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PROFESSIONAL Zep Solar (Solar City:) Product Development Engineer San Rafael, CA | 2014-Present • Gather requirements, generate creative concepts, and develop solar mounting hardware/accessories • Design & analyze mechanical systems, build prototypes, and rapidly iterate designs • Interface cross-functionally with project managers, applications/test engineers, internal manufacturing, and external fabrication vendors throughout the product development cycle • Design for manufacture of sheet metal, injection molded, die cast, stamped, and extruded parts Autodesk, Inc: Artist In Residence (Instructables) San Francisco, CA | 2014 • Designed & built collaborative artworks utilizing CNC fabrication with a wide variety of materials • Prototyped an open-source hardware residential water metering system utilizing mesh networking Sungevity, Inc: Contract Engineer Oakland, CA | 2013 • Developed & implemented template for standardized training material & process documentation Sungevity, Inc: Project Management Analyst Intern Oakland, CA | 2013 • Advanced reporting and analyst techniques using Excel & SalesForce CRM • Designed & built a solar-powered doghouse as a collaboration with Marketing Department Spark Product Development: Contract Engineer Richmond, VA | 2012 –2013 • Assisted an inventor in the research and development of prismatic glasses for bicycling • Defined problem, considered human factors, compiled research, and conducted optics analysis Altria Group: Manufacturing Engineering Intern Chicago, IL | 2011 • Designed, installed, tested, and optimized a process improvement ionized vacuum removal system • Worked closely with contractor to manufacture prototype from AutoCAD drawings TECHNICAL Advanced Solidworks: FEA, parametric assemblies, sheet metal, weldments, engineering drawings CNC Fabrication Techniques: Mill/lathe, toolpathing, 3D printing, waterjet, laser/plasma cutter Hardware/Software: Arduino, Python, PCB design for manufacture (Eagle/123D Circuits) Business Development: Process improvement, interdepartmental facilitation, analytics, reporting ACTIVITIES Flux Foundation: Engineer/Artist Oakland, CA | 2012-Present • Oversee the design & fabrication of large scale collaborative sculptures • Participate in the ideation & development of new artworks The Crucible: Blacksmithing Intern Oakland, CA | 2013 • Sculptural blacksmithing, tool fabrication, machine maintenance Vintage BMW Motorcycle Mechanic 2009-Present • Fully rebuilt and restored a 1971 BMW , including engine & electrical Eagle Scout: Boy Scouts of America 2008 EDUCATION Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | May 2013 Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering VCU Sculpture School: 38 studio credit-hours Certificate In Product Innovation Engineer In Training Certification VCU DaVinci Center ACADEMICS DaVinci Center For Product Innovation: DuPont Richmond, VA | 2013 • Led a team of five artists, engineers, and business students • Conducted background research, assessed need, and proposed improvements for Hazmat suits • Designed and refined a 3D printed prototype of a quick-detach glove coupling mechanism Research Assistant: Thermoelectric Generators 2013 • Designed, built, and tested a generator system for harvesting waste energy from vehicle exhaust Senior Design Capstone Project: Team Leader 2011-2012 • Managed 4 team members in designing and 3D printing a prototype drag reduction device • Won People’s Choice Award at the Senior Design Exposition out of 64 competing teams Will Buchanan, EIT BuchananWP.com [email protected] *Please Note: All hyperlinks are live and will direct you to supplemental material within www.buchananwp.com
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PROFESSIONALZep Solar (Solar City:) Product Development Engineer San Rafael, CA | 2014-Present
•Gather requirements, generate creative concepts, and develop solar mounting hardware/accessories•Design & analyze mechanical systems, build prototypes, and rapidly iterate designs•Interface cross-functionally with project managers, applications/test engineers, internal
manufacturing, and external fabrication vendors throughout the product development cycle•Design for manufacture of sheet metal, injection molded, die cast, stamped, and extruded parts
Autodesk, Inc: Artist In Residence (Instructables) San Francisco, CA | 2014•Designed & built collaborative artworks utilizing CNC fabrication with a wide variety of materials•Prototyped an open-source hardware residential water metering system utilizing mesh networking
Sungevity, Inc: Contract Engineer Oakland, CA | 2013•Developed & implemented template for standardized training material & process documentation
Sungevity, Inc: Project Management Analyst Intern Oakland, CA | 2013•Advanced reporting and analyst techniques using Excel & SalesForce CRM•Designed & built a solar-powered doghouse as a collaboration with Marketing Department
Spark Product Development: Contract Engineer Richmond, VA | 2012 –2013•Assisted an inventor in the research and development of prismatic glasses for bicycling•Defined problem, considered human factors, compiled research, and conducted optics analysis
Altria Group: Manufacturing Engineering Intern Chicago, IL | 2011•Designed, installed, tested, and optimized a process improvement ionized vacuum removal system•Worked closely with contractor to manufacture prototype from AutoCAD drawings
TECHNICALAdvanced Solidworks: FEA, parametric assemblies, sheet metal, weldments, engineering drawingsCNC Fabrication Techniques: Mill/lathe, toolpathing, 3D printing, waterjet, laser/plasma cutterHardware/Software: Arduino, Python, PCB design for manufacture (Eagle/123D Circuits)Business Development: Process improvement, interdepartmental facilitation, analytics, reporting
ACTIVITIESFlux Foundation: Engineer/Artist Oakland, CA | 2012-Present
• Oversee the design & fabrication of large scale collaborative sculptures• Participate in the ideation & development of new artworks
The Crucible: Blacksmithing Intern Oakland, CA | 2013• Sculptural blacksmithing, tool fabrication, machine maintenance
Vintage BMW Motorcycle Mechanic 2009-Present• Fully rebuilt and restored a 1971 BMW, including engine & electrical
Eagle Scout: Boy Scouts of America 2008
EDUCATIONVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | May 2013
Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringVCU Sculpture School: 38 studio credit-hoursCertificate In Product InnovationEngineer In Training Certification
VCU DaVinci Center
ACADEMICSDaVinci Center For Product Innovation: DuPont Richmond, VA | 2013
•Led a team of five artists, engineers, and business students •Conducted background research, assessed need, and proposed improvements for Hazmat suits•Designed and refined a 3D printed prototype of a quick-detach glove coupling mechanism
Research Assistant: Thermoelectric Generators 2013• Designed, built, and tested a generator system for harvesting waste energy from vehicle exhaust
Senior Design Capstone Project: Team Leader 2011-2012• Managed 4 team members in designing and 3D printing a prototype drag reduction device• Won People’s Choice Award at the Senior Design Exposition out of 64 competing teams
Will Buchanan, EIT � BuchananWP.com � [email protected]
*Please Note: All hyperlinks are live and will direct you to supplemental material within www.buchananwp.com
