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Danny Soto

Paramount,CA

Summary

Recent Mechanical Engineering graduate with an interest in the automotive and manufacturing industries. Hands-on experience with hardware and software related to assembly and manufacturing. Experienced in an industrial warehouse setting and familiar with safety protocols and standards. Capable of participating in or leading any project or task requiring collaboration with other students/workers of different backgrounds and skillsets.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Warehouse Lead

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc
08.2023 - Current
  • Resumed previous duties and responsibilities.

Engineering Intern

Singer Vehicle Design
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Designed specialized cart for securely handling and protecting finished seats from time they are completed to when they are installed inside their respective cars.
  • Completed 3D CAD model detailing all necessary components and hardware of finished cart design.
  • Set up and monitored multiple cameras every day to track progress of single car from its first day on Final Assembly line until its completion (5 Week Project).
  • Completed time studies for assembly and installation steps from 5 assembly stations, totaling just over 200 steps documented.
  • Took part in weekly Engineering Process Improvement, one-on-one Progress Report, and Intern Roundtable meetings.

Warehouse Lead

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc
02.2021 - 06.2023
  • Trained employees on equipment operation and safety protocols.
  • Loaded, unloaded, and sorted cargo as part of accurate and efficient weekly shipments.
  • Kept storage areas organized, clean, and secure to fully protect company assets.
  • Recorded information, shortages, and discrepancies to keep records current and accurate.
  • Handled, sorted, and dismantled vehicle components including catalytic converters and hybrid vehicle batteries.
  • Aided in Discovery Process in which handling, dismantling, and repackaging processes of hybrid vehicle batteries was developed over 4 month period.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
12.2023

Skills

  • Product Packaging
  • Reporting
  • Freight Handling
  • Forklift Operation
  • Manual Labor
  • Software: Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, MATLAB, Word, Excel
  • Hardware/Equipment: Mill, Lathe, 3D Printer
  • Extremely comfortable with verbal and written communication and presentation
  • Skilled in mathematics and data analysis

Projects

ME 2030 Flashlight: Created 2D and 3D drawings of a simple aluminum flashlight which were then used to manufacture a real, working product using mills and lathes.

ME 3270 Sand Casting Process Design: Used Solidworks to create models of each component required for the casting of a small elbow pipe, and designed the casting process for this pipe, including material, pouring and solidification times, and machining.

ME 4972 Senior Project: Designed and manufactured an "On-Land Para Hockey Sled", a specialized sled designed for paraplegic hockey players to practice the typically ice-based sport on more common surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, or hardwood floors. This project involved market research, budgeting and planning, 2D and 3D drawing and design, FEA studies, and machining.

Timeline

Warehouse Lead

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc
08.2023 - Current

Engineering Intern

Singer Vehicle Design
06.2023 - 08.2023

Warehouse Lead

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc
02.2021 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

California State University - Los Angeles

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