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Brian Chan

To further my experience in mechanical design, preferably in an application related to fluid mechanics.

1998 - present   Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                                         Cambridge, MA
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (current)

Summers 1998, 1999: IDEO Product Design , Intern                                                     Palo Alto, CA

n     Aided in design process of various products

n     Designed and built mockups and prototypes

n     Took part in CAD design of parts using ProE software

1998, Summer 2000: MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, Intern                                Cambridge, MA

n     Construction of Kevlar and carbon fiber body shell

n     Rebuilt and modified solar car in preparation for cross-country race

Summer 2001: LightHawk Project , Intern                                                              Lake Elsinore, CA

n     Ultralight sailplane designed by Danny Howell

n     Design and construction of mechanical parts and composite structures for prototype

n     Software: ProE,  Solidworks,  AutoCAD,  Rhino,  3D Studio Max,  Matlab, Xfoil

n     Programming Languages: Scheme, Java

n     Fabrication Tools:  milling machine, lathe, bandsaw, drill press, belt sander, forge, foundry, various other machine shop tools.

n     Hobbies: swordsmithing (Japanese style), drawing, sculpting, entomology, herpetology.

n     Languages:  English (first language), Spanish (4 years), Cantonese (spoken only)

MIT 6.270 Contest 1998 "Raiders of the Lost Parts" 3rd Place

n     Built an autonomous robot to compete against other robots on a playing field

n     Team "JOB": Additional Team members: Jason Bau (00), Orton Huang (01)
(only team to incorporate a secondary robot)

MIT 2.007 Contest: Whitelaw Prize for originality and design.

n     Designed and built a unique four- legged walking robot that worked in conjunction with a conveyor robot and an unfolding ramp.

Eaton Annual Design Contest 1999 'Design of Significant Merit'

n     Designed a mechanical switch to meet contest specifications

n     Additional Team members: James Won (G), Michael Kenworthy (01)

Calculus
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra

Physics I, II

Introduction to Computer Programming
Computer Graphics

Mechanics of Materials I, II
System Dynamics I, II, III
Thermal Fluids Engineering I, II
Introduction to Design I, II
Product Engineering Processes

Manufacturing
Instrumentation
Internal Combustion Engines

Aerodynamics (current)

Aircraft Engines and Gas Turbines (current)