Miguel Arias

Experience

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  SHPE University of Houston

  May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Athletic Chair

  • Managed 36 to 44 players that represent SHPE-UH in intramural sports. • Created a social group called SHPE on SHAPE Fridays in the GroupMe app that gets members together to get to know each other through sports and exercising.

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  Intramural Sports at the University of Houston

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2018

  Soccer & Flag Football Official

  • Maintain orderly conduct on the field and enforce the laws of the game. • Officiate 3 to 4 games per shift with 10 to 14 players on the field.

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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Building Materials Customer Associate

  • Assist customers with their shopping needs of selection of materials. • Licensed to operate the counterbalance forklift in order to be more efficient at work. • Arrange building materials for internet orders and pro services orders to be picked up.

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  SHPE University of Houston

  May 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Manage the internal affairs of the chapter and communicate with other student organizations.• Work alongside with 7 executive board officers that are responsible for leading a team of 12 chairs to plan events for over 100 to 150 members.• Received the Certified Chapter Leader Program Certification in NILA 2019. • Leaded social fundraising events for our members in which over $3000 were raised for scholarships.

  • Vice President Internal

    May 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Social Chair

    May 2018 - Apr 2019
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  Harris County

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Civil Engineering Intern

  Residential Subdivision Design Project:• Constructed a residential subdivision of 385 homes that provides affordable single-family housing. • Collaborated with a team of engineers and architects. • Designed a horizontal site layout that entails roadways, parcels, parks and related features. • Created plan and profile sheets as well as residential lot grading in Civil 3D. • Outlined pier and beam foundations plus slab-on-grade.• Performed successfully in the creation of the subdivision to meet all objectives within a 73-acre site. Show less

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  UH Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Secretary/Clerk

  • Assigned day-to-day administrative duties that involves editing, printing, and organizing documents. • Distributed packages and mail to professors, faculty, and students.

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  Kiewit

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Office/Field Engineering Intern

  Part of the Energía Costa Azul LNG Project Team:• Analyzed civil earthwork quantities for 5 assigned locations with elevations from 10 to 50 meters.• Computed cost of closure welds for the liquefaction and pretreatment units using Navisworks.• Developed data documents in Excel into Bluebeam of preliminary quantities for the client’s team.• Succeeded in the fulfillment of my assignments incorporated to win the bid for the 3 billion project.

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  Ragle Inc

  Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

  Project Engineer

  • Coordinated construction crews on a multimillion toll highway to create 25,000 feet of concrete barrier.• Lead a crew to replace 530 square yards of roadway slabs with fast strength concrete thatreaches 1800 psi in 4 hours.• Measured performance with the project manager and subcontractors to coordinate the work for 17,500square feet of a 5 lane road project to meet the deadlines.

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  SHPE - Houston Professional Chapter

  Jul 2020 - now

  • Recording and distributing board meeting minutes.• Maintaining accurate records.• Scheduling regular board meetings.• Keeping the organization’s best interests front of mind. • Created professional development support by leading 30 professionals to mentor over 350 college students.• Coordinated the Fall 2021 SHPE Texas South East Sub-Regional Retreat for 30 students from Texas A&M, University of Houston, and Rice University.• Managed the 2021 SHPE Southeast Preparation Bootcamp in which over 50 students got prepared for the Regional Conference with the mentorship of 20 professionals.

  • President

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Secretary

    Jul 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Student Affairs Coordinator

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2022
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  John Deere

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Foundry Engineering Intern

  • Acquired the knowledge of casting process analysis and residual stress analysis on the Oil Pan of the F12 vehicle using MAGMASoft FEA Software.• Updated the analysis to include more points tested to avoid millions of dollars lost through scrap costs, x-ray testing and vehicle recalls.

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  GE Aviation

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Design Engineering Intern

  • Reviewed 20 different jet engine drawings over the machining of seal slots in nozzles which is part of the High Pressure Turbine section and created a Standard Drawing Template (SDT). The SDT improved yield and generated consistency throughout the jet engine program.• Modified the meshing geometry modification script of a jet engine low pressure turbine blade using Hyperworks. Improving the testing process for determining life cycle of the blades using the new loads.• Identified subcontractors that can help with the implantation of dry ice blasting to deburr parts post grind operations to reduce part turnaround time from manual labor deburring. Show less

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  Barrios Technology, LTD

  Feb 2023 - now

  Operations Planning Engineer