Hi, I’m
Elizabeth Strickler
Richmond,VA
Summary
Developed technical and analytical skills in fast-paced engineering environments. Adaptable and quick to learn, with focus on problem-solving and project management. Seeking an internship for Summer 2025 between my undergraduate and master's degree.
Overview
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Volvo Group
Prototype Build Engineering Intern
05.2024 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Supported retrofits and talking to technicians about parts needed to complete the truck for testing
- Helped consolidate and check for proper paperwork for the test objects in the prototyping process
- Coordinated meetings and materials needed between prototype build and stake holders for truck retrofits
- Communicated with project managers about upcoming plans for future retrofits or parts needed for them
- Used Power Apps and Power Automate, to allow information of truck requirements to be easily accessible to the prototype build team from the stake holders
- Analyzed parts that were defective from warehouse and wrote reports on each issue
VCU Formula SAE
Team Leader
08.2022 - 05.2024
Clemson University ICAR Campus
Lab Specialist
05.2023 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Facilitated building and operating an assembly line to imitate an automotive manufacturing factory environment
- Implemented Siemens Process Simulate to show how humans and robots could work together in manufacturing
- Researched and reported on Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) effectiveness for tracking products and employees in a factory
Ultimate Motors
Sales Associate
05.2022 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Communicated with customers to find them their ideal car
- Filed and organized paperwork for DMV
- Drove cars to mechanic shops and car lots
Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Assistant
08.2021 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Multitasked different assignments needed by the Graduate Director of the Mechanical Engineering Department and emailed potential graduate students entering the master's or doctorate program
- Compiled information into Excel spreadsheets being shared with the Dean of the Mechanical Engineering Department
Education
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA
Master's from Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
05.2026
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA
Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
05.2025
University Overview
- Minors: Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
- Dean's List: Fall 2021 - Fall 2024
- GPA: 3.61
Skills
- SolidWorks
- AutoCAD
- Siemens Process Simulate
- Siemens NX
- MATLAB
- Ansys Mechanical
- Ansys Fluent
- Ansys HFSS
- RotorLab
Student Organizations
Team Leader, VCU Formula SAE, Richmond, VA, 08/22 - 05/24
Accomplishments
- Merit Scholarship | Fall 2021 - Spring 2025
Timeline
Prototype Build Engineering Intern
Volvo Group
05.2024 - 08.2024
Lab Specialist
Clemson University ICAR Campus
05.2023 - 08.2023
Team Leader
VCU Formula SAE
08.2022 - 05.2024
Sales Associate
Ultimate Motors
05.2022 - 08.2022
Graduate Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University
08.2021 - 08.2022
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
Master's from Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
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