Württemberg
• Lived in Heidelberg
• Intern Inside Sales
Engineer
• Answered customer
questions and fielded
potential leads
• Explored Germany and
nearby countries
• Participated in PUP (Purdue Utility
Platform) Global Design Team
• Work to create hauling vehicles for
farming and general transportation
• Will travel to Africa for a month
• Upcoming senior design project will
design and build rural ambulance
attachments for motorcycles
• Designing improved maize grinder
• Molex headquarters in
Lisle, Illinois near Chicago
• Sales and Marketing Intern
• Researched potential
markets
• Networked to find
international possibilities
• Met amazing people from all
over Europe and the world
• Learned that I want to
continue to live an
international life
• Improved Spanish and picked
up some German
• Molex, particularly Graham Brock, Doreen
Cwik, Onintza OtamendiIza, and Henry
Fuerniss
• OPP Office, particularly Joe Tort, Eckhard
Groll, and Tina Alsup
• Study abroad coordinators and UC3M staff
…
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3. Business

4. Engineering
 Designed and optimized tool to ease assembly of thin wires into
leads for implantable neurostimulators
 Developed process for making the tool in house
 Tool sped up production and reduced amount of failed products
 Created binders to show investors products and formally trained
assemblers and boss fabrication process
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5. Technical Sales
 Designed technical solutions for
customers products
 Lead target customer research that led
to a $34 million
 Answered technical customer questions
through email and telephone
 Participated in customer sales calls
 Worked second summer in Germany
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6. Manufacturing
 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Trained
 Ran trial runs incorporating new materials into
next generation products
 Designed mechanisms for distributing materials
in the assembly line
 Created and facilitated product validation
experiments
 Experience with climate-controlled and ESD
protection environments

7. Entrepreneurship  Earned Purdue Entrepreneurship Certificate
 Created business plan for compact metal 3D
printer using select laser sintering (SLS)
 Developed idea for improved travel
coordination between friends
 Participated in Startup Weekends and
technology competition
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8. Design Projects

9. Heat and Mass Transfer Lab
 Performed formal experiment to determine if
pausing during Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
printing negatively affected print quality
 Calculated theoretical values for cooling rates
 Confirmed hypothesis
 Presented findings verbally and in writing to
professor and peers
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10. Machine Design
 Designed gears, bearings, shafts and housing
to optimize reliability, weight, price, and
ease of assembly
 Created computer programs to analyze
varying forces on a shock absorption system
 Developed a torpedo loading apparatus
 Wrote Matlab code to predict motion of
complex linkage systems
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11. Robot Projects
 Developed Lego robot to transport 6” cube around track to
simulate warehouse retrieval robots
 Created custom part with Stereolithographic (SLA) printer
to provide better support for motors next to box cavity
 Built different Lego robot to move at 0.3 ft/s without the
use of any wheels or rolling devices
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12. Water Filter
 Designed an improved personal water filter aimed
at post-disaster situations
 Followed formal design process to brainstorm
solutions, evaluate important features, and make
design decisions
 Presented findings to industry experts and peers
 Built prototype of design with 3D printers
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13. Volunteering for Autism
 Lead design of interactive tree house
for Camp Riley, a summer camp for
children with disabilities
 Developed and produced finger guides
to aid people with fine motor
difficulties interact with technology
 Designed and 3D printed replacement
game pieces for Special Education
classrooms
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14. For fun

15. 3D Printing
 Works in the Mechanical Engineering 3D print lab,
teaching students and faculty printer use and
repairing any malfunctions
 Original member of Purdue’s 3D printing club
 Often designed parts in Solidworks or Inventor
 Built my own 3D printer

16. Maker World
 Attended multiple Maker Faires all around
the country
 Secretary for the Purdue Maker club,
where we teach skills such as laser cutting,
3D printing, and wearable technology
 Hackathon participant and volunteer
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17. Society of Women Engineers
 Voted “Most Valuable Chair” for
position as Social Chair, where I lead
membership engagement activities.
 First “Member of the Week” for fall
2015
 3-time intramural hockey champion
 SWEetie Sidekick Superhero, where I
mentor freshmen engineers
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18. Mountain Biking
 Purdue Outing Club Mountain Biking Consultant
where I taught students how to mountain bike
 Helped develop the logistics behind a bikes share
program on campus
 Worked as a sales associate in a bicycle store
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19. Traveling
 Studied an engineering semester
abroad in Madrid
 Shorter term-study abroad programs to
Russia and Taiwan
 Volunteers to speak English with
international students
 Enjoy traveling all around the world