cv.yaml

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name:
  alias: Michael Dawson
  first: Michael
  middle: Kenneth
  last: Dawson
  suffix: Jr.

education:
  - degree: Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering
    university:
      name: University of Maryland, College Park
      location: College Park, Maryland
    date:
      start: 2016
      end: 2020
    gpa: 3.81
    notes:
      - Dean's List all semesters
      - College Park Scholars – Science, Discovery, and the Universe
      - Spring 2019 – Universidad de Carlos III de Madrid
  - degree: Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering
    university:
      name: University of Maryland, College Park
      location: College Park, Maryland
    date:
      start: 2020
      end: 2022
    advisor:
      name: Jeffrey W. Herrmann
      url: https://engineering.catholic.edu/research-and-faculty/faculty-profiles/mechanical/herrmann-jeffrey/index.html

jobs:
  - title: Mechanical Engineer
    organization:
      name: National Institute of Standards and Technology
      url: https://www.nist.gov/
    date:
      start:
        year: 2022
      end: Present

  - title: Graduate Research Assistant
    organization:
      name: Simulation-Based System Design Lab
      location: College Park, MD
    date:
      start:
        year: 2021
        month: August
      end:
        year: 2022
        month: May
    notes:
      - Conducted research on image processing systems using Raspberry Pi 4B and NVIDIA Jetson Nano
      - Formulated novel metareasoning-based thermal throttling techniques for image processing using in Python which can provide a variable throughput and detection precision tradeoff at any desired temperature with throughput efficiency losses of no more than approximately 17% in the worst scenario

  - title: General Engineer, ERAM Systems Engineering
    organization:
      name: Federal Aviation Administration
      location: Washington, D.C.
    date:
      start:
        year: 2020
        month: June
      end:
        year: 2021
        month: September
    notes:
      - Generated validation testing documentation for the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system and Offshore Automation (OA) program management projects by reviewing federal safety regulations and coordinating with testing and validation facilities
      - Supported inter-organizational meetings to communicate project goals and requirements between ERAM and OA where I developed a systems engineering perspective by working with expert project managers
      - Investigated and presented information related to potential integration conflicts at OA sites related to upcoming project implementation

  - title: Structural Analysis Intern, Completions Department
    organization:
      name: Sikorsky Aircraft
      location: Coatesville, PA
    date:
      start:
        year: 2019
        month: June
      end:
        year: 2019
        month: August
    notes:
      - Certified and documented the integrity of critical airframe components according to FAA regulations
      - Analyzed support structure on Sikorsky helicopter variants (S-70i, S-76, S-92, VH-92) by hand
      - Employed static analysis methodology and standards in various structural design projects
      - Utilized Spanish language skills in a professional setting and enhanced technical vocabulary

projects:
  - name: Aquarium Controller
    course: "ENME605: Advanced Systems Control"
    date:
      year: 2021
      month: November
    type: Group Project
    role: Modeler
    notes:
      - Designed a state space controller to manage the nitrogen cycle of an aquarium using an observer to estimate state variables such as nitrifying bacterial populations and dissolved oxygen
      - Built linear and non-linear models of system dynamics using MATLAB and Simulink during the last two weeks of the course with the help of another analyst

  - name: Wind Turbine Placement Analysis
    course: "ENME610: Engineering Optimization"
    date:
      year: 2020
      month: November
    type: Group Project
    role: Optimization Analyst
    notes:
      - Optimized series wind turbine placement and diameter to minimize power loss due to wake effects while also minimizing project costs, resulting in a levelized lifetime cost of 52 cents per Watt
      - Defined the problem formulation by determining appropriate assumptions, parameter values, and physical and natural constraints

  - name: Simulated Autonomous Robot
    course: "ENSE698A: Autonomous Systems Engineering"
    date:
      start:
        year: 2020
        month: September
      end:
        year: 2020
        month: November
    type: Group Project
    role: Structure and Integration Lead
    notes:
      - Used simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), machine learning, and robotic simulation software Coppelia to create an autonomous robot capable of performing object retrieval tasks
      - Integrated simulated structural components with MATLAB

  - name: Kite Controller Mechanism
    course: "ENME472: Integrated Product and Process Development"
    date:
      start:
        year: 2020
        month: January
      end:
        year: 2020
        month: May
    type: Group Project
    role: Physics Lead and Cost Analyst
    notes:
      - Ideated five concept designs for a kite-based wind power generator controller, selected an optimal design based on client decision criteria, and iterated through prototype variants
      - Composed documentation for physical feasibility, final manufacturing details, and lifetime cost estimates

awards:
  - name:
    issuer: Communications Technology Lab, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    date:
      year: 2024
      month: July
    description:

  - name: James W. Dally Award
    issuer: The Keystone Program, University of Maryland
    date:
      year: 2021
      month: May
    description: The Dally Prize was established to recognize an outstanding Teaching Assistant (graduate student) and/or Teaching Fellow (undergraduate student) who provided exemplary instructional support for the Keystone Program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering.The Dally Prize was established to recognize an outstanding Teaching Assistant (graduate student) and/or Teaching Fellow (undergraduate student) who provided exemplary instructional support for the Keystone Program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering.
  - name: Sayre Undergraduate Teaching Fellow
    issuer: A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland
    date:
      year: 2019
      month: July
    description: This honor is awarded to a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student who serves as a teaching assistant in a course offered by the Keystone Program or another program implementing a hands-on, project-based teaching approach at the Clark School. Dr. Clifford L. Sayre, Jr. taught engineering courses with hands-on engineering design projects decades before this was common in the curriculum.This honor is awarded to a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student who serves as a teaching assistant in a course offered by the Keystone Program or another program implementing a hands-on, project-based teaching approach at the Clark School. Dr. Clifford L. Sayre, Jr. taught engineering courses with hands-on engineering design projects decades before this was common in the curriculum.

activities:
  - role: Mentor
    organization: America Reads America Counts
    date:
      start:
        year: 2017
        month: August
      end:
        year: 2018
        month: May
    notes:
      - Worked at Beacon Heights Elementary on behalf of the University of Maryland to improve the math skills of 4th-grade students.
  - role: Member
    organization: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
    date:
      start:
        year: 2018
        month: November
      end: present
  - role: Radio Show Host
    organization: WMUC Radio Station
    date:
      start:
        year: 2017
        month: February
      end:
        year: 2022
        month: December
  - role: Member
    organization: Engineering Honors Program
    date:
      start:
        year: 2018
        month: August
      end:
        year: 2018
        month: December
  - role: Seasonal Volunteer
    organization: Camp Bright Star
    date:
      start:
        year: 2011
        month: June
      end:
        year: 2016
        month: June