Andrew F.

Bell
Current Address:
bell15@illinois.edu
Permanent Address:
75 E. Armory Apt 412, Champaign, IL (217) 377-7144 2700 Spring Drive, Vandalia, IL

EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
College of Engineering
May 2014
GPA: 3.96/4.0
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Highest Honors
Chancellors Scholar, James Scholar, Engineering Deans List: Fall 2009 - May 2014
Hoeft Technology and Management Program
Highly selective, multi-disciplinary 22 hour minor for top 25 business and engineering students
Team-based environment combining engineering and business curriculum to develop top-notch leaders in technology fields

WORK EXPERIENCE
Tesla Motors
Battery Engineering Intern - Palo Alto, CA Sept. 2013Dec. 2013
Designed the external thermal containment silicone seals for the Model S battery pack using Catia V5 solid and surface modeling
Established a key battery pack venting specification by developing a test procedure, apparatus, and DAQ system, then
synthesizing the resulting data with vehicle performance requirements
Performed and documented engineering validation testing on 6 battery enclosure component and cost reduction projects
Microsoft
New Product Introduction Intern - Redmond, WA May 2013Aug. 2013
Facilitated collaboration across 10 functional groups to guide electronic hardware program development and launches
Assembled a program-wide dependency map of build activities for Perceptive Pixel large multi-touch interfaces using Visio
Supported launch activities on-site in Suzhou, China and Tel Aviv, Israel to accelerate a Surface tablet release by 12 months
Mechanical Engineering Intern - Redmond, WA May 2012Aug. 2012
Evaluated a design change proposal to the Xbox Kinect internal gear train by developing a comprehensive model of the
assembly using tolerance, material, finite element, and sensitivity analysis
Performed due diligence at Foxconn and other tier 1 manufacturing partners in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China
InKnowVision Alaska
Lead Engineer - Anchorage, AK / Champaign, IL Nov. 2011Present
Engineered a patent-pending aerating device for boxed wine packaging as an equity-holding member of company leadership
Robert Bosch LLC
Manufacturing Coordination Intern - Fayetteville, NC May 2011Aug. 2011
Implemented Bosch lean manufacturing methodologies on production lines; developed 15 metrics to guide line balancing,
scrap reduction, and value stream design; and responded to root causes of an uncovered $250,000/year scrap problem
Napkin Labs, Inc.
Web Community Manager - Boulder, CO June 2010Aug. 2010
Interfaced with executive team, clients and users while leading a diverse set of projects in web community development,
marketing, sales, customer satisfaction, and web site design for a product design crowdsourcing startup
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
Fighting Illini Triathlon Club - Run Coordinator
Aug. 2011May 2014
Coached run training for team of 40 athletes and competed in USAT Collegiate National Triathlon Championships
John Rogers Group - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jan. 2014May 2014
Improved fabrication of a wearable core temperature monitoring device and designed thermally-representative head model
Hoeft Technology and Management Student Board - Vice President
May 2011May 2013
Organized networking, philanthropic, and extracurricular events to complement the Hoeft programs academic experience
Eco Illini, Illinois Shell Eco Marathon - Body Team
Aug. 2011May 2013
Produced carbon fiber bodies for supermileage vehicles using VARTM composite manufacture techniques
SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
Software: ProE/Creo, Catia V5, Solidworks, Enovia PLM, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C programming, VB, Microsoft Office
Technical skills: CAD, FEA, rapid prototyping, microcontrollers, soldering, shop fabrication, composite manufacture
Illinois Technology Entrepreneur Center Cozad New Venture Competition: 2013 Semi-Finalist, Decanto
Eagle Scout: Boy Scout Troop 401, August 2009