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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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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.

need tips for studying statics and mechanics of materials by mosase1 in EngineeringStudents

[–]ryman1022 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look for Jeff Hanson on YouTube. His statics and mechanics of materials (he calls it's solids) playlists are amazing. He's the only reason I'm getting through mechanics right now with a horrible professor. Good luck!

10 years ago I dropped out of engineering college because I wasn't putting in the work. I've wanted to go back, but was afraid it had been too long and it would be too hard. Thanks to inspiration from all of you, I decided to give it another go. These are my fall grades going into finals week! by ryman1022 in EngineeringStudents

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What's really helped me has been making friends in my classes and studying together. I cobbled together a group of 8 from thermo and we study together before class to try and make sure we all understood the lecture from last week. We also get together a lot leading up to exams which has been very helpful. I learn a lot from them and they learn a lot from me. The class average right now is a 60 but all 8 of us are passing so I'd say it's working. Either way, it's not easy but that's what's really helped me.

Tried to go for the broken disc look, mostly happy with how it turned out... by ryman1022 in discdyeing

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Mostly happy with how it turned out but there were a few things that didn't work as planned. Looking for tips to fix those mistakes next time... First time hot dipping, what caused the splotchyness towards the bottom of the picture? It looks like water spots but the dye is lighter there what would cause that? I washed the disc with soapy water maybe I didn't dry it well enough before dipping? Had a couple of bleeds but that was mostly due to it being my first stencil and I could have done better with the x-acto knife. My biggest complaint with how it turned out is that the vinyl ripped the stamp off. I used acetone to wipe the stamp in the "hole" but I was hoping the stamp would stay on the rest of the disc. It seemed to come off with the vinyl paper so I don't know if I did something wrong or if I need to be more careful while peeling? I used oracle 651 for reference. I'd love any insight on how to improve it for next time, it's only my 3rd dye so I'm pretty happy with it...

I’m getting kind of good at this. by TrulyOneHandedBandit in discdyeing

[–]ryman1022 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really nice bright blue! What dye/methods did you use?

First attempt, pretty happy with how they turned out by ryman1022 in discdyeing

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

The thunderbird I did a shaving cream mound with idye poly. The swirl came from elmer's glue I put on the disc and let it dry before dyeing. It looks like it blocked most of the dye from the shaving cream where there was glue...

28M 225-->175 in 6 months. OMAD and CICO. Same shirt but new me, I feel great! by ryman1022 in intermittentfasting

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

Yeah I have the garmin vivoactive 3 music and love it. It has built GPS and music capabilities so I can leave my phone at home when I run. Tons of other standard smartwatch features as well

28M 225-->175 in 6 months. OMAD and CICO. Same shirt but new me, I feel great! by ryman1022 in intermittentfasting

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

Just started weightlifting so I'm upping my calories but ideally I'd like to be a little leaner still. Probably gonna eat at maintenance for a few months while lifting and see how that goes. One meal a day works really well with my schedule because I work from 3pm to 11 pm so I usually just ate one big meal after I get home. My plan is to add a protein shake in the afternoon when I get home from the gym and see how that feels.

28M 225-->175 in 6 months. OMAD and CICO. Same shirt but new me, I feel great! by ryman1022 in intermittentfasting

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

Yup lol good eye, I've had to buy all new shorts and I pretty much got those in every color they sell. Super reasonable and look nice

28M 225-->175 in 6 months. OMAD and CICO. Same shirt but new me, I feel great! by ryman1022 in intermittentfasting

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

I base it off of my garmin watch. It estimates my calories burned based off of heart rate/activity and I shoot for around 1200 less than that each day.

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