Monica J. Hollister
Mechanical Engineering Intern, Drivetrain Components
Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 555 0117 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/monicajhollister
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two summer internships with automotive suppliers in southeast Michigan
COURSEWORK
Thermodynamics, machine design, fluid mechanics, materials science, instrumentation laboratory
PROJECTS
Formula Society of Automotive Engineers suspension subteam, capstone bracket redesign
SYSTEMS
SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Minitab, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
SolidWorks Associate certification, Occupational Safety and Health Administration ten hour general industry card
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, University of Michigan, expected 2027
Executive Summary
Rising senior in an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accredited mechanical engineering program, with two summers inside automotive supplier engineering groups. Comfortable in SolidWorks, tolerance studies and test fixture builds, and used to writing results up for an engineer who will check them. Seeking a senior year product development rotation.
Signature Achievements
- Redesigned a durability test fixture in SolidWorks that brought rig setup down from forty minutes to twelve.
- Ran a tolerance stack study on a bracket assembly and showed that one datum change removed a fit problem the team had been shimming by hand.
- Logged and plotted two hundred vibration runs in Minitab so the responsible engineer could close a supplier corrective action.
- Placed second of nineteen teams in a campus design competition with a lightweight pedal assembly the group built and tested.
Professional Experience
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Willow Run Drivetrain Components, Ypsilanti, MI June 2025 to August 2025
Product engineering group of fourteen supporting brake and pedal assemblies for two vehicle programs.
- Built and revised part models and detail drawings in SolidWorks under the direction of a design engineer.
- Assembled durability test fixtures and recorded results for review by the test engineer.
- Summarized weekly test data in Minitab and presented the plots in the group meeting.
Engineering Intern
Huron Valley Machine Works, Ann Arbor, MI June 2024 to August 2024
Small job shop machining parts for medical and automotive customers.
- Measured incoming parts with calipers and height gauges and logged readings for the quality technician.
- Updated shop drawings in AutoCAD as machinists marked changes at the machine.
- Wrote setup sheets that the shop still uses on two repeat jobs.
Licensure and Certification
SolidWorks Associate certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration ten hour general industry card
Education
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, University of Michigan, expected 2027
Core Skills
SolidWorks modeling · Detail drawings · Tolerance stack studies · Test fixtures · Data logging · Minitab plots · Hand measurement · Technical writing