earosas7@gmail.com
Elijah Rosas
Mechanical Engineer
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Summer Abroad in Spain
September 2011
July 2011
Chabot College, Hayward, CA
A.S in Engineering
A.S in Physics
A.S in Mathematics
May 2009
December 2008
December 2008
CERTIFICATIONS
Board for Professional Engineers
EIT Certificate (License No. 140754)
January 2011
COURSEWORK
● Mechanical Design
● Manufacturing Processes
● Electronic Circuits and Systems
● Thermodynamics
● Mechatronics
● Fluid Mechanics
● AutoCAD
● C++ Programming
● Microsoft Project
● Machine Shop- Mill, Lathe
● Bilingual Spanish/English
● Microsoft Office
SKILLS
● Solidworks
● MATLAB
● Ladder Logic (PLC)
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
University of California Davis Medical Center
Senior Design Project
January 2011 – June 2011
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Designed and prototyped an easy to use pill dispenser for the elderly as specified by project sponsor
Programmed a PLC to control pneumatic and electro-mechanical components and developed user interface
Managed project through Gantt charts to keep team on schedule
United States Army
Fuel Cell Motorcycle Project
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September 2010 – May 2011
Investigated and recommended data acquisition instrumentation
Developed a model that estimated the flow of energy for a PEM Fuel Cell using MATLAB
Researched and assisted in developing system circuitry
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Illumina Inc.
September, 2011 – Present
Manufacturing Optical Technician (Temporary)
Responsible for ensuring quality of DNA sequencing instrument’s imaging system in a production environment.
Daily activities include assembly, alignment, system integration, troubleshooting, and final test of analytical
imaging systems. Develop methods and conduct optical system alignment, final system tests, and measurements.
Pacific Telemanagement Services
Operations Technician
August, 2006 – September, 2009
Built, repaired, and tested payphones. Provided weekly revenue reports to manager. Administered cash generated
by payphones. Managed parts inventory. Handled shipping, receiving, and forklift operations for warehouse.
Concentra Integrated Services
Regional Coordinator
January, 2004 – January, 2006
Billed medical services to insurance companies. Provided weekly revenue and case closing reports to manager.
Performed data entry and office duties as needed.