Santana Ricardo Gutierrez III
Edinburg,USA
Summary
Detail-oriented Research Assistant with hands-on experience performing clerical and laboratory work to advance research goals. Drives team success with expertise in data review, reporting and specimen handling. Specializes in Railway Adaptive Research projects.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Undergrad Research Assistant
University Transportation Center for Railway Safety – UTRGV
08.2020 - Current
- Using MATLAB and Excel to formulate codes and data that is being collect to further analyze the conditions roller bearings by plotting total number of mileage, RMS, temperature, and the average temperature to observe the total energy exerted by the tester
- Recorded and examined temperature, vibration, load cell, and impact data using LabView
- Mentored and trained new hires to machine and measure roller bearing components using toolsets to properly select for the different classes
- Assisted and taught the correct process when pressing off and on roller bearings on a four bearing axle assembly and single bearing dynamic rig
- Tutor new hires the proper use and safety measures when it came to using machines such as lathe and milling machines so they can help with custom parts needed for testing rigs and research purposes
- Constructed both K and F freight bearings and measured out there respected components to the correct tolerances, the amount of grease and recorded pre and post experimental measurements.
Machinist Technician Assistant
Mechanical Engineering Department, UTRGV
06.2019 - 08.2020
- Worked with machinist at the college of engineering to complete tasks and assignments that were set out by the college: machine maintenance, custom projects for professors, restocking materials for labs, and fabrication work
- Refabricated degerminator for the college of science that was tasked to push out cornels to produce oil
- Created parts that were necessary to restore lathe and milling machines to fully restore the machines
- Manufactured tooling for the lathe machine out of HSS blanks
- Taught college-level students to practice safety using the machinery in house while teaching them to read a blueprint correctly such as a ballpeen hammer
- Practiced and learned to use CAD software to CNC parts needed for the department.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
Edinburg, TX05.2024
Skills
- Labview
- Matlab
- Excel
- Proficient on lathe, mill, CNC machinery, plasma cutter, experience with hydraulic systems
- Equipment Maintenance
- Laboratory Testing
- Lab Safety
- Experimental Design
- Data Analysis
- Solidworks
- Project Management
- Problem-Solving
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, UTRGV Student Chapter, Edinburg, TX, 08/2018, 08/2019
- Society of Automotive (SAE, BAJA at UTRGV), UTRGV Student Chapter, Edinburg, TX, 08/2019, 08/2020
Accomplished Projects
- Conductive Polymer Pad for Use in Freight Railcar Bearing Analysis, J. Aguilera, C. Tarawneh, H Siegel, R. Jones, S, Gutierrez -20222 ASME Joint Rail Conference
- Human Power Vehicle (HPV), Collaborated with peers to build a vehicle with less weight for faster and more efficient acceleration during testing Assisted and collaborated in building a prototype and a roll cage to help modify the frame of the vehicle to better suit the driver’s needs Coordinated the manufacturing of the vehicle’s frame
Timeline
Undergrad Research Assistant
University Transportation Center for Railway Safety – UTRGV
08.2020 - Current
Machinist Technician Assistant
Mechanical Engineering Department, UTRGV
06.2019 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
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