Caleb Brands
Ames,IA
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Delivery Driver
DoorDash
Ames, IA
11.2021 - Current
Research Assistant
Bayer CropScience Ltd
Huxley, IA
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Conducted experiments on crops, utilizing a new RoundUp
- Operated Hagie sprayer.
- Used weather data to plan and schedule experiment application dates.
- Calculated, measured, and mixed the appropriate amount of spray per experiment.
- Regularly practiced safety and wore appropriate PPE.
- Used the company device to collect and track data.
Engineering Intern
Aljon C&C MFG
Ottumwa, IA
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Helped improve and move the assembly process toward an assembly line.
- Created SOWs for the assembly process of their machines using Excel.
- Gathered and applied information for the layout of the assembly floor.
- Labeled and created bins for racks that will hold parts for the assembly processes.
- Reorganized a flowchart and developed it into a Gantt chart for the assembly of their machine.
- Identified some parts on their machine that could be redesigned to save money and simplify assembly.
- Identified steps that waste time during the assembly processes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - in Industrial Technology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA05-2025
High School Diploma -
United Township High School
East Moline, IL05.2017
Skills
- 3D CAD (Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, and Creo)
- Lean manufacturing
- Lathe and Mill machining
- GD&T
- Reading and interpreting blueprints
- Hydraulic systems
- Electrical circuits
- PLC programming
- Health and safety compliance
- Project management
Capstone Project with Pella Windows and Doors
- Collaborated in a team enviroment to redesign current window frame break tester.
- Greatly reduced downtime between window profile changeout
- Researched and designed a new mechanism for adapting to various window profiles
- Used SolidWorks to design new test stand
- Built working prototype for new adaptive design
- Created prints, BOMs, and financial analyses
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Research Assistant
Bayer CropScience Ltd
06.2024 - 08.2024
Engineering Intern
Aljon C&C MFG
06.2023 - 08.2023
Delivery Driver
DoorDash
11.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - in Industrial Technology
Iowa State University
High School Diploma -
United Township High School