Viktor Lillard

lillard.15@osu.edu | 2335 East Avenue. Columbus, OH. 43202 | (607)-339-3944

OBJECTIVE
Creative and conscientious engineering student seeking opportunities where technical experience, collaborative
work, ethics, and leadership are valued. Available to start in September 2019, open to relocation.

EDUCATION
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH | Overall GPA (4.00 scale): 3.72
B.S. Ecological Engineering, Philosophy Minor, Graduation: May, 2019

EXPERIENCE
NASA Automated Farming for Sustainable Food Production in Space | X-Hab Academic Challenge
Team Leader (May 2018 – present)
- Organized meetings between team, technical advisors, and project sponsor (NASA)
- Designed and developed an automated system for monitoring evapotranspiration in a cislunar environment

The Ohio State University | Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering | Columbus, OH
Student Research Assistant, Blueprint Project (June 2016 – December 2018)
- Collected storm water samples from ISCO sampling equipment and field data from bioacoustics recorders
- Constructed, maintained, and monitored sampling sites and equipment

Bilfinger Tebodin | Prague, Czech Republic

Student Intern, Large Engineering Firm - Department Rotation (June-July 2018)
- AutoCAD work: Modeled pipe systems, produced part files, and measured area data
- Wrote BIM software technical guides, proofread documents and communications in Czech and English

University of Costa Rica | Alajuela, Costa Rica

Research Assistant, Biodigestor, Constructed Wetland REU Project (May-June 2017)
- Collected Bio-digestor and CTW water samples, Analyzed water (Hach methods: TSS, TVSS, COD, TN, TP)
- Worked independently with little guidance, problem solved and communicated in Spanish and English

QUALIFICATIONS
Skills and Abilities:
- Software: AutoCAD, MATLAB, Microsoft Office. Some experience with HEC-RAS, EPANET
- Proficient in Spanish and Czech languages, excellent communication and writing skills

Coursework Includes:
- Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer,
System Dynamics & Electricity, Stream Geomorphology and Watershed Hydrology
- Math and Science: Calculus, Engineering Mathematics, Organic Chemistry

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
- President and instructor, OSU Swing Dance Club (January 2016 - present)
- Swing dance instructor and team coach, with local and regional teaching experience (June 2016 - present)

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Ohio State University | Linguistics Department | Columbus, OH
Student Research Assistant (January-May 2015)
- Designed target sentences and eye-tracking slides for study on the effect of prosody on lexical integration