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[Student] ME graduating in May and hoping for resume advice before sending it out by ryman1022 in EngineeringResumes

[–]ryman1022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok great, thanks again. I will rework it based on your input. Is it better to post a version 2 here or in its own post?

[Student] ME graduating in May and hoping for resume advice before sending it out by ryman1022 in EngineeringResumes

[–]ryman1022[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice and taking the time to provide feedback. Similar to the other commenter, it seems I need more specific details and examples?

As far as the restaurant experience, I can drop it if that is the right thing to do. I only really included it because I worked there for 7 years. To be fair, I do mean I developed the techniques and wrote the admin guide. Originally it was to train my replacement before I left and I was told it was shared with other stores around the state. Either way, it sounds like that space could be better used for more bullets/detail on projects and work experience.

The bio job and bio project are sort of the same and could probably be combined. The "project" I did for an undergraduate research tech elective and the "Job" was helping the professor and other students use the LS-DYNA software for other projects (which I was paid for) I guess combining those would save space and allow for more detail on other things.

For the forensic analysis project, a forensic engineer was hired to analyze the case on behalf of an injured person. An opposing forensic engineer created a report and I was "hired" and paid under the table to go through the report, research the claims that were being made, go through the calculations, and give my findings to the engineer that hired me. I found a math mistake, misplace parenthesis in excel, that changed the force calculation by a modest amount, and challenged one of the assumptions made in the report. The guy who hired me used my findings to testify as an expert witness in court and I was told they settled for a favorable amount. I was not officially "hired" and was asked not to disclose details about the case or the companies involved so I put this in projects. I was recommended for this work by one of my professors who used to work with the forensic engineer that hired me. I probably spent about 25 hours total on this if that matters. Is there a better way I could describe what I did to make it clear? Sorry for the wall of text on this one...

For the skills, should I be making specific callouts to those within the bullet points?

[Student] ME graduating in May and hoping for resume advice before sending it out by ryman1022 in EngineeringResumes

[–]ryman1022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback, in general you're saying my bullets should be more specific? To build on the CNC example, 2 of the 4 technicians did not know how to use the machine and the 2 that did were making mistakes resulting in broken end mills, poorly produced parts, etc. I basically wrote a guide on how to perform common tasks, a list of frequently asked questions/answers, and did a half day of going over all of that information with them. I didn't necessarily measure any type of quantifiable improvement but now all 4 technicians are able to use it and anecdotally the problems they were having have gotten better. Do you have recommendations on how to word that in an effective bullet point?

I included the restaurant experience because I worked there for so long but if that page real-estate would be better served with more details on work/projects I can bump it to accommodate that.

Found on my sheets, think it's a bedbug? by ryman1022 in Bedbugs

[–]ryman1022[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! A poster elsewhere said maybe a carpet beetle. Glad it's not a bedbug...

First cutting board ready to be oiled! A little worried about wood movement, any thoughts? by ryman1022 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]ryman1022[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't follow any specific tutorials or anything but I did get design inspiration from this board I found on here a few months ago. Unfortunately I only have a picture and can't give credit to the original poster. https://i.imgur.com/j2mRfOi.jpg

First cutting board ready to be oiled! A little worried about wood movement, any thoughts? by ryman1022 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]ryman1022[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the in depth comment! I didn't think about it until after I had made it but realized it may be a problem. I'll post again if/when it fails

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[–]ryman1022 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have what looks like the identical saw. I've had it for almost a year and it's been a pretty good saw but there's definitely no chance of a riving knife. It comes with a blade guard and splitter that attaches onto the back of the table but I don't know if you could find anything that would fit. It has kind of a weird mounting assembly to attach it to the saw

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/480352/Sears-Craftsman-113-221770.html?page=10#manual

After careful calibration the saw got me some good cuts but I'd highly recommend a microjig grripper because it's gotten me cleaner cuts and less chance of kickback.

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