
Timeline
About me
Mechanical Engineering @ Stanford | Aerospace Engineering Trainee @ Sabrewing | Mechanical Design Lead @ Stanford DBF
Education
Stanford university
2022 - 2026Bachelor's degree mechanical engineeringActivities and Societies: Stanford Flight Club, The Stanford Daily, Stanford Student Space Initiative
East orange stem academy high school
2018 - 2022High school diploma high school/secondary diplomas and certificates
Experience
Freelance
Feb 2019 - Jun 2023Portrait photographerPortrait and event photographer. Collaborating with clients to produce wonderful images. Done weddings, birthdays, baby showers, and other events. Volunteered for charity organizations for their events.
Pennoni
Mar 2022 - Sept 2022Civil engineering intern- Collaborated with Professional Engineers (PEs) to design project plans with AutoCAD, boosting team efficiency. - Prepared bid proposals and specifications, analyzing bids from contractors of up to $250,000 for public projects requested by the East Orange Water Commission. - Conducted site inspections on local projects to validate survey plans and ensure project quality. Assisted with providing physical deliverables to clients across NJ.
Stanford flight club
Oct 2022 - nowManaging a $27,000 club budget allocated across Design/Build/Fly, Aviation Program, and Solar Plane project. Communicating with sponsors and companies for fundraising and club events. Leading all aspects of aircraft development for AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition team, across Propulsion, Structures, and Aerodynamics subteams, from initial design and simulations with Fusion360/SolidWorks and Ansys to prototyping and flight testing. Placed 21st of 99 universities in April 2023 as a team member, working primarily in Aerodynamics subteam with XFLR5 to improve aircraft design. Integrated and tested 3 prototypes with a variety of materials, including composites and foam.
Financial Officer
May 2024 - nowMechanical Design Lead
Apr 2024 - nowVice President
May 2023 - May 2024Chief Engineer & Project Manager (Design/Build/Fly)
May 2023 - Apr 2024Design/Build/Fly Team Member
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
The stanford daily
Nov 2022 - Jun 2023Editing photos for print production and managing photography requests from Daily writers. Photographer for the Stanford Daily. Assisting writers with their photography requests and cooperating with other Daily photographers. Contributed to 30+ articles for the Daily. Mentored in the Stanford Daily's Winter 2022 Multimedia Workshop for high school students. Guided 7 students working on their final projects for the program.
Photo Desk Editor
Dec 2022 - Jun 2023Staff Photographer
Oct 2022 - Jun 2023Multimedia Workshop Desk Editor
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
The port authority of new york & new jersey
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023Materials engineering intern- Assisted Port Authority inspectors on more than 40 site visits with concrete testing and sampling, following American Concrete Institute (ACI) standards. Inspected batch tickets for correct mix designs and worked with delivered loads of up to 400 cubic yards of concrete.- Performed slump and microwave testing to assess concrete mix quality on-site, serving more than 10 different contracts at locations like Newark Intl. Airport, Holland Tunnel, and JFK Airport.- Conducted equipment calibrations for scales and air pressure meters for 14 concrete inspectors. Assisted with autoclave for Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) accreditation.- Maintained concrete sample molds and organized samples of Category 1/4/5/6 concrete in moisture room/water tanks across multiple contracts. Show less
Stanford university
Oct 2023 - nowCtl subject tutorCRLA 1 Tutoring Certification
Sabrewing aircraft company
May 2024 - nowAerospace engineering trainee
Licenses & Certifications
10-hour occupational safety and health training
OshaApr 2022Certified solidworks associate
Solidworks authorized training centreAug 2023- View certificate
Autocad civil 3d: site design
LinkedinJul 2022 - View certificate
Autocad civil 3d: designing residential projects
LinkedinJul 2022 - View certificate
Civil 3d: basic roadway design
LinkedinJul 2022 - View certificate
Autocad civil 3d: topographic and boundary survey
LinkedinJul 2022 - View certificate
Autodesk civil 3d 2020 essential training
LinkedinJul 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Brad Yac-DiazThe Gates Scholarship | Gates Scholar 2022 | Cohort V The Gates Scholarship Apr 2022 The Gates Scholarship, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is one of the most prestigious and selective scholarship programs for outstanding high school seniors in the United States. Each year 300 outstanding student leaders are recognized from a pool of 37,000+ applicants. I was selected as a Gates Scholar in April 2022 and I will be attending Stanford University beginning in September of 2022.
- Awarded to Brad Yac-DiazQuestBridge National College Match Recipient QuestBridge Dec 2021 Accepted into Stanford University through the QuestBridge National College Match on a full 4-year scholarship.
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