Michael LeVasseur

407 Broadway, Apt. 1F Somerville, MA 02145 (401)-368-8411 mlevasseur1234@gmail.com EDUCATION Northeastern University, Boston, MA Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2010 QPA: 3.575 Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Deans Scholarship, National Deans List, 4.0 Recognition, Tau Beta Pi Activities: NU Huskies Outings Club (NUHOC), ASME, Sigma Alpha Lambda ACADEMIC PROJECT Capstone DesignProsthetic Ankle Group Project Description/Goal: Third phase of actively controlled, 2-degree of freedom prosthetic ankle. Develop active control scheme capable of balancing ankle autonomously under minor perturbations Developed sensor bed to locate center of pressure using integrated piezoresistive sensor circuit Programmed controls for sensors into microcontroller using C++ for integration into top level system Made minor mechanical design changes, designed 2-degree of freedom test table/fixture WORK EXPERIENCE MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA Mechanical Engineer (Subcontractor through Digital Arts Group) November 2010-Present Summer Intern June 2010-November 2010 Optical Space-Flight Telescope Program Acted as unit mechanical lead for flight builds of two electronic boxes Supported environmental TVac testing at component and system levels Designed and performed tests in support of flight build issues Planned and supervised assemblies on flight telescope, wrote technical assembly procedures Designed minor mechanical components Near-Term Activities Shifting to space-flight laser communications program in December 2012 Part-time involvement in micro-fluidics testing starting December 2012 MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA Technical Co-op June 2009-January 2010 Performed structural and dynamic analysis on space-flight, aerospace, and ground support designs Used Patran and Nastran finite element analysis programs extensively Recommended design changes based on analysis, worked to optimize designs Senior Aerospace Metal Bellows, Sharon, MA Design Engineering Co-op May 2007-December 2007 Created 3D models and 2D drawings for existing tools using SolidWorks Updated existing drawings per engineering change orders Assisted designers and engineers with creation of new tooling and product drawings COMPUTER SKILLS MSC Patran/Nastran, CoCreate Onespace, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, C++ Programming SECURITY CLEARANCE Active Secret Clearance with Department of Defense BACKGROUND AND INTERESTS Enjoy bicycling, hiking, camping, skiing and other outdoor activities Dedicated guitar player with interest in several styles of music December 2012