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"I was able to get my feet wet in the smaller, relaxed environment [of CCRI], where professors were accessible and classes were affordable," says Karen
"What I taught myself is that I can do anything if I want it badly enough, and I also learned that I know more than I thought I did." -Karen Litwin, CCRI Engineering Transfer Graduate
Resume of Karen Litwin
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a full-time position in which to further develop my career in the field of mechanical engineering
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering May 1998
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
G.P.A. : 3.57 / 4.0 Dean's List
Associate in Science - Engineering December 1995
Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI
G.P.A. : 3.8 / 4.0 Dean's List
RELATED EXPERIENCE
June 1998 - present Design Engineer
Texas Instruments, Attleboro, MA
- Manage program for design of thermally compensated aircraft circuit breakers
- Control documentation and production prints
- Support production line
- Interface directly with suppliers and customers
June 1997 - June 1998 Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston,
RI
- Studied fluid flow in microchannels; design, fabrication and testing
- Senior Independent Study : The Effect of Surface Roughness on Flow Characteristics in Microchannels
Aug.1996 - May 1997 M.E. Technician's Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston,
RI
- Operated turning, drilling and milling machines
- Managed inventory / handled purchasing
- Maintained shop
May 1996 - May 1997 Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kinston,
RI
- Redesigned a commercial wire drying device
- Developed a self-cleaning diesel exhaust filteR
- Studied ultrasonic defrosting
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Autosketch, Solid Works, Working Model, Algor, Engineering Equation Solver
ACHIEVEMENTS
Fundamentals of Engineering, April 1999
United Way, donor representative since 1998
Swanson Scholarship, April 1997
Eleanor and Oscar Carlson Scholarship, September 1996 and January 1998
Pi Tau Sigma, member since December 1996
ASME, member since October 1996
Chemistry Achievement Award, CRC Press, May 1994
Mechanical Drafting Contest, Statewide VICA, 4th place, May
1993
