1. Zachery C. Lake
240 S. Salisbury Street Apt. 1 West Lafayette, IN 47906 (260) 413-5648 zlake@purdue.edu
Objective Dedicated and motivated engineering senior with proven leadership and organizational skills
seeking to leverage my academic and work experience into a full time entry level position
Education Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN May 2016
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology
Minors in Biotechnology and Organizational Leadership and Supervision
GPA: 2.99
Fall 2015 GPA: 3.75
Community College of the Air Force | Wichita Falls, TX Summer and Fall 2014
Experience Electrical/Mechanical Engineer | Stryker | West Lafayette, IN August 2015-Present
 Helped mechanically and electrically engineer an assistive device to aid nurses in lifting, pivoting and
lowering a patient into another seated position
 Device reduces back injuries to nurses
 International project
Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist |
United States Air Force | Fort Wayne, IN June 2013-Present
 Load and unload mission required nuclear or nonnuclear munitions, rockets, and explosives on
aircraft
 Maintain, control, install/uninstall, and manage aircraft bomb racks, missile release, launch,
suspension, and monitor systems
 Install/uninstall, maintain, manage, and test the gun, the gun system, and aircrafts firing system
Biotechnology Research Assistant | Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s National Genomics
Research Initiative | West Lafayette, IN August 2013-March 2015
 Analyzed soil samples for DNA characteristics
 Assisted in discovery of new bacteriophage
 Co-author of research article “Whole genome comparison of a large collection of
mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity” on eLife
Campus
Involvement Circle Pines Men’s Cooperative
 Vice President Fall 2013
 Purchasing Agent Spring 2012
 Social Chair Fall 2011
Purdue Gold Standard
 Assisted in serving the students of Purdue University by promoting physical fitness, financial well-
being, and leadership development
Technical
Skills  SimpleCV
 OpenCV
 Python
 ImageJ
 C
 C++
 Simulink
 Matlab
 PSpice
 Quartus
 Photoshop
 Code
Composer
Studio