950 Timber Grove Road

Shavertown, PA 18708 USA

Alex Kolessar

(Cell) 1-570-690-2934
alexkolessar@gmail.com

EDUCATION
B. S. in Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Expected Graduation: May 2016
Cumulative GPA: 3.39/4.00
Study abroad at The University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain, 2015
Study abroad at The University of New South Wales, Australia, 2013
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Fall 2015/Spring 2016
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory
o Worked alongside a Senior Research Associate and Graduate Student to study population densities of
marine life in the South Pacific Ocean
o Processed and ran MatLab codes on data imported from passive acoustic listeners to determine source
levels and localizations of Fin Whale calls, ultimately to be used for population density estimations
Mechanical Engineering Assistant
Summer 2015
PetroMar Technologies Inc., 440 Creamery Way #100, Exton, PA
o Designed and constructed a pneumatically operated oil fill station prototype alongside two Senior
Mechanical Engineers with the goal of marketing it as a new product
o Fabricated and tested novel acoustic transducers to be used in down hole drilling equipment under the
supervision of a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Electrical Technician
o Modeled company products using SolidWorks and constructed a bill of materials with PDXpert part
documentation program
Structural Engineering Intern
Summer 2014
E.D. Pons & Associates Inc, 70 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
o Sketched job sites and constructed detailed structural plots of Deb El Foods processing plant
renovation and Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Hospital building addition
o Used AutoCad & Revit to model existing building structures and conducted Finite Element Analysis
of building truss and structural designs
o Verified company data logs and calculation sheets
Civil Engineering Intern
Summer 2013
Mericle Commercial Real Estate, 100 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA
o Used AutoCad to design job sites and their corresponding utility plans
o Surveyed job sites using Geo-Data collectors, labeling swales, utilities, and other construction
information
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Mechanical Design, Heat Transfer, Dynamic Modeling, Technical Communication, Material Science
SolidWorks, PDXpert, MatLab, AutoCad, Revit
CERTIFICATIONS
Penn State - Safety & Power Tool, Machining, Welding
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Deans List, The Pennsylvania State University, Spring 2013
Member of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity, The Pennsylvania State University
o Chair Positions- Rush 2014, Homecoming 2014, Work Week 2014, Greek Week 2014

Recipient of The 2012 Edgar S. Brace Memorial Award Awarded for outstanding ability in varsity sports
competition while attaining a high standard of excellence in scholarship and citizenship
Recipient of the 2012 Presidents Award for Educational Excellence