Luke Marston Schlobohm has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Riverside with a GPA of 3.43/4.0. He currently works as a Technical Writer at Thermo Fisher Scientific where he designs and executes validations and aids in equipment calibration coordination. As a student, Luke led projects involving car suspension modeling, front wheel drive axle design, and bridge structural analysis using MATLAB, SolidWorks, and finite element analysis. He has extensive leadership, project management, and machining experience and volunteers with STEM and youth programs.

1. LUKE MARSTON SCHLOBOHM
34063 Webfoot Loop Fremont, CA 94555 | 510.299.1464 | luke@schlobohms.org
EDUCATION
University of California, Riverside | Riverside, CA June 2014
BS Mechanical Engineering Cum GPA: 3.43/4.0
Coursework included Intro to Material Science & Engineering, Engineering Graphics & Design
(SolidWorks), Intro to Engineering Computation (MATLAB), Statics, Kinematic & Dynamic
Analysis of Mechanisms, & Heat Transfer
SKILLS
• MATLAB, Excel, SolidWorks CAD Modeling, Project coordination & management, Leadership
• Over 300 hours experience with machining and MIG welding
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WORK EXPRIENCE
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Technical Writer June 2015 - Present
• Design & execute validations (autoclaves, pharmaceutical fill lines, refrigerators, washers, &
freezers)
• Aid in the coordination of calibration for facility’s water system
• Write or edit operational and preventative maintenance procedures for key equipment
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Car Suspension Controller Model (MATLAB Simulink/SISO Tool) April - June 2014
• Designed mathematical model of compensator for an active car suspension system with MATLAB
Linear Systems Toolbox & Simulink
Steerable Front Wheel Drive Axle- Senior Design January - July 2014
• Designed & manufactured a front wheel drive axle for a prototype burden carrier given Taylor
Dunn’s engineering specifications
• Led team, edited reports, and acted as primary point of contact with Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing
• Used SolidWorks to conceptualize, design, & create working engineering drawings of parts for
manufacturing, as well as Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to estimate material thicknesses
• Established part revision control
Straw Bridge Building Project (SolidWorks) April - May 2013
• Developed prototypes and analyzed failures to improve the design and ultimate failure load
• Designed and analyzed SolidWorks model of bridge assembly for failure modes & locations
Car MPG Modeling & Analysis (MATLAB) October - December 2011
• Developed mathematical model of forces acting on ten different cars and ran them through EPA
highway & city MPG test cycles to identify theoretical MPG values for both highway & city use
LEADERSHIP/VOLUNTEER
BSA STEM Encampment Volunteer October 2014
• Participated in planning and preparation of a Boy Scout program designed to encourage
participation in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
Ardenwood Elementary Lunchtime Soccer Program September – November 2014
• Organized & officiated on-campus, lunchtime, intermural soccer program two days/week for Fall
quarter for over 250 intermediate students
Eagle Scout Award Project: Recreated Ohlone Indian Sweathouse August - December 2009
• Worked with park naturalists and rangers to design & plan the building of an Ohlone Indian
Sweathouse on Ohlone sacred ground at Coyote Hills Regional Park
• Organized & led approximately 290 hours of labor to complete project over a 4 week period
Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 176 January - June 2008
• Effectively planned and led weekly troop meetings for ~50 scouts
• Led many outdoor camping/backpacking activities
• Led and participated in numerous troop community service projects & other eagle scout projects