RESUME
JAYDE ZIMMER
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
832-530-0789 | jayde.zimmer@gmail.com | Linkedin Profile
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
September 2016 – May 2020
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Minors: Sustainable Urban Environments, Nuclear Power
Coursework:
Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Machine Design, Statics, Automatic Controls, Urban Resilience, Introduction to Urban Policy, Fundamentals of Applied Nuclear Physics, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, Introduction to Radiation and Dosimetry, Nuclear Power Plant Systems, Methods for Studying Urban Environments
TECHNICAL SKILLS
AutoCAD / SolidWorks / Autodesk Fusion 360 / MATLAB / CAD / LabVIEW / Prototyping / Revit / Finite Element Analysis / ANSYS / 3D Printing / Microsoft Office / Commonly used Engineering concepts, practices, and procedures / Ability to collaborate in a team as a contributing, supportive member / Diligence and thoroughness in completing tasks.
EXPERIENCE
GENERAL ENGINEERING TEACHING ASSISTANT
January 2017 - May 2020
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Led and instructed a weekly freshman General Engineering lab class of 30 students.
Presented lessons and demonstrations related to biomedical, civil engineering, building construction, robotics, and automatic routing using digital logic.
Taught students as Prototyping Teaching Assistant for design projects, led complex experiments in bridge construction, boom construction, micro-controller, and sensor prototyping.
Collaborated with the development of 3 new laboratory experiments and design projects for the Prototyping department.
Trained students on 3D printing, software, Autodesk Fusion 360, and Revit.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE
September 2016 – December 2016
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Completed an autonomous underwater vehicle that was able to perform tasks that imitated real-world situations including data collection from a seismic reader, retrieval of biological specimens, and covering of an oil spill.
Co-ordinated on a team that developed an autonomous underwater vehicle using Lego EV3 Mindstorms.
Prepared code for the robot operation, testing, and the PowerPoint presentation.
Developed and maintained the project schedule in Microsoft Project.
UNDERGRADUATE SEISMIC DESIGN PROPOSAL
September 2018 – March 2019
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Designed an architectural floor plan in Revit for the Seismic Design Competition.
Co-ordinated on a team that designed, analyzed, and constructed a 5 ft. tall balsa wood structure to withstand an earthquake shake table.
SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT
September 2019 – May 2020
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Constructed an eight-legged, autonomous jumping robot, capable of jumping up to 40 inches while carrying a small payload.
Created a fault tree, testing and evaluation plan, and tolerance study.
Managed work of CAD models and drawings in SolidWorks and finite element analysis in ANSYS.
PROFESSIONAL AND CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Vice President, September 2018 – May 2020
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member, September 2018 – May 2020