16 Nelson St, Plymouth, MA 02360

16 Nelson St, Plymouth, MA 02360

(774) 360-4691 l

March 29, 2016

Tech-Etch, Inc.

45 Aldrin Road

Plymouth, MA 02360

Dear recruiting team,

I was pleased to see the opening of a Mechanical Engineer position within your company. With a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a summer 2016 completion of a Master’s Degree also from WPI, I am prepared to make an immediate impact at Tech-etch.

My qualifications and accomplishments can be observed in the enclosed resume, but I wanted to highlight two important educational experiences I completed at WPI. WPI requires the completion of two major projects for graduation; the interactive qualifying project (IQP) and the major qualifying project (MQP). The interactive qualifying project focuses around working with and solving a social issue. The major qualifying project focuses around working on a project directly related to the student’s major.

·  IQP – As a member of a four person team, each from a different major at WPI, studied in Tirana, Albania to assist with the countries’ electronic waste problem. Our sponsor, Recycle Albania, is a non-profit organization that strives to increase the amount of electronic waste that is collected and disposed of properly. We consulted marketing experts in Albania, interviewed existing and potential partner companies, recommended changes in promotional strategies and implemented changes in promotional materials. Several of the companies we visited agreed to partner with Recycle Albania. The increased number of partners for Recycle Albania is a step towards more electronic waste being properly recycled in Albania.

·  MQP – As a member of a four man team, each in the Mechanical Engineering major at WPI, we were challenged to design, develop, and manufacture a single seat Mini-Baja 4X4 vehicle for competition. The success of the vehicle, at competition, will be driven by the individual subcomponents that make it unique. These include a dual differential four-wheel drive system, double wishbone suspension configuration in the front and rear, and a five speed manual transmission that were all designed and developed by our team using software simulations, finite analysis, and optimization to test subcomponent interactions and packaging considerations. To manufacture the design, local fabrication shops as well as the resources available on WPI’s campus were utilized.

Beyond my experiences, qualifications, and accomplishments, I have had numerous family members work at Tech-Etch. My mother worked on the chemical stripping line, my father worked as an etcher, and a research and development leader, and my grandmother worked in the drafting/engineering department. They all informed me of their great experiences while working with Tech-Etch and advised that I apply.

Enclosed is my resume for your review. I welcome the opportunity to discuss with you personally how my skills and strengths can best serve your workplace.

Sincerely,

Allan Burgess

Allan R. Burgess

16 Nelson St l Plymouth, MA 02360 l (774) 360-4691 l

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA GPA: 3.59

Mechanical Engineering BS; Design Concentration May 16, 2015

Mechanical Engineering Design Master’s Degree Expected Graduation: Summer 2016

Relative Course Work

·  Advanced Engineering Design / ·  Advanced CAD and Geometric Modeling
·  Design for Manufacturability / ·  Axiomatic Design
·  Design and Analysis of Mechatronic Systems / ·  Bond Graph Modeling

Technical Skills

·  AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Solidworks (CSWA certified), Creo/Pro-E, LabView, SAS

Experience

Meder Electronics

Summer Intern, Wareham, MA Summer 2014

·  Designed circuit board test apparatuses in Solidworks and constructed them

·  Performed various tests on reed switches and sensor circuit boards

·  Managed assembly line production

Major Qualifying Project – WPI

Design and Optimization of an SAE Baja Vehicle, Worcester, MA August 2014-May 2015

·  As a four man team, we designed and built a single seat Mini-Baja 4X4 vehicle

Mechanical Engineering Rapid Prototype Lab – WPI

Lab Employee, Worcester, MA Jan. 2014-Present

·  Certified prints for Objet and Dimension 3D printers and processed printed parts

·  Cleaned and performed maintenance (daily, weekly, and monthly) on printers

ES 1310 (Intro to Computer Aided Design) Lab Tutor—WPI

Lab Tutor, Worcester, MA Dec. 2013-Present

·  Aid in the teaching of SolidWorks (a CAD program) at WPI as a classroom lab tutor

Interactive Qualifying Project—WPI

Team Recycle Albania, Tirana, Albania Sept. 2013-Dec. 2013

·  Provided our sponsor, Recycle Albania, recommendations on how to improve electronic waste recycling in Tirana, based on observations, interviews, background research, and critiques

Industrial Communications

Employee, Marshfield, MA 2011-2013

·  Landscaping; cell phone tower and surrounding area maintenance

·  Shop assistant; vehicle maintenance, metal fabricator assistant

Atlantic Design Engineers, L.L.C.

Summer intern, Sandwich, MA Summer 2010

·  Worked on AutoCAD and Photoshop for potential wind turbine sites

Plymouth Youth Sports

Referee and Assistant Coach, Plymouth, MA 2009-2012

·  Referee Plymouth Viking Pop Warner “mighty might” football

·  Assistant Coach Plymouth Viking Pop Warner football and Plymouth Babe Ruth baseball

Awards

·  WPI’s Deans List 2011-Present

·  Academic Excellence and Outstanding Service Award from National Honor Society 2011

Extra-Curricular Activities

·  Alpha Tau Omega--Gamma Sigma Fraternity 2011-Present

o  Social Chairman 2012-2015

·  WPI Varsity Baseball 2011-2015

·  Founder of Jeffrey Burgess Recreational Fund:

– In honor of LCPL Jeffrey C. Burgess who was KIA in Fallujah, Iraq on March 25, 2004, this fund drive was created to send recreational items to the Marines overseas. It led to recognition from:

-The Presidents Volunteer Service Award 2005

-The Prudential Spirit of Community Award 2005