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Sean Confoy

Field Researcher

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Cornelius, North Carolina, United States

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Timeline
About me
Mechanical Engineering Student at Vanderbilt University
Education
- Davidson Day School
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  Global Studies High School Diploma 4.0/4.0 Unweighted 4.59 Weighted
  Activities and Societies: Practiced archaeology in association with the AFAR program, manufactured COVID face shields for the MEDI Face Shield Project in association with school faculty, played for school baseball and soccer teams
- UNSW
  2025 - 2025
  Bachelors of Engineering Mechanical Engineering
- Vanderbilt University
  2022 - 2026
  Bachelor of Engineering - BE Mechanical Engineering 3.99
  Activities and Societies: Member of Sigma Nu and participant in the Jiu Jitsu and Rock Climbing clubs. Student with a passion for engineering with relevant coursework currently including Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Circuits, Physics I & II, Statics, Machining, and Applied Behavioral Science
Experience
- American Foreign Academic Research (AFAR)
  Jun 2017 - Jul 2022
  Field Researcher
  Designed physical maps for and excavated into an 8 square mile Medieval Spanish Castle and the burial of Philip II of MacedoniaDocumented research in a capstone thesis and presented findings at the National Museum of Finland and two other conferencesEducated students of an archaeological youth camp about stratigraphy, the law of superposition, and the steps of mapping a site
- The Vanderbilt Fusion Project
  Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
  Fusion Researcher
  Developed CAD models for a pelican case and control panel to house buttons, switches, and wiring for fusion reactor startupFabricated a motor-driven, switch-operated, and partially 3d printed mechanism for supplying power to the fusion reactorInterviewed numerous students, assessed their qualifications, and oversaw the selection of new members to the organization
- HII
  Mar 2024 - Feb 2025
  Mechanical Engineering Intern
  Developed three-dimensional naval vessel models, including a 1.12 million square foot dry dock for housing aircraft carriersComposed numerous two-dimensional marine and naval drawing schematics used for renovating foundation and piping systemInspected the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier on foot, studying defense technology and electrical and piping systems
- PAE
  Feb 2025 - now
  Mechanical Engineering Intern
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate
  Dassault Systèmes
  Nov 2023
- Secret Security Clearance
  United States Federal Government
  Nov 2024
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Sean Confoy
  Deans List (6/6) School Faculty Student must have a minimum GPA of 3.50 while carrying 12 or more graded credit hours.
- Awarded to Sean Confoy
  Harvard Book Award - Awarded to one junior student who "displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievements in other fields."
- Awarded to Sean Confoy
  Top of Class in Math for Upperclassmen (2x) School Faculty Award given to one student in each of the junior and senior classes for student with greatest math ability in their respective grade level. I won the award both my junior and senior year.
- Awarded to Sean Confoy
  Top of Class in Science for Upperclassmen School Faculty Award given to one student in the junior class for student with greatest scientific ability.
- Awarded to Sean Confoy
  Valedictorian Davidson Day School

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