COLTON SCHNIEPP

Colton.Schniepp@gmail.com
(850) 218-1851
Orlando, FL | Niceville, FL

Objective

Pursuing an engaging entry-level mechanical engineering opportunity that allows

for creative design solutions to be heard & extraordinary innovation to be seen

Academia

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Magna Cum Laude Honors Graduate

Professional
Experience

Lockheed Martin (College Work Experience Program)

Technical
Skills

Computer-Aided Design, Geometric Tolerancing & Finite Element Analysis:

AutoCAD 2015: 1 year of personal training adept for software familiarity
Siemens NX 8.5: 3 years of work exp; CAD/FEA/GD&T of a vise grip
SolidWorks 2015: 4 years of work exp; CAD/FEA of 4 intricate mechanisms
Engineering Measurements & Data Analysis for Mechanical Systems:
Data acquisition & digital signal processing in NI LabVIEW (e.g. FFT plots)
Experimental design with transducers (e.g. strain gauges & accelerometers)
Mechanics of materials analyses for static & vibrating beam apparatuses (e.g.
gaging bending stress, deflection, resonance freqs & quantifying uncertainty)
System identification in Matlab/Simulink (e.g. DC motor modeling + control)
Simulation, Manufacturing & Testing of Aerospace System Dynamics:
Product design of an electro-mechanical quadcopter for R&D in 3D printing
Linearization & controller design of a dynamic airfoil kite model in Simulink
AD&CS proposal & system integration protocols for an LEO-bound CubeSat

Scholarship

Presidents List (4.0 GPA): First 2 years at UCF; Deans List: All Semesters;
First-Year Academic Scholar (2011); Lead Scholars Academy (2011-13);
Order of Pegasus Semi-Finalist (2015); 5 Academic Scholarships (2011-15):
ASHRAE, Boeing, FL Bright Futures, Progress Energy &CECS Alumni Assoc.

Leadership

American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Burnett Honors Colleges HERO

Program; Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta; National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Orlando, FL
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2015
GPA: 3.76
Orlando, FL

Production, Planning, & Control Student Worker

May 2012 - Sep. 2012
Expedited material flow through the supply chain on a logistics performance
management team to test quality assurance for all business operations
Streamlined systemic program planning on a nationwide business continuity
team to assess sustainable production under emergency business operations
Supported the supply chain with daily data updates in Microsoft Excel vital
to business management & concurrent cross-functional program planning
Direct-Attack Guided Rocket Student Worker
Sep. 2012 - Jul. 2013
Accrued 1000+ hours of practical CAD/FEA experience in SolidWorks 2015;
reviewed engineering drawings to assess design robustness & flight readiness
Conducted a failure mode & effects analysis on the warhead under extreme
environmental conditions to distinguish critical fatigue & embedment effects
Tested thermal & vibrational loads to analyze joint failure due to preload loss
UCF Student Academic Resource Center
Orlando, FL
Supplemental Instructor, Collegiate Peer Tutor
Aug. 2013 - Aug. 2015
Spearheaded engineering dynamics reviews encompassing 8 chapters of
rigorous kinematics & kinetics theory with 20-100+ students for 4 days/week
Published 8 auxiliary chapter reviews for the university to aid students in their
erudition of dynamics; 95% of attendees earned 1+ course letter grade higher
Engaged 1200+ students in higher-order thinking to synthesize the dynamics
theory with practical & conceptual applications apt for multi-learning styles