Chia-Chen (Vincent) Su

414 Russell Park Apt 8, Davis, CA 95616 (530) 601-8972 vccsu@ucdavis.edu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/chia-chen-su/89/b1a/a93

OBJECTIVE
A full time position in vehicle dynamics, mechatronics, and mechanical design engineering.
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis Davis, California
M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 09/2013 - 09/2015
Overall GPA: 3.52 / 4.00
National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan
B.S. in Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering 09/2006 - 06/2010
GPA for last 60 credits: 3.37 / 4.00
SPECIALITIES
Computer Skills: MATLAB, Simulink, Solidworks, AutoCAD, WMS, ERP, Microsoft Office, Excel
Computer Languages: Assembly Language, Python, C++
Languages: Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese (Native), English (Proficient)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Engineer, Pegatron Technology Service Inc., Elk Grove, CA 11/2015 Present
Managed inventory of materials, project implementation, and action items in collaboration with IT,
operations, IE, QA, PE, and ME teams by ERP and WMS system.
Planned purchase request and order including oversea and local items.
Improved receiving and shipping method on package process.
Installed new production lines and equipment based on project planning.
Interpret and developed standard operating procedures of equipment maintenance as well as
performing repairs on equipment.
Implemented troubleshooting, testing, and overseeing the production of equipment.
Communicated with customer to ensure that the quality of product and service is exceptional.
Graduate Research Assistant, UC Davis, Davis, CA 07/2014 - 11/2015
Worked on projects involving face image analysis and evaluation for facial recognition, vehicle
identification and velocity analysis, as well as computer evaluation of alternative lighting for highway
applications in AHMCT Research Center at UC Davis.
Researched on linkage models of a human arm in driving.
Private Tutor, Taipei, Taiwan 09/2006 - 08/2013
Tutored mathematics and English to junior high and high school students.
Provided educational studying experience to students.
Second Lieutenant, Republic of China Army, Taoyuan, Taiwan 08/2010 - 07/2011
Served as a team leader in charge of intelligence and security.
Proposed and supervised barracks maintenance of electricity and utilities.
Student Researcher, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 07/2008 - 06/2010
Researched on automatic bicycles as the topic of undergraduate thesis.
Designed and built circuits by welding electronic components onto printed circuit boards.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Linkage Models of a Human Arm in Driving 09/2014 - 09/2015
M.S. graduation project. Determined equations of motion for the models using Lagrange method and
Lagrange multipliers. Simulated and animated the linkage models using MATLAB.
Sensor-based Vehicle and Driver Identification 03/2015 - 06/2015
Evaluated the quality of photographic images and other radar data for vehicle speed and driver
identification.
Sustainable Alternatives in Refrigerator Manufacturing 09/2014 - 12/2014
Analyzed modern refrigerator manufacturing and identified several alternative ways in sustainable
manufacturing of refrigerators: materials change in interior and insulated layers, environmental-friendly
refrigerants, location of freezer.
Motion Transition Comparison 09/2014 - 12/2014
Calculated linear and nonlinear interpolation based on three different representations of angles to do the
transition of motions. Created an interactive user interface as a web application.
Development of a PEM Fuel Cell and Li-ion Battery Hybrid System Model for Use in Optimization
Control Design 03/2014 - 06/2014
Programmed a linear model in MATLAB/Simulink to operate and observe physical dynamics behaviors,
and developed a control method to use the least fuels to produce a maximum energy output as well as
optimize the system.
Automated Parking Tower 09/2009 - 01/2010
Designed and constructed an prototype of automated parking tower by programming a PLC.
Smart Fish Tank 02/2009 - 06/2009
Designed and built an embedded system to monitor the water temperature and oxygen content on a
LCD and to control the water temperature, feeding time as well as illumination time by a microprocessor.
LEADERSHIP
President, NTU Graduating Student Association 07/2009 - 06/2010
Member, NTU Agricultural Student Association 09/2008 - 06/2009
College Representative of Bio-resources and Agriculture, NTU Student Congress 07/2008 - 06/2009
Vice President, NTU Departmental Student Association 09/2006 - 06/2008