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Andrew McLaughlin

Palm Harbor,FL

Summary

Seeking a full-time, entry-level mechanical engineering position to utilize my interests and experience in design and analysis and quality assurance.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanical Engineer

SedMed Inc.
09.2023 - 05.2024
  • UCONN-Collaborative Senior Design Project: Design and produce a device to quantitatively measure sit-to-stand ability of elderly or disabled patients to assist healthcare providers in measuring more accurate data
  • Redesigned standing base creating new CAD model to reduce weight by 72%
  • Calculated expected force for different gas springs and angle adjustments to accomplish mission statement through four-bar linkage analysis
  • Designed and developed chair support base through iterations to reduce cost without compromising stability
  • Performed stress analysis on proposed base change to ensure structural integrity within factor of safety of 4.0
  • Developed test procedures to ensure stability and durability of the device after assembly
  • Created a written procedure for operation of the sit-stand testing device
  • Scheduled, organized, and annotated meetings between company, advisors, and workspace personnel

Online Pickup Associate

Walmart
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Implement systems to increase department efficiency reducing customer wait time by 65%
  • Work in a team of 3-8 to allocate company resources increasing efficiency of internal affairs and reducing costs
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase customer satisfaction and engagement through feedback reports

Education

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
05.2024

Skills

  • Siemens NX
  • Modeling
  • Assemblies
  • Ansys Workbench
  • Stress-Strain Vibration Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Matlab & Simulink
  • Python

Affiliations

  • UCONN 3D Printing Club

Timeline

Mechanical Engineer

SedMed Inc.
09.2023 - 05.2024

Online Pickup Associate

Walmart
05.2022 - 08.2022

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering

University of Connecticut
Andrew McLaughlin