My journey as an engineering
transfer student
Yong
g Yin Chuah, EIT
Chabot College, ENGR 10
August 30, 2010
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Presentation Outline
1) My Education Path
2) My time at Chabot
3) Transferring
4) My time at UC Davis
5) Graduate studies at CSUEB
6) Internships
te s ps / Works
o s
7) Q&A
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Myy education p
path
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Came to United States as an international student at
2004
Attended Chabot College
g from Spring
p g 2005 to Spring
p g
2006
Transferred to UC Davis in Fall 2006
(B.S. Mechanical Engineering)
Attended California State University
University, East Bay from
Winter 2009 to Fall 2010 (M.S. Engineering
Management)
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Myy time at Chabot College
g
Whyy Chabot?
• Great way to find your education path
• Best value in Cost vs Return
• Dedicated Engineering Department
(After that, I found they have a good instructor
– Mr. Mayer!)
• Homestay with my aunt (Cost Saving)
• Able
Abl to complete
l
G
Generall Ed
Education
i
requirements
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Myy time at Chabot College
g
What I did here ?
• Took most of the engineering/GE classes
• Figured out what engineering major I’m
interested
• Consulted my academic advisor and Mr.
Mayer about my future and plan
• Class Scheduling for the whole program (Very
important – Do it early)
• Prepare to transfer !! Many options
options… Choose
the one that matches you (Quality, Cost,
Location)
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Transferring
g
Important Steps
• Use www.assist.org to check compatible
courses
• Apply before the dateline (Prepare...)
• Check if you completed all the required
courses
• Be
ep
prepared
epa ed to face
ace a new
e e
environment
o e t
(quarter vs semester, scheduling,
expectations)
p
)
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Myy time at UC Davis
Why UC Davis
• Close to bay area
• Largest
L
t campus among UC schools
h l with
ith
great campus environment
• Good engineering department
• Largest
g
bike town in the world
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Myy time at UC Davis
Rush Hour..
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Myy time at UC Davis
What I did …
• Finished up my B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering
• Become interested in composite
materials
t i l
• Worked as an Undergraduate Research
Assistant
• Joined Aggie
gg Micro Aeronautics Team
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Aggie
gg Micro Aeronautics Team
http://www youtube com/watch?v=iHCTutziZnY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHCTutziZnY
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Graduate studies at CSUEB
Whyy Engineering
g
g Management?
g
• Wanted to see the bigger picture of
manufacturing/operations
• Technical vs Management vs Economic
• Understand different viewpoints – Success in
engineering
i
i d
depends
d upon a llott more th
than
technical skill (Grant Sherrington – previous
ENGR10
G 0p
presenter)
ese te )
• Lower cost in CSUEB for Management Major
• Homestayy again
g
with my
y aunt !
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Works
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ACADEMIC / MATHEMATICS TUTOR
TUTOR, California
State University, East Bay, Hayward, California, 2010
ACADEMIC / MATHEMATICS LABORATORY
TUTOR Chabot College,
TUTOR,
College Hayward,
Hayward California
California, 2005
• Educated students with educational concerns in
Mathematical subjects; taught students to concentrate
on the subject and performed tasks with the student to
show them how to correctly do their school work
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
ASSISTANT,
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 2007 to
2008
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Internships
p
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Co-op
p in Malaysia
y
((June 2009 – Sept
p 2009))
Joint venture between Hexcel and Boeing
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Internships
p
QUALITY ENGINEER / SPECIALIST, Asian Composites
Manufacturing Ltd
Manufacturing,
Ltd., Kayu Hitam,
Hitam Malaysia
Malaysia, 2009
• Supported Spirit Aero systems and Boeing in Quality
p
in 747-8 spoilers
p
and aileron skins
Department
• Identified the root cause of defects, including human error and
manufacturing facilities and process
• Produced concessions with corrective actions for supplier’s
First Article Inspection Report – FAI
• Analyzed non-conformance listings, performed chart analysis,
and prepared observation reports
p
in Boeing
g Production System
y
(BPS)
(
) workshops
p in
• Participated
Root Cause Analysis and translated BPS Root Cause
Analysis in Malay Language for employees training and
production development
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Internships
p
Boeing
g 777: How many
yp
parts? 3.1 million
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Internships
p
Boeing 747-800
 18-feet
8 ee longer
o ge a
and
d 13-feet
3 ee wider
de than
a
its predecessor, the 747-400
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Internships
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Murphy’s
p y Law
One thing I wanted to share with you guys
That is Murphy's Law of…..
Anything that can go wrong
wrong,
"Anything
will go wrong"
Murphy's
Murphy
s Law is one good reason why engineers
always test, test, and test everything. They
need
eed to imagine
ag e e
every
e y poss
possible
bed
disastrous
sast ous
outcome in order for these outcomes not to be
realized.
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Internships
p
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Lay-up
Lay
up Area Observation
~ 77
77"
Laser
T k
Tracker
~ 55
55"
One Step stopper (Stable)
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Internships
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Lay-up
Lay
up Area Observation
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Internships
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Results??
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Internships
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Quality Inspection Area Observation
Space is limited and Kaizen
is needed to put everything
in order.
Results??
No storage for panel
waiting clearance
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Q&A
The End…
End Thank You
You..
Questions?
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