Taylor A. Thompson7513 Whispering Oak Drive, Hanahan SC 29410

(843) 270-7097 thomp722@email.sc.eduObjective:

Obtain an engineering internship in the mechanical engineering field.Obtain a full-time position at a well-established engineering company.

Education:Bachelor of Science, Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Graduation: May 2016GPA: 2.8

Engineering Experience: Engineering Graphics and Visualization Design Project: Modeled various objects using a 3-D modeling

program. Ability to draw freehand sketches. Manufacturing Machine Code Project: Carried out an engineering project including design, model,

analysis, and fabrication of a product. Heat Transfer Analysis Using FEA: Applied numerical analysis program to structural and heat sink

analysis. Truss Bridge Project: Formulated static equilibrium equations for a rigid body and evaluated member

forces in trusses, frames, and machines. Mechanics of Solids: Ability to apply stress and strain transformations at points of structures. Ability to

understand and use basic equations for stress and simple component subjected to axial loadings, torsional loadings of cylindrical shafts, bending bars, shear in bars and internal pressure applied to thin walled structures.

Turbine and Heat Exchanger Design Project: Demonstrated concepts of irreversibility, isentropic efficiencies and effectiveness to solve thermodynamic problems. Performed availability for closed system and control volume.

Work Experience: Office & Housing Desk Assistant September 2013-Present University of South Carolina Housing, Columbia, SC

Monitor all individuals entering a residence hall to ensure that only residents and their guests are permitted in the building.

Report situations that may jeopardize the safety of the residence hall to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner.Receptionist/File Clerk June 2010-August 2011Nationwide Insurance Agency, N. Charleston, SC

Performed general office duties and gained valuable knowledge while assisting agents with the writing of policies for all types of insurance.

Fulfilled customer needs and resolved customer issues while working in an office setting handling 30-40 calls a day.

Skills: Software: Microsoft Office/Excel, MathCad, Creo PTC, and AutoDesk Inventor. Machines: External extensometer, strain gage box, multimeter, thermocouple, micrometer, dial caliper,

Buehler Micromet®, durometer, and oscilloscope. Multi-tasking team player that is highly organized, flexible and detail oriented.

Affiliations: Vice President of American Society of Heating, August 2015 - Present

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers Society of Manufacturing Engineers April 2014 - Present City of North Charleston Summer Feeding Program June 2014 - June 2015 Engineers Without Borders August 2013 – May 2014

Pipeline Project Committee Vice President of Engineering and Computing Community August 2013 – May 2014

Plan and host various engineering activities and events related to academic, professional, personal, and social development.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers August 2012 - Present