Shane D. Wighton
swighton@uncc.edu
Personal Statement
I am a highly self motivated mechanical engineer with a fierce passion for quality consumer product design. Although I am a mechanical engineer by title, I am adept in all disciplines of engineering as well as computer science.
Experience
- WeBWorK Author and Developer 10/2010-Present
Create engineering calculus problems, program them into WeBWorK using Perl, and create applets using Java
- Independent iPhone Application Developer 05/2010-Present
Taught myself to program and design an iPhone application called Burrow
- Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant 05/2009-Present
Design, construct, implement, and analyze a wide variety of metrology instruments
- Self-Directed Engineering Projects
Design and construction of a rapid prototype machine (FDM), Computer controlled iPhone game playing robot, aluminum 4 port USB hub enclosure, design and construction of a 2 stroke engine, mold making and casting.
Skills
- Experienced in:
- 6 yrs. Parametric CAD software: Autodesk Inventor, Pro/E, Solidworks
- 6 yrs. Creating engineering drawings (incl. tolerances and geometric tolerances)
- 3 yrs. Fabrication: Manual machining, 3-dimensional printing
- Design for Manufacturability and Design for Assembly
- Finite element analysis: Abaqus, Mechanica, Cosmos
- Programming: Objective-C, C++, Java, Perl
- Precision metrology
- Familiar with:
- 3-axis CNC machining
- CAE software: Mathcad, Matlab, LabView, Multisim, Ultiboard
- Embedded Systems: Atmel microcontrollers, Arduino Platform
Education:
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
- 3.8 GPA
- Relevant coursework: Sr. Design, Jr. Design, So. Design, Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Finite Element Analysis, Numerical Methods, Circuits and Electronics, Programming Lab I & II, Materials, Machine Design & Analysis, Statistics, Instrumentation
Awards:
- Skills USA North Carolina State Drafting Competition: First place
- Skills USA National Drafting Competition: Fourth place
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