TODD KENT · Design Fundamentals I: Perception Using a top floor loft space, design an apartment...
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TODD KENT [email protected] Permanent Address: 4651 Sheldon St., Philadelphia, PA 19127 (856) 905-3679 Full Portfolio: www.twmmedia.com/toddkent/tkportfolio.pdf WORK EXPERIENCE Senior Test Engineer, Good Housekeeping Magazine, New York, NY (December 2006 – August 2009) Evaluate consumer electronics, automotive products, home improvement goods, and toys for editorial use, advertisement, and Good Housekeeping Seal use. Meet with manufacturers and attend trade shows to preview new products and stay current on market trends. Obtain samples, develop testing methodology, and create any testing apparatuses required. Compile story ideas to be featured in the magazine. Assist editors in producing simple yet accurate magazine articles based on testing and result. Film nationally syndicated GH TV segments as a spokesperson for Good Housekeeping. Mechanical Engineering Intern, Bresslergroup Inc., Philadelphia, PA (June 2006 - December 2006) Documented and modeled projects with CAD software. Brainstormed and problem solved innovative solutions in product and mechanical design for concept generation. Explored and constructed experiments and prototypes for development engineering. Machinist’s Apprentice, Schickling Tool and Engineering, Runnemede, NJ (June 2005 – June 2006) Aided in design and machining of custom metal work. Quoted projects and communicate with costumers and suppliers. Produced project drawings and calculations and order materials. Contractor Assistant, Tom Welch Contracting, Cherry Hill, NJ, (June 2004 – December 2005) Performed desired tasks of demolition, construction, and renovation. Woodworker, self-employed, Cherry Hill, NJ, (1997- present) Design and build one of a kind pieces of art and function. EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA Masters of Science in Engineering in Integrated Product Design, expected December 2010 University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Science in Engineering, May 2006 Major: Mechanical Engineering. Minor: Mathematics, Architecture Cumulative GPA: 3.6; Major GPA: 3.8 (16 courses) Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List 2004-2005, 2005-2006 Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, NJ Honor Roll for four years, Graduated Magna Cum Laude, June 2002 Related Coursework: Needfinding Design for Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing Processes Industrial Design I Product Design Design of Contemporary Products Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Statics and Strength of Material Heat and Mass Transfer Introduction to Flight Electrical Circuits and Systems Robotics Engineering Entrepreneurship Vibrations of Mechanical Systems Dynamics Design of Mechatronic Systems Visualization I & II: Drawing and Design, Drawing and Communication Design Fundamentals I & II: Perception, Structure and Metaphor Creative Thinking & Functional Iteration in Design Computer Skills: SolidWorks, ProEngineer, AutoCAD, Maple, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator Organizations: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials Committee F15:49, Engineers Without Borders
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TODD KENT [email protected]
Permanent Address: 4651 Sheldon St., Philadelphia, PA 19127 (856) 905-3679
Full Portfolio: www.twmmedia.com/toddkent/tkportfolio.pdf
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Test Engineer, Good Housekeeping Magazine, New York, NY (December 2006 – August 2009)
Evaluate consumer electronics, automotive products, home improvement goods, and toys for
editorial use, advertisement, and Good Housekeeping Seal use.
Meet with manufacturers and attend trade shows to preview new products and stay current on
market trends.
Obtain samples, develop testing methodology, and create any testing apparatuses required.
Compile story ideas to be featured in the magazine.
Assist editors in producing simple yet accurate magazine articles based on testing and result.
Film nationally syndicated GH TV segments as a spokesperson for Good Housekeeping.
Mechanical Engineering Intern, Bresslergroup Inc., Philadelphia, PA (June 2006 - December 2006)
Documented and modeled projects with CAD software.
Brainstormed and problem solved innovative solutions in product and mechanical design for
concept generation.
Explored and constructed experiments and prototypes for development engineering.
Machinist’s Apprentice, Schickling Tool and Engineering, Runnemede, NJ (June 2005 – June 2006)
Aided in design and machining of custom metal work.
Quoted projects and communicate with costumers and suppliers.
Produced project drawings and calculations and order materials.
Contractor Assistant, Tom Welch Contracting, Cherry Hill, NJ, (June 2004 – December 2005)
Performed desired tasks of demolition, construction, and renovation.
Woodworker, self-employed, Cherry Hill, NJ, (1997- present)
Design and build one of a kind pieces of art and function.
EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA
Masters of Science in Engineering in Integrated Product Design, expected December 2010
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, May 2006
Major: Mechanical Engineering. Minor: Mathematics, Architecture
Cumulative GPA: 3.6; Major GPA: 3.8 (16 courses)
Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List 2004-2005, 2005-2006
Cherry Hill High School East, Cherry Hill, NJ
Honor Roll for four years, Graduated Magna Cum Laude, June 2002
Related Coursework:
Needfinding Design for Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Industrial Design I Product Design Design of Contemporary Products
Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Statics and Strength of Material
Heat and Mass Transfer Introduction to Flight Electrical Circuits and Systems
Robotics Engineering Entrepreneurship Vibrations of Mechanical Systems
Dynamics Design of Mechatronic Systems
Visualization I & II: Drawing and Design, Drawing and Communication
Design Fundamentals I & II: Perception, Structure and Metaphor
Creative Thinking & Functional Iteration in Design
Computer Skills: SolidWorks, ProEngineer, AutoCAD, Maple, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator
Organizations: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials
Committee F15:49, Engineers Without Borders
Body and Mechanical Hybrid
Arch 201. Visualization I: Drawing and Design Develop a new entity derived from the hybrid of a mechanical device and the part of the body that uses the device
Body Envelope: Studies
ARCH 202. Visualization 2: Drawing and Communication Develop a body envelope that supports and communicates a metamorphosis that occurs when a portion of the body moves
Body Envelope: Final Design
ARCH 202. Visualization 2: Drawing and Communication
The Habitual: Photo and Text
ARCH 301. Design Fundamentals I: Perception Develop habitats that support and communicate two habitual tasks – one that occurs during the day and one that occurs at night.
The Habitual: Elevations
ARCH 301. Design Fundamentals I: Perception
The Habitual: Photos and Renderings
ARCH 301. Design Fundamentals I: Perception
The Habitual: Final Apartment
ARCH 301. Design Fundamentals I: Perception Using a top floor loft space, design an apartment with an indoor and outdoor environment that houses the habitats and further develops their themes
The Habitual: Final Apartment
ARCH 301. Design Fundamentals I: Perception
Architectural Representation of Moby Dick: Presentation Board
ARCH 401. Architecture and Landscape Design Using an empty site in Southern Philadelphia, construct a hotel and museum that embody a concept communicated in the novel, Moby Dick.
Architectural Representation of Moby Dick: Images
ARCH 401. Architecture and Landscape Design
Architectural Representation of Moby Dick: Details
ARCH 401. Architecture and Landscape Design
Technical Drawing: ProEngineer
Project Worked on while at Bresslergroup Inc. Full Service Product Development Firm
Technical Drawing: ProEngineer
Project Worked on while at Bresslergroup Inc. Full Service Product Development Firm
Gear Movement Assembly: Breadboard Model for Testing
Project Worked on while at Bresslergroup Inc. Full Service Product Development Firm
Hollow Shaft Study: Stress and Strain COSMOSXpress
BD Bactec FX: LED Display Implementation
Project Worked on while at Bresslergroup Inc. LED Display that indicates the result of a blood sample analysis
