Gladys Cruz: in Lancaster, CA

• Prepared Quality Assurance (QA) training workshop materials educating assembly line workers on how to minimize errors and prevent €1,000,000 monthly losses • Optimized the Document Management System (DMS), increasing QA transparency between manufacturing departments • Researched and prepared process audit summaries focusing on safety protocols • Learned about ISO 9001 for Quality Management

• Applied Finite Element Methods and Java programming to solve Partial Differential Equations that represent how patterns form in biological systems • Implemented MATLAB scripts to plot the two-dimensional pattern propagation in Zebrafish • Presented research findings at the SACNAS 2012 National Conference and was awarded the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation Award

• Placed in safety and aesthetics at the ASME International Human Powered Vehicle Challenge • Managed a team of peers to develop a custom recumbent vehicle focused on practicality and use of only human power • Converted initial concepts to Solidworks models and performed FEA simulations to test the frame design’s theoretical strength • Procured team sponsorships that defined the project budget • Collaborated with vendors and specialists to procure parts and meet deadlines • Worked under the guidance of an experienced machinist to make our custom parts and frame • Devised and implemented load stress tests for the frame and roll cage • Presented a comprehensive design report to a panel of judges

• In charge of inventory of the supplies and equipment for the division • Organized stock rooms • Made spreadsheets and invoices • Drove to different brigades to ensure all equipment is accounted for