Kristin De Groot
Permanent AddressSchool Address
13376 Ave. 2241849 Covington
Tulare, CA 93274Grand Rapids, MI 49506
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OBJECTIVE
I am a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Calvin College. My passion for engineering complements my talent, and I would like to use my skills to impact the field of mechanical engineering.
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 1998 to 2001: work on dairy, Sierra View Dairy, Tulare, California
June 2004 to September 2004: engineering internship, Extol, Zeeland, Michigan
-wired and built various sub-assemblies
-worked with Neumatics Valve Systems
-worked on Product Development Team brainstorming new products
EDUCATION
Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan
-Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a Mechanical Concentration and a Spanish Minor, completion in May 2005.
-Honors Scholarship maintained since freshman year.
-Current GPA 3.297, Engineering GPA 3.48.
Central Valley Christian School Visalia, California. Graduated June 2001.
-Second in class.
-GPA 3.9
LANGUAGES
-Completed Spanish Minor from Calvin College, studied abroad in Spain for 5 months.
-Took recommended Speech class at Calvin College.
ACTIVITIES
Leadership
-President of Calvin’s ASME Chapter (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) in Spring 2005
-Four years on Women’s Varsity Volleyball team at Calvin College, Team Captain
-Member of Leadership Book Club at Calvin College
Stewardship
-Went on a missions trip to Rancho Sordo Mundo, a school for deaf orphans in Mexico
-Devoted Senior Design Project to developing a seed-processing mill for villages in Kenya
Drive
-Lifetime member of CSF (California Scholastic Federation)
-Part of the Integration Team, which led an extensive Thermal Design Project in Fall 2004: Feasibility of Energy Independence for Calvin College
SKILLS
-AutoCAD, EES (Engineering Equations Solver), MathCAD, Excel, C++, PowerPoint, Word, ALGOR
-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
-Work effectively in both individual and team settings
Additional Information (to bring into interview)
REFERENCES
Ned Nielsen, Professor of Engineering, (616) 526-6440
Amber Warners, head volleyball coach, (616) 526-6223
Darrel Van Dyke, Extol, (800) 324-6205
RELATED COURSEWORK COMPLETED
Calculus I, II, IIIStatics and Dynamics
Differential EquationsCircuit Analysis and Electronics
General ChemistryMechanics of Materials
Design and Graphical CommunicationIntro to Thermodynamics
Engineering Chemistry and Materials ScienceThermal/Fluid Sciences and Design
Physics: Mechanics and GravityThermal Design and Optimization
Physics: Electricity and Magnetism Machine Design
Probability and Statistics for EngineersDynamics of Machinery
Senior Design