Sam Homand

Experience

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  Upward Innovations

  May 2008 - Sept 2010

  Manufacturing Intern

  Worked in a small organization that specializes in real time weather data communicationAided in the construction of weather data collecting hardware.

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  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  Provided exceptional sanitation for lab equipment used in harmful algal bloom experimentsMaintained laboratory environment and equipment to OSHA standards when working with HCl Performed grain size analysis on sediment samples from Nauset bay to assist in determining water current propertiesUsed wet and dry sieving methods including an automatic ro-tap siever

  • Anderson Lab Assistant (Biology)

    Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Ralston Lab Assistant (Applied Ocean and Physics Engineering)

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2018
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  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Gas Hydrates Project (Lab Assistant)

  Preparing water sample collection equipmentTesting instruments and gas delivery devices associated with an air and water analysis system

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  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Discrete Sample Analysis System Project (Lab Assistant)

  Utilizing AutoSketch to make blueprints of Discrete Sample Analysis System in various modes

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Autofocus Project

  Designed a system to allow a camera to focus quickly on a moving object.Utilized SolidWorks to design and print parts needed.Redesigned previous system to remove distortion.

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  Home Goods

  Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

  Merchandise Associate

  Working on and off. Assembling furniture, organizing products, and helping customers

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

  Senior Design Project (Analysis Lead)

  Worked with a team to design a mechanism that can open and empty clamshell food containersDetermined and designed to specifications such as speed, weight, size, manufacturing costs and amount of content emptiedUsed ANSYS to run various analyses on parts of the mechanism to determine if they would fail Presented final design to faculty and class.Wrote a report detailing design process, fabrication, performance, and recommendations.

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  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

  Visiting Investigator (Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department)

  • Organize inventory to create a database of parts locations, descriptions, quantities, and manufacturers.• Familiarize myself with the manufacturers used by the department.

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  ELECTRICAL AND INSTRUMENTATION UNLIMITED, LLC

  Mar 2023 - now

  Integrity Engineer I