Jace K Bottum
PROFILE
• Strong work ethic and eager to learn new concepts to expand engineering skills
• Experienced in writing technical documents and reports to mentors as well as presentations
• Self-learner that is accomplished in team development settings to ensure other members also improve
EDUCATION
Northern Arizona University (ABET-Accredited) Flagstaff, AZ
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Fall 2016
with Minor in Mathematics
PROJECTS
Educational Water Tunnel (Senior Design Project) Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
• Designed and fabricated a laminar flow water tunnel for educational purposes
• Ensured proper communication between the team and client for each design change while also keeping track of expenditure and updating the client with technical reports and presentations
• Link to the project: https://www.cefns.nau.edu/capstone/projects/ME/2016/EducationalWaterTunnel/
2D Heat Transfer Simulation Fall 2016
• Created a code in MATLAB to preform finite difference analysis within the geometry at any node size divisible by 10 (included internal generation and two insulated surfaces)
• Justified code by comparing results to values from heat transfer equations
Experimental Methods Lab Fall 2016
• Conducted varying lab experiments within a small group by following manuals/lab procedures and collected data
• Analyzed the efficiency of a solar cooker (designed and constructed as well) to boil one cup of water using thermocouples and LabVIEW
Gear Box Design Spring 2015
• Fully designed a gear box for a wind turbine using equations that included: tooth ratio and sizes for gears, shaft keys/keyways, proper ball bearings, material type for each section
• Modeled the entire design in SolidWorks
SKILLS
Machining: Lathes, Mills, Presses, CNC, general hand/power tools (wrenches/drills/saws/etc)
Programs: SolidWorks, ANSYS, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel
PROFILE
• Strong work ethic and eager to learn new concepts to expand engineering skills
• Experienced in writing technical documents and reports to mentors as well as presentations
• Self-learner that is accomplished in team development settings to ensure other members also improve
EDUCATION
Northern Arizona University (ABET-Accredited) Flagstaff, AZ
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Fall 2016
with Minor in Mathematics
PROJECTS
Educational Water Tunnel (Senior Design Project) Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
• Designed and fabricated a laminar flow water tunnel for educational purposes
• Ensured proper communication between the team and client for each design change while also keeping track of expenditure and updating the client with technical reports and presentations
• Link to the project: https://www.cefns.nau.edu/capstone/projects/ME/2016/EducationalWaterTunnel/
2D Heat Transfer Simulation Fall 2016
• Created a code in MATLAB to preform finite difference analysis within the geometry at any node size divisible by 10 (included internal generation and two insulated surfaces)
• Justified code by comparing results to values from heat transfer equations
Experimental Methods Lab Fall 2016
• Conducted varying lab experiments within a small group by following manuals/lab procedures and collected data
• Analyzed the efficiency of a solar cooker (designed and constructed as well) to boil one cup of water using thermocouples and LabVIEW
Gear Box Design Spring 2015
• Fully designed a gear box for a wind turbine using equations that included: tooth ratio and sizes for gears, shaft keys/keyways, proper ball bearings, material type for each section
• Modeled the entire design in SolidWorks
SKILLS
Machining: Lathes, Mills, Presses, CNC, general hand/power tools (wrenches/drills/saws/etc)
Programs: SolidWorks, ANSYS, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel