William Solovei

Experience

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  Park Wilshire Improvement Association

  May 2018 - Aug 2019

  Lifeguard (Red-Cross Certified)

  • Oversaw the pool and surrounding areas for hazardous concerns to keep the members safe• Attentively followed procedures while working at the front desk with clients and setup/clean duties*** Positions were only during the summers of 2018 and 2019

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  Bellarmine College Preparatory

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Competed with and mentored new robotics’ members while constructing a top 200 scoring robot in CA• Innovated complex spreadsheets and assigned fieldwork roles to choose optimal alliance partners • Taught lesson plans and PowerPoints to excite and inspire middle school campers into STEM fields• Presented STEM activities and robotics build, programming, and determination virtually during COVID

  • VEX Robotics Team 254 Captain and Lead Scout

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2021

  • STEM and Robotics Summer Camp Teacher's Assistant

    Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
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  Purdue University

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Modeling a rehabilitation system to assist gait correctional treatments on SolidWorks and MSC Adams• Researching motorized cable formations to control a person’s body to do physical therapy exercises • Instructing students on how to use the lab machines and assisting members with professor-led events• Supervising 3D printers, laser cutter, injection molder, power saws, drill press, sanders, and hand tools • Run weekly meetings to ensure subteam leader’s responsibilities are goal-oriented, discussed and met• Designing a mousetrap and rubber band powered car activity for volunteering events with K-12 youth • Taught Fusion 360 in weekly sessions for Purdue’s CAD/3D Printing Milestone certificate program• Built a model speed boat and ATV in a 7-person team per semester to race against club members taking over 200 hours of 3D printing time, 6 different motors, and 25 self-made connecting components • Designing a for-credit course’s (TLI 161 - Prototyping in Engineering/Technology Education) final project to teach future teachers how to teach engineering/technology• Constructed and led course’s final 6-week project to prototype an interactive 4-way traffic light intersection with crosswalks and a motorized railroad crossing beam using lab equipment, circuits and coding

  • Undergraduate Researcher

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Design and Innovation Program Ambassador

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Purdue Engineering Outreach: Project Manager & Sub Team Leader

    Sept 2021 - May 2023

  • ASME: CAD Training Team & Small Projects

    Sept 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Teaching Assistant Project Developer

    Jan 2022 - May 2022
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  CAES

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Business Process Improvement Intern

  • Redeveloped 7 assembly lines which improved the company’s production goals hit from 70% to 80% with lean six sigma initiatives such as implementing single piece flow and visualized production data• Analyzed cycle times on Excel to produce standard work for operators to best hit daily takt times

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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  May 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Implementing hardware to increase the controllable motorized accuracy of the EVOS M7000 microscope's base plate from twelve to two microns • Integrated a limit switch and IR break beam sensor for the safety and functionality of an ion source• Ideated multiple prototypes for the redesign of a locking handle to reduce its friction using cycle tests

  • R&D Mechanical Engineering Sr. Intern

    May 2024 - Aug 2024

  • R&D Mechanical Engineering Intern II

    May 2023 - May 2024