David Pudlo

Mechanical engineer looking to make the world better

336.580.3104 - david.pudlo@gmail.com - Needham, MA and Greensboro, NC

Education:
Olin College of Engineering, Class of 2015

Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.80/4

Relevant Courses: User-Oriented Collaborative Design, Thermodynamics, Mechanics of Solids and Structures,
Sustainable Design, The Entrepreneurial Initiative, Structural Biomaterials, Design Nature, Materials Science,
*Currently Enrolled
Mechanical Design, Transport Phenomena, Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship*

Grimsley Senior High School, Class of 2011

Graduated top 5%, Founded/Led award winning FIRST Robotics Team

Experience:
Loci Controls: Mechanical Engineering Intern

Summer 2014

Created a suite of automated gas flow measurement software, analyzed results to determine flow dependencies.
Designed and prototyped a rubber cast weatherproofing cap for electronically controlled valve.
Designed and fabricated a solar panel mount meant to be simple, robust and cheap.

Promethean Power: Engineering Student Researcher, Engineering Intern

2013

Discovered and tested new cheap, non-toxic, fluid systems for preventing subcooling in a phase change material.
Developed thermodynamic model of milk chilling system to evaluate performance of heat transfer fluids.

Human Powered Vehicle Team: Design, Fabrication Team Member

2011-Present

Helped design, prototype, and manufacture competition vehicle and composite fairing.
Led subteam in building a leaning tricycle prototype; currently designing a recumbent tricycle.

Olin Course Projects:

2011-Present

ADE: Designed, built, and tested new, locally manufacturable, drivetrain for pedal rickshaws in India
The Entrepreneurial Initiative: Started a small business making and selling universal cork lids for mugs.
Principles of Engineering: Built a welded steel tube convertible bike stand generator - http://pyrois.weebly.com
Sustainable Design: Evaluated lifecycle impact of a microwave, re-envisioned communal living and kitchens
Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Built a drywall mounted bike rack mounted using only four thumbtacks.
UOCD: Started with a user-group of street musicians, performed field research, created personas and areas of
opportunity, ultimately came up with a product worth building - a noise cancellation speaker system.
Materials Science: Studied physical wear on Nalgene bottles, performed and analyzed thermite welds.
Conductorless Orchestra: Percussionist and leader of student-run orchestra.

Personal Projects:

Chocolate Making: Studied and tested methods for making chocolate from bean to bar, with delicious results.
Coffeeshop: Ran a coffeeshop out of my room, managed finances.
Piano Bar: Turned a free upright piano off of craigslist into a functional bar.
Guitar: An avid percussionist for years, Ive now been teaching myself guitar for just over a year

Skills: Im all about finding out what I need to know and learning it
Design: Solidworks, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Modeling and Testing: MATLAB, Python, COMSOL
Building: Mill, Lathe, general machine shop proficiency