Michael Tran 510-866-6529 90MichaelTran@gmail.com EDUCATION 2008-2014San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, Ca. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Mechatronics Related CourseworkoComputer Aided Design (Specifically ProE/Creo) oMechatronic System Design oRobotics SKILLSCreo (Pro Engineering)Arduino PythonLabVIEW Autodesk InventorMachiningMicrosoft Office SolidWorksSolderingMatLab EXPERIENCEMarch 2015 Apple, INC.Cupertino, CA August 2015 Automation Engineer Contractor Designed, tested and assembled a linear actuating mechanism, including the electrical circuit, that was retrofitted to an existing test rig Designed, developed and modified existing test scripts using the Python programming language September 2014 -QBOTIX, INC.Menlo Park, CA March 2015Mechanical Engineer Contractor Designed and assembled a reaction torque sensor to measure torque between a robot and a PV tracker Characterized the pitch and roll of multiple robots, with respect to a railOptimized a test rig to test the traction of various polyurethane materialsDesigned and fabricated various mechatronic test rigs Summer 2014SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORYMenlo Park, CA Summer Intern Optimized, fixed existing bugs and implemented new features in a MatLAB program Researched and developed software to compare the performance of a PID control system vs Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC system) SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY - PROJECTS2013 - 2014UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SENIOR PROJECT 7-person Team Member Objective of the project was to design and build a quad-rotor aircraftResponsible for the creation of initial design, CAD model, and the assembly of the aircraft. Fall 2013QUADCOPTER ARM CONTROL WITH PID 3-Person Team Leader Led a team of 3 students to build and construct an apparatus to recreate the auto-leveling feature present on most consumer available multi-rotor air vehicles Fall 2012 AUTOMATIC CLOTHES FOLDER 4-Person Team Leader Led a team of 4 students to build and construct an apparatus to detect and fold an article of clothing, and be able to distinguish between shirts and pants