Benson Li
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Benson Li

Benson Li

E D U C A T I O N
New York University Graduated : May 2019
Mechanical Engineering Major | Aerospace Engineering Minor
T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
� Proficient with various software and hardware tools:
o Software: Autodesk Inventor, DS SOLIDWORKS, CATIA v5 , ANSYS , Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop , MATLAB
o Hardware: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting , Technical Drafting , CNC Milling, Woodshop Machining
E X P E R I E N C E S
Allway Tools, Inc.
Mechanical/Design Engineer (October 2019 � Present )
� Design products in a competitive market while co nsidering manufacturability , material cost, transportability
� Cooperate with sales team to design products for large retail customer s in ac cordance to their specifications and VBLs
� Led the design of a semi -automated indexing machine that assembles silicone sleeved scraper s at a rate of 30 + scraper s
per minute
� Use SOLIDWORKS to create technical drawings for foreign suppliers, and inhouse machine shop for prototyping , and
production of products
� Perform overhauls and maintenance on factory machines and rotaries , equipped with pneumatic actuators and controlled
by PLC
NYU Stern School of Business
Information Technology (IT) Assistant (September 2015 � May 2019 )
� Monitored audio and visual recording systems for various events and talks , and be ready to react to any issues
� Troubleshot and diagnosed malfun ctioning netw ork printers and other hardware
� Communicated the diagnosis and solution to clients about their various hardware and software issues
P R O J E C T S
Aerious Aero Design (September 2018 � May 2019 )
� Calculated projected thrust and performed static thrust test s to select the most optimal propeller
� Performed a trade stud y using XFLR5 and ANSYS Fluent to find the optimal airfoil that produces high lift , low drag in a
low Reynolds number environment
� Designed the wing , with a span of 12ft., and its structure using the selected S1210 airfoil using XFLR5 and SOLIDWORKS
that successfully lifted the 50lb plane
� Redesigned the previous luggage compartment system that allow ed the payload to be loaded and secured quickly
SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition (November 2017 � January 2019 )
Power System Engineer
� Calculated requirements for battery pack s of Li-Polymer batteries that can supply up to 200 A and 240 V for 10 seconds
� Test ed batteries in configurations and observ ed the performance numbers and thermal conditions
� Integrated an array of batteries that delivers 300A and 266.4V to each of the four electric motors into the final design
L E A D E R S H I P
Theta Tau � Professional Engineer ing Fraternity
New Member Educator (August 2018 � December 2018 )
� Lead a team 12 ambitious engineer ing students through a 10 -week course centered around professionalism, brotherhood
and service
� Learned the importance of communication in times of misunderstanding and criticism between the executive board,
brothers, and the new member educators
� Ran the process 33% under the initial budget, this allowed funds to be reallocated towards other fraternity expenses
C E R T I F I C A T I O N
� Certiport: Autodesk Inventor Certified User (Since June 2015)