1. Matthew Young
MacArthur Dr. Mailbox 1983 (937)751-5988 5650 B Coach Dr. West
West Lafayette IN, 47906 Young131@purdue.edu Kettering Ohio, 45440
Objective:
My goal is to work within an engineering company on a design project
Education
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Graduation Date:
Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering May 2015
Major Focus: Structures. Minor Focus: Design.
Relevant Coursework: Design Build Test, Senior Design of Aircraft, Advanced Fracture Mechanics
Technical Skills:
• CATIA •Pro-Engineer •Inventor
• MatLab •C++ • Microsoft Office
Related Work Experience:
Research with Dr. Doering 2014
 Familiarize myself with unfamiliar topics
 Gather and interpret data in unique ways.
Design Experience:
Structural and Fatigue Analysis:
 Researched Comet crash and designed a window to better resist metal fatigue
 Head of team to design force balance and structural capabilities of wind tunnel
 Used Wind Tunnel to test for micro-loads to extrapolate and test for failure
Safety and Reliability:
 Tested for failure in metals in tension to test safety factor
 Using CATIA modeling tested airfoil shapes to see for structural instabilities
Senior Design
 Use of Matlab to design tail section for Electric Aircraft and to do component weight build up
 Structural analysis using hand calculations and Matlab to determine life span
Leadership Experiences:
Harrison Hall Radio Station: 2013-Present
General Manager 2014-Present
 Managed budget of $6,000
 Organize and run events asked for by customers
 Filled staff roster of DJ’s and other essential personnel.
 Organized multiple events during BGR to help incorporate new students
Murdock Elementary School: August 2012-May 2013
Tutor
 Lead and facilitated learning for children.
 Motivated troubled youth to enjoy and strive for academic excellence through individual mentoring
 Created programs to help teach children the importance of Math and the Sciences.
 Led other tutors in programs to improve teaching skills.
Research with Lorie Groll: May-August 2012
Head of Research
 Created Data Arrays
 Wrote an algorithm to search arrays and find keywords
 Designed an automated system to collect and interpret data.
 Managed other Research participants.