Alexander Severt

EDUCATION

1751 Penmar Avenue #4, Venice, CA 90291

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Class of 2015

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering

Cambridge, MA
GPA: 4.5(4.8 Major)/5.0

EXPERIENCE
Water Planet, Inc.
Inglewood, CA
Mechanical and Design Engineer
June 2015 - present
Assisting with the plumbing and fabrication of small-scale water filtration systems
Installing an in-house data acquisition program with LabView to test various control schemes
Constructing 3D SolidWorks renderings of commercial membrane systems
Managing the development of an advanced control philosophy within a PLC / SCADA architecture
Vortical Flow Research Laboratory (MIT)
Research Assistant
Designed a floating, unmoored buoy that actively maintains one location
Modeled system hydrodynamics and fabricated the internal electromechanical system
Ecomerit Technologies, LLC
Engineering Intern
Optimized the pod geometry for a wave energy converter based on average power output
Utilized WAMIT and WaveDyn measurements to analyze the effect of pod shadowing
Laboratory for Ship and Platform Flows (MIT)
Research Assistant
Created a simple and rigid Blade Element Momentum Theory code for general lab use
Designed a forecasting algorithm to analyze loads on an offshore wind turbine

PROJECTS
Design and Manufacturing (MIT)
Undergraduate Course
Designed and manufactured a unique yo-yo for mass production
Modeled and fabricated various parts of the design as well as molds for injection molding
Optimization of manufacturing process for lowered overall cost
Design of Electromechanical Robotics Systems (MIT)
Undergraduate Course
Designed and fabricated the mechanical and electrical system for an autonomous sailboat
Implemented a PID controller to maintain a desired heading in an unpredictable environment

Cambridge, MA
Sept. - Dec. 2014

Santa Barbara, CA
June - Aug. 2014

Cambridge, MA
Jan. - May 2014

Cambridge, MA
Feb. - May 2015

Cambridge, MA
Feb. - May 2014

Design of Ocean Systems (MIT)

Cambridge, MA
Undergraduate Course
Feb. - May 2014
Designed a model of a floating production, storage and offloading unit using shipbuilding techniques
Optimized various ship parameters in order to maximize efficiency to the clients requests

SKILLS
Software: MATLAB; Simulink; Mathcad; SolidWorks; Mastercam; Adobe Photoshop; Rhinoceros; Arduino;
WAMIT; WaveDyn; LabView; Microsoft Office Suite
Fabrication: CNC and Manual Band Saw, Lathe, and Mill; Plumbing; Soldering; Injection Molding; Thermoforming