Manuel Ruiz

Experience

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  Formula U Racing

  Sept 2021 - now

  Chassis Lead

  ● Designed a 2D model of the vehicle to simulate its motion using SOLIDWORKS.● Designed a 3D model of the chassis using SOLIDWORKS.● Designed tie rods and control arms for the vehicle using SOLIDWORKS.● Guided a team to build and test composite-core structures over two months.● Analyzed the strength of seven composite-core structures for four sections of the chassis.● Modified composite-core structures according to test data.

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  Northrop Grumman

  May 2023 - Jul 2023

  Technical Intern

  ● Coded an FAQ page in React.JS following Agile standards of development for the automation team’s scheduling tool, consisting of 17 questions divided among five different categories.● Implemented technical writing to create about 10 pages of testing procedures for automation team’s web development, reducing the rate of code errors by 5%.● Used Python, along with special packages such as JSON and matplotlib, to develop dynamic metrics for the website’s database and create two different types of charts for five types of metrics to analyze which lab events were more important.● Revised team’s UML diagrams using Cameo to match requirements while also reducing the number of files by 10% and reducing the number of relations in each diagram up to 40%. Show less

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  University of Utah

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Composites Lab Research Assistant

  • Independently fabricated a composite laminate by pressing carbon sheets into the desired lamination code to form the lamina, then cured the lamina in an autoclave to make the laminate.• Independently cut a composite laminate into four square plates, then bonded three of them together using a two-part epoxy adhesive.• Independently cut the bonded plates into 23 5-mm-wide specimens by utilizing a cutter grinder for analysis of bonding practices.• Fabricated twenty specimens out of metal, glass, and carbon fiber to test new Instron 50 kN grips.• Independently tested three specimens on an Instron to approach 50 kN on the new grips. Show less