Matthew Nichols

Experience

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  North Carolina State University

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Resident Advisor

  During my sophomore year of school I worked as a resident advisor looking after and leading fun, engaging, and educational programs for 35 students.

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  The Engineering Place

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Residential Counselor

  Throughout a summer I lead activities, taught engineering lessons, and looked after 100 high school students as they were deciding where they wanted to go to college.

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  North Carolina State University

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2018

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Over the course of my junior and seniors years of college I assisted a graduate student with their research project. Therein, I worked on the planning and construction of a gasification system to convert biofuels into tars to be tested as a roadway binder. Over the course of the project I maintained the design, suggesting and implementing improvements along the way, conducted the operation of the system and monitored the outputs of the system. I was also responsible for the supervision and education of four other undergraduate research assistants. Show less

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  VMI GROUP, THE

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2019

  Field Engineer

  Responsible for the design and implementation of blueprints and managing crews in the field

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  HWH Architects Engineers Planners Inc.

  Oct 2019 - Nov 2021

  Graduate Engineer
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  USG

  Dec 2021 - now

  • Specialty/Quality Department Manager

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Plant Engineer/Foreman

    Dec 2021 - May 2024