Zachary Nagengast

zachnagengast09@gmail.com 805-610-0457

Objective Interests

To work at a leading and cutting edge company and use my skills and motivation to succeed as a hard worker and leader with the ability to work well under pressure in mechanical engineering, robotics, and programming.
Entrepreneurship Strong spirit for running profitable business, with a track record of success Track and Field Currently one of the captains on my team as a thrower, and enjoy the dynamics of leading 3D Printing Recently hand built a 3D printer (rep-rap) to design and print my own 3D things in spare time Robotics The Arduino microcontroller fascinates me, and have used it in numerous projects Engineering Teams Endeavor Academy Successfully prototyped a fuel cell (H20) powered RC car

Work Experience

Triton Junkyard derby Designed and built a successful derby race car from junk parts

RESEARCHER, UCSD COORDINATED ROBOTICS LAB DEC 2012 - PRESENT 2013

Our project is to prototype a Segway-like Mobile Inverted Pendulum controlled by a smartphone through the audio port. As the Software Lead my responsibilities are to programmatically access smartphone sensor data and send through the audio port to an Arduino that controls the wheels, and delegate coding responsibilities amongst a small team.
CEO AND FOUNDER, ZAUCE TECHNOLOGIES JAN 2012 - PRESENT 2013

Android and iOS app development services. This company started as a winter break project and has amassed over 100,000 unique downloads among its 14 apps to date as well as several clients. Responsibilities include: App coding, graphic design, website design, client communication, and finance management.
ENGINEERING ASSISTANT (LEVEL 2), DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; AVILA BEACH, CA JUNE - AUGUST 2011

Aid in tasks based on mentors instruction, including: Create engineering markups, Edit design change documentation, and collaborate with drafting department on engineering drawing revisions.

Education

University of California, San Diego -- Mechanical Engineering, anticipated graduation Dec 2013 Courses Taken (as of Winter 2013) MAE 199 Engineering Research MAE 170 Experimental Techniques MAE 160 Mechanical Behavior of Materials MAE 143A Signals and Systems MAE 140 Linear Circuits MAE 131A Solid Mechanics MAE 130A,B,C Statics, Dynamics, Vibrations MAE 110A Thermodynamics MAE 107 Computational Methods (Matlab) MAE 105 Mathematical Physics MAE 101A Fluid Mechanics ECE 172A Machine Vision

Skills

Extensive experience in the following: Software: Matlab Eclipse IDE C programming (PuTTY) Xcode Microsoft Office AutoCAD OneNote Solidworks Adobe Acrobat ProE Photoshop Inventor Dreamweaver/HTML LaserCAMM Hardware: Drill press and other various machine shop tools, Laser cutting

Awards/Accomplishments
UCSD Athletic Directors Honor Roll Scholar Athlete of the Year Award 2009 - Awarded to one male and one female each year at Paso Robles High School R.G. Dick Hamilton Leadership Scholarship - Given to one member of Paso Robles High School Athletics across all sports Dedicated Team Player and Productive Worker Under Pressure with 4 years as a member of the UCSD Track and Field team and various extracurricular engineering teams.

Referrals

Avaliable upon Request

11245 Caminito Aclara, San Diego, Ca 92126 T: 805-610-0457 E: zachnagengast09@gmail.com