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Sade Oba

Address: 14414 Lone Willow Ct, Missouri City, TX 77489

E-mail: fooba@seas.upenn.edu

Tel: 713-213-8100

University of Pennsylvania - Introduction to CAD/CAM/CAE, Philadelphia, PA

​Teaching Assistant                                                                                                 Jan 2014 - Present

University of Pennsylvania - Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Philadelphia, PA

​Machine Shop Worker                                                                                            Jan 2013 - Present

  • Teach design concepts, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing techniques & manage class projects

  • Manage the machine shop (manual/CNC mills, drill press, band saw, lathes, Haas Mini Mill and TL-1)

Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, CA

​Animatronics Intern                                                                                            May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Designed and prototyped mechanical systems for the next generation of animatronic figures to be

    featured in Disney's newest theme parks and rides

  • Fabricated silicone molds and skins to test multiple iterations of different figures' facial animations

Education

3650 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

 

Bachelor of Science in Engineering                                                                                                      Exp. Grad: May 2016 

Major: Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics                                                              Cumulative GPA: 3.18

 

Master of Science in Engineering                                                                                                         Exp. Grad: May 2016 

Major: Robotics                                                                                                                                         Cumulative GPA: 3.35

Employment
Software Skills

SolidWorks

SolidCAM

VisualMill

PartWorks 2D

PartWorks 3D

SRP Player

AutoCAD

DWGeditor

Catalyst

Eagle

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Photoshop

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Microsoft Office

 

Fabrication Skills

Manual/CNC Mills

Manual/CNC Lathes

Drill Press

Table/Miter/Panel Saws

Metalforming

Woodworking

Belt/Disk/Powermatic Sander

Surface Finishing

3D Printing

Laser Cutting

Interference fits

Soldering

  • Organize the design/fabrication laboratories housed in the enginering quad & mangae 3D printing jobs.

  • Helped design and manufacture electronic and mechanical components for various contract jobs

University of Pennsylvania
Leadership

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University of Pennsylvania - Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Philadelphia, PA

​AddLab & MEAM Laboratory Assistant                                                              Sept 2012 - Present

NextFab Studio, Philadelphia, PA

​Electronics and Software Engineering Intern                                                May 2013 - Aug 2013

University of Pennsylvania - Introduction to Mechanics Lab 147, Philadelphia, PA

​Teaching Assistant                                                                                             Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Graded lab work & assisted students as they learned MATLAB and physics (mechanics) fundamentals

Rice University - Mechatronics and Haptic Interfaces Lab, Houston, TX

​Summer Research Intern                                                                                    Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Designed the mechanical set-ups and safety enclosures for a Junior-level dynamic systems course.

  • Redesign the Rice Haptic Paddle to include a friction drive and contact force adjustment mechanism

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

​CURE Program Research Intern                                                                         Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

Cooper Industries, Houston, TX

​Corporate EBS Intern                                                                                           Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

Computer Languages

C

HTML

MATLAB

Engineers Without Borders, 2012-2013                                 National Society of Black Engineers, 2011-2013

  • Provided technical support to over 100 employees working in the Houston headquarters

  • Analyzed ELISA assays and validated their significance in the biomarker screening panel

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