Nic Celestenceleste@mail.sfsu.edu
Current Senior Mechanical Engineering Student at SFSU
ASME @ SFSU President
Volunteer with Whirlwind Wheelchair International
Education:
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 8/2010-Present
GPA: 3.63 Mechanical Engineering major with emphasis on Thermodynamics/Fluids. Upper
division course work includes Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Renewable
Energy Systems, Mechanics of Solids, Linear Systems Analysis, Engineering Experimentation.
Las Positas/Chabot College, Livermore/Hayward, CA 6/2004-6/2010
GPA: 3.49 Transfer to San Francisco State University in Fall 2010
Mechanical Engineering major, studied basic undergraduate and GE including Statics, Circuits,
Materials, Engineering Design, AutoCAD, MatLab, MIG/TIG welding, Public Speaking, and
Calculus.
Livermore High School, Livermore, CA 1999-2003
Areas of Interest Include: Propulsion Energy Technology, Math, Physics, Wood Shop, ROP
Auto Collision Repair, Photography, Film Making, Water Polo JV Team Captain, Band
Employment:
Charlotte’s Web- Berkeley
July 2010- Present
2529 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94704
510-845-1300
Job Description: Manager, buyer, vendor, merchandiser. I was responsible for construction of
the new storefront and was responsible for defining the new store layout and merchandising.
Responsibilities also include general maintenance, scheduling of employees, and customer
service. This is a family business that I work at with my wife and her mother; the three of us
handle every aspect of running a successful business that has been an established part of the
Bay Area for 22 years.
Charlotte’s Web- Livermore
July 2009- Present
2160 Railroad Ave, Livermore, CA 94550
925-449-6165
Job Description: Customer service, buyer, construction of store displays and merchandising,
vendor at trade shows and conventions.
Tennyson Electric
August 2006-January 2007
7275 National Drive
925-606-1038
Job Description: MIG/TIG/Arc Welder/ Fabricator working heavily from Engineering Drawings
and Blueprints, Mechanic, heavy and light equipment maintenance, body work and auto paint.
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Morisoli Construction/Bentancourt Construction
October 2003- June 2006
5933 North Front, Livermore, CA
(925) 455-1931
Job Description: General yard maintenance, pre-fab and assembly of Traffic Signal heads and
cabinets, repair and maintenance of backup generators , shipping and receiving, forklift
operations, interpreting wiring diagrams and plans and ordering materials from them,
installation of electrical conduit, ordering parts and equipment, truck maintenance, inventorying
materials. I worked on CA highways, roads and bridges, organizing shipment and receiving of
materials and doing fill-in work as a laborer as needed.
Volunteer Work:
Whirlwind Wheelchair International
October 2011-Present
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, SCI 251
San Francisco, CA 94132
http://www.whirlwindwheelchair.org/
Work Description: Work in Research and Development of new products, developed testing
methods for product and material performance (HALT testing).
Relevant Skills:
AutoCad, AutoDesk Inventor, ProE, SolidWorks, FEHT, MS Office, C++, HTML, MatLab &
Simulink, , MIG/TIG/ARC/Gas welding & Brazing, Oscilloscope/ DMM, Computer Data
Acquisition systems, LoggerPro, Graphical Analysis, and Vernier Lab Equipment
Undergraduate Research/Projects:
• Was involved in Solar Energy survey of SFSU campus for Engineering Design project. Was
responsible for design of data acquisition techniques and analysis of data using MS Excel.
• Developed an algorithm for calculating flow rates of a real-world water distribution system for a
semester design project in Fluid Mechanics. Constructed a “proof-of-concept” model to confirm
MatLab calculations.
ASME @ SFSU Officer: Club President
Served as ASME @ SFSU Student Section President from the end of Spring 2011- Present.
Duties include planning and coordinating student events and club activities, arraigning guest
speakers, and starting an on-going collaboration between ASME @ SFSU and Whirlwind
Wheelchair International to give Engineering students hands-on experience in both Engineering
and Fabrication in building a hand-powered Tricycle prototype for use in the Philippines. I took a
stagnant and inactive chapter of ASME and turned it into a highly active and visible resource for
Engineering students.
Other Skills:
Automotive Fabrication, forklift operation, small engine repair, automotive repair, heavy
equipment maintenance. Published Photographer- Traditional Rod & Kulture Magazine
Summer 2011 (Issue 26- Sacramento Autorama).
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