Nicholas Dobson

500 East College Ave, State College PA 16801

(484)-889-6844 • ncd5092@psu.edu

OBJECTIVE To utilize renewable energy knowledge, mainly pretaining to solar energy, to help promote the
idea of sustainability to every consumer I come across in the marketplace.

EDUCATION
College of Earth and Mineral Science at The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Major: Energy Engineering
Minor : Environmental Engineering
Student Organization American Solar Energy Society
▪ Designed and built a solar powered picnic table for the Agriculture department while effectively
communicating the progress to them
▪ Apart of the public relation and project development team that connected with numerous customers
through positive communication and high-quality work ethic
▪ Utilized varies solar technologies on projects including different PV arrays and solar process space heating
and cooling
Engineers for a Sustainable World at Penn State
▪ Worked with a team to productively plan out constructing sustainability projects such as a solar power ice-
cream stand for the Penn State community
▪ Engineers for a sustainable world strive to promote sustainability through effective communication of
leading sustainability topics
Sigma Pi International Fraternity at Penn State
▪ Sustainability chair that positively communicated to the members the importance of sustainability through
fundamental recycling programs
International study in New Zealand
▪ Part of a group at Penn State that traveled to New Zealand to study it’s renewable energy

WORK HISTORY

Crowded Castle Brewing Company; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Summer 2017 - Present

▪ Worked independently maintaining the quality of the brewery equipment
▪ Obtained knowledge from brew masters about the process behind brewing beer and the importance of
every step in the production of it
▪ Promoted beers to help the company grow by independently contacting locally sourced brew distributors
with passionate communication

Maintenance Worker, Will’s Property Maintenance; Honey Brook, Pennsylvania Summer 2015, 2016, and 2017
▪ Skills in the operation of Heavy Machinery
▪ Safety and project planning skills obtained

Instructor, Paradise Farms Camp; Downingtown, Pennsylvania Summer 2012 and 2013

▪ Organized and led daily activities with a group of twelve 8-10 year olds
▪ Encouraged children to connect with the outdoors and open their eyes to the possibility of their own
potential through leading physical and mental activities

SKILLS
▪ Knowledge of Solar Design Fundamentals and technologies
▪ Experience in CAD and Solidworks
▪ Excel, Powerpoint and Word