Ben J.

Brunty
Salt Lake City, UT
Fe exam verification: ​https://account.ncees.org/rn/1923705-1113350-3f86b2c 435-237-9035
Personal website: ​https://benbrunty.weebly.com/ b​ enjbrunty@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Mechanical Engineering ​December 2018
University of Utah 3.2 GPA Salt lake city, UT

Skills
● MATLAB ● Classical Controls ● Abaqus (FEA)
● C++ ● System Dynamics ● SolidWorks
● Python ● Mechatronics

Projects
Ultrasonic Vibration-Assisted Laser Cutting: 2018
● Designing a resonant system capable of displacing a focusing lens 50µm at 20kHz.
● Modeling in abaqus to test different cantilever beam geometries for the lens holder design.
● Designing a physical experiment to test the displacement of the focal lens with micrometer precision.
● Developing skills in technical communication and project management.

Robot Ninja Warrior: ​2017

● Designed electrical circuit and wrote Arduino code for robotic car to navigate obstacles.
● Used encoder feedback to implement a PD controller on the wheel motors of the robot.
● Used SolidWorks to find the robot’s center of mass to ensure passage over a teetering platform.
● Gave weekly presentations on project milestones and collaborated with team to divide tasks.

Leadership Position
Village Inn: Kitchen manager
Salt Lake City 2013 - 2016
● Managed and trained kitchen staff to perform in a high stress and high volume restaurant
● Predicted customer trends and took inventory of food supplies to determine the quantity of food to order

Additional Experience
Liberty Park:​ Cook
Salt Lake City 2017 - 2018
● Cooked short order meals for customers in a timely manner
● Developed customer service skills by communicating with the public to take down orders

Lyft: Driver
Salt Lake City 2018-2018
● Used gps navigation to pick up riders from their location and transport them to their destination.
● Improved interpersonal skills by engaging in small talk with customers