Andrew Cross 6810 Antioch Apt 260 Merriam, KS 66204 (316)-200-1161 andrewgcross@gmail.com www.agcross.com PROFILE____________________________________ Adaptable, creative, and personable with uniquely diverse skills including expertise with multiple aspects of computing, familiarity with electrical systems, and a penchant for independent learning EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION____________________ The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas (Graduation May 2009) BS, Mechanical Engineering EIT/ FE certified (April 2008) Certified SolidWorks Professional (March 2011) WORK EXPERIENCE____________________________ Product Engineer - Pentair Engineered Flow; Kansas City, Kansas (July 2010-Present) • Responsible for R&D experiments intended to be the basis for a section of the ANSI/HI Pump Standards • Author of multiple internal design standards, including comprehensively parametric SolidWorks models and a 40 page document that dictates the standard method of design for discharge heads • Created a collection of Access/Excel/VBA programs that stores empirical test data, normalizes said data, and generates hydraulic curves for the ~100 standard turbines in the product line • Member of the Material Review Board, daily make 1-2 drawings to repair non-conforming parts Material Control Manager - Pentair Engineered Flow; Kansas City, Kansas (March 2010-July 2010) • Developed strategies to monitor and improve the state of inventory accuracy by over 5% • Assist in managing a team of 14 in the day-to-day operations of the warehouse Internship - NuWa Industries, Chanute Kansas (May 2004-August 2008) • Interpreted and converted technical CAD drawings for non-engineers • Collaboratively maintained a SQL database for a website collecting 4,000 hits per day NOTABLE ACTIVITIES_________________________ Capstone Senior Design Team Captain (September 2008-May 2009) • Led team members in the efficient design and construction of a “mobile power station” consisting of a battery bank continuously charged by multiple photovoltaic cells and a wind turbine all monitored by a custom DAQ system Active ASME member (March 2007-May 2009) Summerfield Scholar (August 2005-May 2009) COMPUTER SKILLS____________________________ One of my strongest skills as an engineer is my ability to learn new computer programs very quickly. This is a list of relevant languages/programs I am either very well versed in, or at least usefully familiar. Programming MATLAB, LabVIEW, PBASIC, Excel/Access (including VBA), C++, PHP/SQL, JD Edwards Design SolidWorks, AutoCAD, KiCAD, Blender, Adobe Creative Suite