Anton Riley

6251 New Castle Av Home: (805) 692-9165

Goleta, Ca 93117 Office: (805) 893-5341

Email: ariley@engineering.ucsb.edu

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as a Mechanical Engineer with a strong dynamic company

PROFILE Dynamic career reflecting formidable progress within the design and fabrication discipline for Mechanical systems. Contributed to a cutting edge collaborative research effort involving both governmental and industrial sectors.

¨ Successfully applied a Six Sigma approach to product development and fabrication

¨ Experienced with dynamic modeling, 3D modeling and finite element analysis for a variety of structural designs

¨ Strong background in both analog and digital control designs for dynamical systems

EDUCATION & TRAINING

2003 University of California, Santa Barbara

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, emphasis Controls and Dynamical Systems, GPA 3.8

Advisor: Noel MacDonald

2001 Linfield College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, McMinnville, OR

B.S., Bachelor of Science, GPA 3.8

Double Major in Applied Physics and Mathematics

Member of the Dean’s list all four years, Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society, awarded outstanding senior physics major and graduated cum laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002-Present University of California, Santa Barbara

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Funded by the National Reconnaissance Office, focused on the modeling, designing and fabrication for an analog micro mirror device.

¨ Completed frequency calculations and stress analysis using both analytical and finite element techniques

¨ Verified model design by successfully creating a working digital mirror device

2001-2002 University of California, Santa Barbara

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Directed 16 design teams by providing tutorial assistantship for mechanical, materials and design concepts including a six sigma approach to process improvement

¨ Managed senior level design teams performing thorough analysis of stress reduction, natural frequency calculation, noise attenuation, gearing, and cost consideration

¨ Focused on material selection using CMS software and advanced carbon-fiber laments

¨ Implemented a Six Sigma optimization program

2000-2001 University of Nevada, Las Vegas

RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Assisted in the development of a high pressure physics lab including computer programming, equipment design and manufacturing

¨ Designed and built staging equipment for the precision alignment of two diamond tips

¨ Extensive experience with milling machines, lathes and welding fabrication

TECHNICAL SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE ANSYS, Femlab, Matlab, Mathematica, Solid works, IC Station, Cambridge Material Selector, Microsoft Office