Dario Mejia Solis

Automotive Technician

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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About me
Systems Engineering Graduate Student
Education
- East L.A. Skills Center
  2008 - 2010
  Technical School Automotive Repair
  Activities and Societies: Automotive Club
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
  2014 - 2015
  Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  The liberal arts and science degree was achieve by taking a variety of natural science courses such as geology, astronomy, physics and biology. I have fundamental and broad knowledge in the previous listed natural science courses.
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
  2012 - 2013
  Associate's Degree Carpentry/Carpenter
  Activities and Societies: Carpentry Club Learned the application of hand and power tools to perform within the construction industry, how to apply advanced blueprint reading and residential estimations, calculations and measurements for woodworking, residential construction, concrete construction, residential exterior and interior finish
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
  2022 - 2023
  Master of Science - MS Systems Engineering
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
  2014 - 2017
  Associate's Degree mathematics, and aerospace engineering transfer program
  Activities and Societies: Priority of Biology and Chemistry club, ELAC Physics & Astronomy Club I am working on completing my lower division courses and transferring to an accredited school of engineering. While completing my lower division courses and transferring, LATTC will award me with a mathematical associate degree in science and a chemistry associate degree in science.
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
  2017 - 2021
  Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
  2012 - 2017
  Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Experience
- Pacific Volkswagen
  Aug 2012 - May 2016
  Automotive Technician
  As team leader I trained new team employees in fundamental Volkswagen technology. Performed wheel alignments, routine maintenance such as front and rear brake service, brake fluid exchange, computer/systems check, engine oil service and tune-ups.
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
  Acquired tips and techniques to building a resume, how to plan projects, explored STEM careers and developed personal skills. Created a manned mission proposal to Mars, established capability driven approach using antimatter propulsion concepts and explained usage of Mars resources. Test engineer: designed, assembled and programmed a functional Mars rover using a Lego kit for a Mars terrain simulation.
  - JPLUS Intern
    Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
  - NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar (NCAS)
    Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
  Detector Technician Summer Research Intern
  Conducting testing procedures on absolute optical encoder retrofitted with a linear stage for Wide-Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST) single pixel testing.
- NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017
  Test Engineer
  Testing the electric propulsion systems for the X57 and developing a failure modes and effect analysis schematic using Word and PowerPoint
- Aerojet Rocketdyne
  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
  Reliability Engineering Intern
Licenses & Certifications
- Automotive Repair
  East Los Angeles Skills Center
  Jun 2010
- ASE Brakes
  National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
  Jan 2009
- ASE Electrical
  National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
  Jan 2009
- Carpentry
  Los Angeles Trade Technical College
  Dec 2013