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Mark “David” Mills, Jr. 311 17th St., Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401 [email protected] (305) 632-3599 www.linkedin.com/in/MDavidMills EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 2.800/4.0 December 2017 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL Minor: General Business Studies, Dean’s List- Fall 2012 September 2014 June 2012 Norman Lieberman Process Improvement Engineering Course United States Coast Guard OUPV (Six Pack) Licensed Captain Maritime Professional Training, Fort Lauderdale, FL Classification: Operator of a vessel up to 100 tons, up to 100 miles offshore RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE May 2013 – December 2014 Mechanical Engineering Cooperative Student Hunt Refining Company, Tuscaloosa, AL Assisted a forty-day plant-wide shutdown; coordinated a $40M catalyst dump/reload Designed and implemented piping modifications via the construction of job packages Negotiated bids for plant-improvement projects with contractors OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE May 2016 – Present June 2015 – March 2016 September 2014 – January 2016 Undergraduate Research University of Alabama, Combustions Lab Design parts on Solidworks for groundbreaking combustion engine technology research Project Manager Sir Galloway Cleaners, Miami, FL Managed updating outdated software and hardware; increasing overall plant efficiency Managed the purchase and installation of two conveyors; fully automating the assembly and bagging process of dry cleaning, a $250k project (estimated savings due to project: $100k annually) Rockstar College Brand Ambassador Distributed Rockstar energy drink products across campus and in the community April 2011 – Present AWARDS May 2012 May 2012 Board Member at the Woody Foundation Cofounded the Woody Foundation, Inc.; a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization that raises funds for the recovery of people with spinal cord injuries Assisted peers, of which included local business owners, in the decisions made for the best interests of the foundation Created and organized the Lionfish Bash, a spearfishing fundraising tournament held each summer; event raised over $70,000, hosted internationally renowned marine biologists, photographers, business owners, and over 200 participants First place at Spirit of Innovation Challenge Conrad Awards Designed and built a patent-pending, portable water filtration and storage device Ability One Design Challenge Finalist Created a patent-pending device to compete in a design competition. The device is an assistive device to help those who suffer from spinal cord injuries ACTIVITIES August 2012 – May 2016 August 2012 – Present 2011, 2012 Phi Delta Theta, Alabama Alpha Philanthropy Chair, August 2013 May 2014 American Society of Mechanical Engineers University of Alabama Chapter Make-a-splash Swim-a-thon Raised $10,882.63 for paralysis research, single largest fundraiser of the event, two years running Placed third nationally for the ‘Largest High School Student Fundraiser’

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Mark “David” Mills, Jr. 311 17th St., Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401

[email protected] (305) 632-3599

www.linkedin.com/in/MDavidMills

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 2.800/4.0 December 2017 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Minor: General Business Studies, Dean’s List- Fall 2012 September 2014 June 2012

Norman Lieberman Process Improvement Engineering Course United States Coast Guard OUPV (Six Pack) Licensed Captain Maritime Professional Training, Fort Lauderdale, FL Classification: Operator of a vessel up to 100 tons, up to 100 miles offshore

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE May 2013 – December 2014

Mechanical Engineering Cooperative Student Hunt Refining Company, Tuscaloosa, AL • Assisted a forty-day plant-wide shutdown; coordinated a $40M catalyst dump/reload • Designed and implemented piping modifications via the construction of job packages • Negotiated bids for plant-improvement projects with contractors

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE May 2016 – Present June 2015 – March 2016 September 2014 – January 2016

Undergraduate Research University of Alabama, Combustions Lab • Design parts on Solidworks for groundbreaking combustion engine technology research

• Project Manager Sir Galloway Cleaners, Miami, FL • Managed updating outdated software and hardware; increasing overall plant efficiency • Managed the purchase and installation of two conveyors; fully automating the assembly and bagging

process of dry cleaning, a $250k project (estimated savings due to project: $100k annually) Rockstar College Brand Ambassador • Distributed Rockstar energy drink products across campus and in the community

April 2011 – Present AWARDS May 2012 May 2012

Board Member at the Woody Foundation • Cofounded the Woody Foundation, Inc.; a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization that raises funds for

the recovery of people with spinal cord injuries • Assisted peers, of which included local business owners, in the decisions made for the best interests

of the foundation • Created and organized the Lionfish Bash, a spearfishing fundraising tournament held each summer;

event raised over $70,000, hosted internationally renowned marine biologists, photographers, business owners, and over 200 participants

First place at Spirit of Innovation Challenge Conrad Awards • Designed and built a patent-pending, portable water filtration and storage device Ability One Design Challenge Finalist • Created a patent-pending device to compete in a design competition. The device is an assistive device

to help those who suffer from spinal cord injuries ACTIVITIES August 2012 – May 2016 August 2012 – Present 2011, 2012

Phi Delta Theta, Alabama Alpha • Philanthropy Chair, August 2013 – May 2014 American Society of Mechanical Engineers • University of Alabama Chapter Make-a-splash Swim-a-thon • Raised $10,882.63 for paralysis research, single largest fundraiser of the event, two years

running • Placed third nationally for the ‘Largest High School Student Fundraiser’