Chen Ying

11590 SW 10th St. Pembroke Pines, Florida 33025 352-871-2487 chenying@ufl.edu

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Double Minor Electrical Engineering and Physics
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
GPA: 3.53/4.00

May 2014

EXPERIENCE
Mechanical Engineer, UF Integrated Product and Process Design
August 2013 Present
Gainesville, FL
Collaborated in a multidisciplinary engineering team by adhering to design process guidelines.
Designed, prototyped, and implemented fixtures for reassembly process
Performed pull/drop test with Instron machine to assess strength of glue used to hold device.
Independent Researcher, Ionospheric Radio Lab
August 2013 December 2014
Gainesville, FL
Analyzed the potential effects of using atmospheric electricity as an electrical source.
Assembly Production Intern, TS-434, BMW Manufacturing Co.
May 2013 August 2013
Greenville, SC
Generated database of tools in assembly hall to create consistent maintenance schedule.
Developed a standard cart design for uniformity and prevented mutilation occurrences.
Improved down stream cycle time process by 20 seconds of marriage line by increasing robot spindle speed.
Independent Researcher, Radio Frequency Circuits and Systems Research
October 2012 May 2013
Gainesville, FL
Researched and devised a wireless power transmission system to clean medical utensils.
Designed, constructed, and implemented a circuit for high frequency and high voltage application.
Illustrated a power transfer of 2000 volts over a distance of 5 centimeters.
Undergraduate researcher, Nonlinear Controls & Robotics
August 2012 May 2013
Gainesville, FL
Developed and implemented a nonlinear control method on the energy management of a hybrid vehicle.
Wrote, tested, and debugged a MATLAB Simulink model to implement nonlinear control method.
Presented research topic in Undergraduate Research Poster symposium and submitted a technical paper to the
Journal of Undergraduate Research.
Equipment and Controls Planning Intern TS-484, BMW Manufacturing Co.
May 2012 August 2012
Greenville, SC
Served as a liaison between contractors by tracking and reporting statuses of failed tests during shutdown.
Collaborated with contractors to track the renovation progress of the parts warehouse.
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
Mechanical Lead, UF Solar Gators
August 2011 Present
Evaluated chassis stresses using Solidworks Finite element software.
Organized and appointed design and manufacturing tasks to team members for completion car.
Engineered chassis, crush zone, and suspension mounts using Solidworks while working with other engineers.
Appointed project tasks using excel to engineering team in order to build car.
SKILLS

Software: SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Microsoft Office, Simulink

Technical: Soldering, lathe, mill, minor welding experience

HONORS AND AWARDS

Cum Laude Honors
University Scholars Recipient

Fall 2013
Spring 2013