Diogo Cunha Mendes
Statesboro,GA
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Georgia Southern Unviversity
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Worked under the direct supervision of Dr. Prakash Bhoi
- Tasked with leading Syngas to Methanol research project
Continuous Improvement Engineer (Internship)
Crider Foods
05.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify areas for improvement and develop actionable solutions.
- Achieved significant cost reductions by identifying inefficiencies in existing processes and recommending appropriate changes.
- Led dynamics and statics computations for efficient transport of packaged goods with respect to conveyor layouts.
- Design of necessary mechanical improvements for integrated use on existing machinery.
Engineering Technician Intern
United Consulting
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Tasked with beam design calculations for storage of heavy concrete samples
- Tasked to oversee on site concrete, soil, compaction testing
- Tasked with overseeing the correct use of engineering designs in the field
- Actively communicated logistic issues and collaborated with teams in finding solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA12.2024
Skills
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Training (NMR)
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM & EDS)
- Microwave Irradiation
- Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
- Catalysis with respect to synthesizing inorganic catalysts (Cu/Zn/Al)
Research
Evaluation of Syngas to Methanol by Fischer Tropsch Process, August 2022, Present
- Testing possible magnetic flux assisting reaction of CO2/CO conversion to methanol with collaboration from the department of Physics
- Setup and use of fischer tropsch reactor
- Use of inorganic chemistry to synthesize reaction catalyst (CuO/Al203,/ZnO)
- Responsible for project timeliness and coordination of ideas between professors
Detailed Characterization of Treated Steel with Anti-Corrosion Triazole Derivatives, August 2020, May 2022
- Designing and constructing faraday cage for data collection
- Tensile testing of corroded steel plates
- Visual characterization of corroded steel plates with a Scanning Electron Microscope Imaging
- Visual Characterization of corroded steel plates with Atomic Force Microscopy
- Conducting electrochemical corrosion testing with triazole derivatives synthesized through microwave irradiation
Masters Project Collaboration - Characterization of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers Produced by Additive Manufacturing
- UV Curing Resin with dispersed carbon nanotubes
- Testing of carbon nanotube resin's mechanical properties (Stress Testing)
- Creating and using surfactant for carbon nanotube dispersion within resin
Presentations
- Georgia Southern Research Symposium (COUR), April 2021 & April 2022
- Poster presentation of corrosion triazole project for Georgia Southern's symposium
- Georgia Southern College of Engineering and Computing, April 2022
- Video presentation of collaborated masters research project for the engineering department
Georgia Southern College of Engineering and Computing, April 2024,
- Participation in NSF funded Project
- Poster presentation of syngas to methanol research project
Accomplishments
- 3rd place overall winner for 2024 poster presentation of Syngas (Co2/CO) to methanol project
- 2nd place overall winner for 2022 video presentation with collaboration of masters project
- Georgia Southern College of Undergraduate Research (COUR) award recipient
- Grant awarded for 2020-2022 research proposal
- Grant awarded for 2023-2024 research proposal
- Georgia Southern University Honors Student
CSWA Certification
Associate Certification for Solid Works 3D modeling software.
Timeline
Continuous Improvement Engineer (Internship)
Crider Foods
05.2024 - Current
Research Assistant
Georgia Southern Unviversity
08.2023 - 05.2024
Engineering Technician Intern
United Consulting
05.2023 - 07.2023
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Southern University
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