Nicholas Kwan

Yosemite Tower 7 Room 2G ◦ 1 Grand Avenue, Building 114 ◦ San Luis Obispo, CA 93410 ◦ (408) 688-6505 ◦ nikwan@calpoly.edu

Objective

To obtain a Technical Internship/Co-op with BAE Systems in Santa Clara, CA.

Education

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Overall GPA: 3.02
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, June 2012 Minor: Business Administration

Related Coursework

o IME 144- Manufacturing & Mechanical Design Spring 2009

o 75+ hours of PRO-E Wildfire 4.0 Experience
 Assembly, detail multi-view drawings, sectional views, dimensioning/tolerances, patterns, revolved protrusions, etc
o Air Motor Final Project Team 1B leader
 Delegated duties in order to manufacture respective parts relative to routing/operation sheets and drawings
 Operated various machinery including Cold Saw, Leblonde Engine Lathe, Pioneer Hydraulic Broach, Kent Mill, etc
to manufacture air motor parts
 Developed pull production line to reduce total costs, lead times, and inventory levels
o Threaded Shaft Design Project
 Determined step diameters and lengths for given thread and collar and build according to design specifications
o Other various basic lathe/mill design team/individual projects
o IME 130- Technical Foundations Winter 2009
o Multi-view Drawing, Pictorial Sketching, Sectional Views, Threading, Dimensioning/Tolerances
o Physics, Calculus, Information Systems, Visual Basic Programming, Business Law

Experience

San Luis Obispo, CA

Cal Poly Formula SAE Marketing Presentation Team 2008-2009
o Worked with five other members of the Sales Engineering Club to create the marketing presentation, 15% of the final score at the
Fantana, CA competition to six judges consisting of industry professionals to professional autocross racers
o Emphasized our car’s benefits from features, including independent axles, overall low weight, certain carbon fiber build,
pneumatic shift, etc respective to the designated target market: the non-professional weekend autocross racer

Engineering Sustainability Advisory Council [ESAC] Public Relations Officer Winter 2009-Present
o Initiate and maintain relations with faculty members and students to create a strong project network between majors
o Recruit industry professionals to speak at meetings
o Assist the newsletter editor in soliciting, organizing, and editing articles relating to sustainable projects, fun facts and news for
monthly distribution

SAE Social Fraternity Pledge Class of 2009 Philanthropy Director and Accountant August 2008-December 2009
o Designed and conducted charity events such as 200+ person 10k run and school-wide dance competition to raise funds to promote
awareness of effects from underage drinking and to cover expenses from an unfortunate fraternity casualty
o Created payment plans for a 21 member pledge through a 15 week initiation process

Los Gatos, CA
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) neighborhood representative 2006-
present
o Promoted and enrolled 140 citizens at regional CERT events geared towards community disaster prevention and awareness
o Attended 40+ hours of annual training/mandatory re-training to receive certification including various disaster simulations
o Coordinated with the mayor of Los Gatos, and the Los Gatos police and fire department to organize the CERT program

Awards

$500 Los Gatos Community Service Scholarship 2008

o 1 of 2 students in Los Gatos to receive the award for distinctive, defining community service, based off my work with CERT
Winter Quarter Student Athlete of the Season 2007/2008
o Received award for outstanding performance on the court and in the classroom
West Valley Chinese School Best Effort Award 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005
o Award for best sustained improvement over the school year despite being one of only American-born students