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Matthew S. Schmitz [email protected] • 824 E. Forest Hills Blvd, Durham, NC 27707 • (919) 451-‐ 6657
Brown University – Providence, RI Graduated 12/14 • Bachelor of Arts in Engineering, Mechanical Design Focus • Relevant courses include: Design of Mechanical Assemblies, Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Materials Science,
Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Fluid Mechanics, Electrical Circuits and Signals, Computer Aided Visualization and Design, Electricity and Magnetism
Durham School of the Arts – Durham, NC Graduated 5/10 • Sculpture concentrator, multiple national awards for artwork, National Merit Scholar
General: Human-‐centered design, rapid prototyping, solid mechanics, finite element analysis Software: Solidworks, NX, Rhino 3D, Abaqus FEA, Wolfram Mathematica, Excel, MATLAB, Java, C Equipment: Lathe, mill, CNC, 3D printing, welding, Arduino
Images and detailed descriptions available at www.mattschmitzdesign.com.
ShopBot Tools, Inc – Durham, NC 3/15 – Present Production Support Engineer
• Develop custom CNC products for clients with specific production needs. • Products include custom tools, accessories, and modifications to existing equipment.
Capstone Design Project: Laptop Case – Providence, RI 9/14 – 2/14 Design Engineer
• Led team of four in design of polycarbonate laptop case with pull out work surface. • Specialized in design for manufacturing and failure analysis (both analytical and using Abaqus FEA)
Nest Labs – Palo Alto, CA 6/14 – 8/14 Intern Product Design Engineer
• Developed test apparatus allowing rapid evaluation of prototypes. Set-‐up included mechanical components and Arduino controlled circuitry and sensors.
• Analyzed and summarized current technologies & design strategies used in smoke/CO detection.
Capstone Design Project: Self-Spotting Squat Rack – Providence, RI 2/14 – 5 /14 Design Engineer
• Led team of three in design and construction of a self-‐spotting squat rack. • Carried design through stages of ideation, consumer research, analysis, construction and testing.
ShopBot Tools, Inc – Durham, NC 3/12 – 8/12 Intern Engineer
• Developed the first functional prototype of a handheld portable CNC-‐router (now sold as the Handibot™, see www.handibot.com).
• Designed and built jig allowing the Handibot™ to index and cut large materials
UNC Chapel Hill Vironomics Core – Chapel Hill, NC 6/11 – 9/11 Intern Scientist
• Developed protocols and MATLAB code to streamline DNA analysis through several automated systems • Designed mechanical adapter for robotic pipetting system that saved PI ~$15,000
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