David C. Byrne

Objective To obtain a Minuteman Scholarship.

Education University of California, San Diego

Major: NanoEngineering Minor: Business Expected date of graduation: June 2018

California State University, Chico Butte Community College Graduate of Durham High School, Durham, CA

Class of 2013 – Graduated at 15 years old

Skills Well versed in lab operations Adept in the research process Proficient in C programming, MATLAB, and LabView

Army National Guard ROTC Minuteman Scholarship recipient Guaranteed Reserve Forces after graduation Member of C Troop, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry - Infantry

Work Experience Winter, 2014 – present – Lead Laboratory Assistant – 20 hours/week

Graduate Materials Research Center, UC San Diego Working in fast-paced, innovative environment Design and construct instructional labs from supervisor specifications Design and construct research experiments Maintain and order equipment as needed Worked on vacuum pumps and parts for multimillion-dollar electron microscope

Winter, 2014 – present – Research Assistant Assist in the Nanoengineering research of Dr. Kenneth Vecchio

Perform heat treatments on martensitic steel samples Complete stress test according to the ASTM E8 standard Execute Rockwell B and C scale hardness tests Used optical microscopy and x-ray diffraction to examine metallographic sections

Winter, 2015 – Spring, 2015 – Laboratory Assistant Assistant in the Center for NanoBioElectronics

Summer 2015 – Electronic Warfare Engineer Air Force Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base Performed in-depth test and evaluation of radar systems

Fall 2015 – Present – Materials Engineering Intern Scoperta, Inc. Create and test new hardfacings

Awards Spotlight of the Month – February 2015

Received due to high contributions to the community and organization of events Outstanding Leadership Award – Summer 2015

The Society of American Military Engineers For outstanding performance at ROTC Cadet initial Entry Training

Box #20406, 9450 Gilman Dr.La Jolla, CA 92092 E-Mail: dcbyrne@ucsd.eduCell: 5305703351

Volunteer Work Spring, 2014 – Participant, UCSD Junkyard Derby (fundraiser for student scholarships) 2010 – 2013 - Community Service Projects 2010 – 2013 - Interact (Youth organization associated with Rotary)

School fundraisers and events Community projects (Crab Feed Dinner, Harvest Festival Day parade)

2010 – 2013 – Tutor, California Scholarship Federation

Extracurricular Fall, 2013 - UCSD Rugby 2010 – 2013 - Mock Trial - Defense Team Captain

ReferencesJoseph Wang - Chairman of Nanoengineering, UCSD – EmployerKenneth Vecchio – Professor, former Chair of Nanoengineering