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Jonah Cole

Bozeman,MT

Summary

Driven MSU Mechanical Engineering student seeking research opportunities involving mechanical design and prototype development.

Work History

First Tech Challenge engineer

Vashon High School
Vashon, Washington
2022 - 2026
  • Won the 2025 Wu Interleague Innovate Award for 3D printed gravity feeding system design
  • Core mechanical team member throughout, mechanical team leader from 2024-26
  • 3D printing and tolerancing specialist
  • Served as board officer for three consecutive years, participating in executive decision-making processes
  • Wrote all software for team from 2022-24 using Java

First Tech Challenge Team Lead

Vashon High School
Vashon, Washington
2025 - 2026
  • Led team meetings and facilitated engineering workflow and communications between groups
  • Managed design, development and testing schedule
  • Trained successors

Education

Dual Enrollment 2024-2026 (no Degree) - Mechanical Engineering

South Seattle College
Seattle

Skills

  • CAD (Fusion 360 and OnShape, currently studying SolidWorks and AutoCAD)
  • GD&T (ISO and ASME 145-2018, experience applying to hand drawings and OnShape drawings)
  • Tolerance analysis
  • Team coordination
  • Engineering workflow
  • Project management
  • Prototype development
  • Python scripting
  • Robotics engineering
  • Mechanical design
  • 3D printing DFM
  • Java programming

Accomplishments

  • 2025 Wu Interleague Innovate Award

Affiliations

  • Worked on 3D printer design and maintenance as a hobby, including part design, programming, and tolerance analysis. Built functional CoreXY gantry from recycled 3D printer parts in hobby robotics project.

Timeline

First Tech Challenge engineer

Vashon High School
2022 - 2026

First Tech Challenge Team Lead

Vashon High School
2025 - 2026

Dual Enrollment 2024-2026 (no Degree) - Mechanical Engineering

South Seattle College
Jonah Cole