Stuart Benson 612 w 6th St, Cheney, WA 99004 | (253)-886-9569 | sbenson6@eagles.ewu.edu

Education_______________________________________________________________________________________

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering | June 2016 (Expected)

Eastern Washington University (EWU), Cheney, WA

Engineering GPA: 3.65/4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.72/4.0

Certifications: Introduction to Six Sigma

Coursework: HVAC Design, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Thermodynamics, Finite Element Analysis,

SolidWorks Design, 3D Parametric Design using AutoCAD, Robotics and Automation, Materials and Design

Associates of Science in Pre Mechanical Engineering | March 2014

Green River Community College, Auburn, WA

Projects ________________________________________________________________________________________

Manager | ASHRAE Student Competition team – HVAC Design Calculations | January-June 2016

EWU, Cheney, WA

Calculated building heating and cooling load using Trane Trace 700

Designed HVAC system; equipment selection, duct sizing, flow diagrams, and life cycle cost analysis

Programmer | Automated Lunch Packing Robot | May 2015

EWU, Cheney, WA

Programed a SCARA Adept Robot to create custom lunches from external inputs

Selected specific lunch box consumables from Arduino UPC barcode scanner inputs

Skills_ _____________

Cad Skills:

AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS Workbench, Computational Fluid Dynamics with SolidWorks

Software Skills:

Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Trane Trace 700, MatLab, Allen Bradley PLC

Work History__________________________________________________________________________________

Grocery Parcel | 2009-2014

Fred Meyer, Auburn, WA

Trained ten new Grocery Clerks through job shadowing and hands on training

Cross trained to work in produce, dairy, bakery, freight, frozen, meat and liquor

Awarded for exceptional customer service

Research Assistant | March – June 2012

Green River Community College, WA

Constructed devices and equipment used for testing organic photovoltaic cells (OPV)

Tested OPV cells by measuring the voltage and amperage output across a range of resistances

Professional Development_____________________________________________________________________

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Society

President of EWU ASHRAE Student Chapter 2015-16

Coordinated and planned events at EWU with the ASHRAE Inland Empire Chapter

Attended ASHRAE winter conference 2016 in Orlando, FL

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Event Coordinator EWU ASME Club 2015-2016

Treasurer of Green River College ASME Club 2013-14

Organized six Engineering Club fund raisers and community outreach activities