WILLIAM LUKENS

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-lukens/8/229/720

Experienced masters candidate looking to create great products. Relevant Experience STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, CA, July 2012 - Present (June 2014 Expected Graduation) MASTERS CANDIDATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Focus on design methodology, mechatronics and design for manufacturing. -Designing a wearable technology product utilizing user-centric, need-driven methods -Collaborating with Chinese team via videoconferences, distributed workload and travel -Prototyping and testing diverse ideas with final design to be manufactured in June 2014 LOCKHEED MARTIN, Sunnyvale, CA, July 2007 - Sept 2013 SPACECRAFT MECHANISMS MECHANICAL ENGINEER (Dec 2010 - Present) Led design and build of a high precision, high reliability hinge system for a space application. The design required repeatable precision and fail-safe operation after high vibration environments and large temperature gradients. -Developed a novel two stage spring system as fail-safe in case of motor failure -Solid modeled and produced engineering drawings in CreoPro5 -Analyzed design for tolerance stack up, bearing fits and motion envelope interference -Conducted kinematic simulation to optimize component sizing -Pioneered use of iterative design study software to optimize stiffness and weight -Optimized production design for manufacturability, assembly and test -Manufacturing support at off-site machining and assembly facilities INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SPARES MECHANICAL ENGINEER (mid 2008-end of 2010) Engineering, manufacturing and test support for build of spare components for the ISS -Updated engineering drawings to clarify manufacturing processes -Designed test fixtures and directed test performance TIROS/DMSP WEATHER SATELLITES PROJECT ENGINEER (mid 2007 - mid 2008) -Electrical component procurement and testing Education MASTERS OF SCIENCE, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (Pursuing) Stanford University Stanford, CA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Skills CAD Proficiency: GD&T: Software: Hands On:

June 2012 - Present Aug 2003 - May, 2007

Creo/ProE, Solid Works, Mechanica, CATIA Tolerance definition, analysis for high precision mechanisms, ASME y14.5 C++, JAVA, MatLab , Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project Welding, Composites, Machining, Soldering, Casting, Woodworking Beer Brewing Coffee Roasting Sous Vide Cooking Car Repair

Outside Interests Arduino Speaker/Amplifier Construction