Ian R. Tilton is a chemical engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University expected to graduate in May 2020 with a 4.0 GPA. He has relevant experience as a lab assistant at CMU maintaining facilities and organizing storage spaces. Additionally, he has tested mechanical properties of polymers using testing machines and analyzed the data. Tilton has also led extracurricular activities such as the ChemE Car team and the Moon Area High School speech and debate club. He has received honors such as the Carnegie Scholarship and being named a Pittsburgh Tribune Review Elite Top 100 Outstanding Young Citizen.

1. Ian R. Tilton
Address: 106 Great Oaks Dr, Moon Twp, PA 15108 Cell: 412 925-5355 Email: irt@andrew.cmu.edu
EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University: B.S Chemical Engineering, GPA: 4.0/4.0, Expected Graduation May 2020
Moon Area High School: Graduated May 2016,Valedictorian QPA4.55, GPA 4.0
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Lab Assistant, Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory (2016-present):
 Maintained laboratory facilities
 Organized multiplelaboratory storagespaces
 Fabricated and repaired equipment parts
High School Laboratory Experience (Summer 2015):
 Tested mechanical properties of polymers usingInstron Universal TestingMachines
 Analyzed data to determine average load,elasticity,and young’s modulus of various polymer samples
PROJECTS
Profit Maximization of Water Purification Project
 Created models to calculatemaximum profitof a water-purification streamwith variablematerials,flowrates,and
costs
WORK EXPERIENCE
Levin Furniture Tent Sale Employee (June 7-23,2016):
 Assembled, displayed and moved furniture
 Assisted customers with loadingpurchased furnitureinto vehicles
Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics Tutor (2014-2016):
 Developed individualized approach to improve math and scienceperformances for clients
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
ChemE Car New Member Team Lead (2016-2017)
 Wrote a successful Small UndergraduateResearch Grant application to purchaseconstruction materials
 Responsiblefor communication between individual teamand club executive board
 Purchased supplies,scheduled lab time,led team in efforts to constructthe car
Team Captain, Moon Varsity Cross Country (2015):
 Led practices and workouts
 Responsiblefor solving intra-teamdisputes and communicatingbetween members and coaches
 Counseled, mentored, and encouraged teammates throughout a 6-month season
President, Moon Area HS Speech & Debate Club (2015-2016):
 Created team website and responsiblefor team communication
 Coordinated efforts to host home tournament
 Scheduled practices,parentmeetings, and trainingsessions to teach new events
VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITYSERVICE
Turn Tartan Overnight Ambassador (2016-present):
 Gave insightinto the college-lifeexperience for prospectivestudents
Camp Counselor, St. Margaret Mary Vacation Bible School (Summers 2013-2016):
 Responsiblefor groups of 5-7 children ages 5-11 in a variety of camp activities
Catholic Heart Work Camp (Summers 2015-2016):
 Cleaned and organized homeless shelter
 Designed and builtwheelchair ramp for elderly individual
Coach Larry Covelli Alumni Race T-shirt Sale (2016):
 Designed website, order form, and publicized the event
St. Margaret Mary Youth Group Community Service (Monthly 2014-2016):
 Maintained properties of elderly parishioners who cannotafford to hirehelp
 Organized game day for the mentally disabled
HONORS AND AWARDS
 Carnegie Scholarship,CarnegieMellon University (Academic)
 Pittsburgh Tribune Review Elite Top 100 OutstandingYoung Citizen (2016)
SKILLS
 Computer Skills:MicrosoftOffice,Adept Python Skills
 Laboratory Skills:Trained on Instron Universal TestingMachine,completed multiplelaboratory safety courses