Omar Valle

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Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May 2008 California State University, ChicoGPA: 3.829
Manga Cum Laude

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, 2001 University of California, Berkeley GPA: 3.524

Experience

Summer 2007, 2008	Tooling Engineer InternAerojetRancho Cordova, CA Engineered tools for rocket motor fabrication and testing Performed stress analysis on concept tools before final design using Finite Element Analysis software and hand calculations Participated in Design Reviews for concept tools Aerojet Work Product Portfolio
Summer 2006	Engineering InternCity of Yuba CityYuba City, CA Resolved design and financial conflicts between the City, contracted engineering firm, and construction company for $22 million Water Treatment Plant Expansion Project Utilized construction management software to review Submittals and Change Orders as well as respond to Requests for Information (RFI’s) Participated in weekly construction progress meetings Reengineered and drafted plans for the City’s well-water filtration system to meet Federal AWWA standards Wrote technical papers describing the City’s water distribution system Performed final verification of monthly payout to construction company Organized and maintained City plans pertaining to the water distribution system
Summer 2005	Shift Manager/WeighmasterLomo Cold StorageLive Oak, CA Supervised a crew of 12 forklift drivers Coordinated shipping and receiving of 100+ truckloads of fruit per day, including storage and inventory of fruit waiting for shipment
Summer 2004	Chemical Use SupervisorPacific Coast ProducersLive Oak, CA Monitored chemical use for over 40 Northern California peach growers Worked with growers to maintain compliance with legal regulations and determined legal harvest dates
August 2001 - January 2004	Deputy Probation OfficerSutter CountyYuba City, CA Supervised a caseload of 30 highly at risk juveniles, including generating case plans through collaboration with other agencies, making recommendations to the court, and insuring compliance with the terms of their probation Helped to create an after school program, in which groups of 30 youth were given basic counseling and taught life skills over a 15 week period Investigated pending adult court cases and made sentencing recommendations to the court, handling at least six cases per week

Certificates & Awards

Engineer in Training (EIT), October 2006
Department of Mechanical Engineering Community Service Award, May 2007

Relevant Courses

Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Energy Systems
Finite Element Analysis
Data Acquisition
Control Systems
Linear Circuits
Machine Design
Materials Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Fluid Mechanics
Manufacturing
Senior Project

Current technology in computer processors show a trend in increasing power consumption and a decrease in size. As a result, the heat density of processors is increasing and will continue to increase due to ever changing technology. Given such high heat densities, air cooling is no longer an effective means of removing heat for these devices, simply because its thermal properties are inadequate.

Liquid cooling is the most efficient technique for high heat removal. However, with the use of current liquid cooling technologies, hydraulic resistance is high, limiting the effectiveness of liquid cooled heat dissipation devices.

The goal of this project is to develop a high performance heat dissipation device that maintains a low hydraulic resistance.

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Computer Skills

Relevant Software

Solidworks
Unigraphics
COSMOS
FloWorks
ALGOR
Matlab
MathCAD
Mathmatica
PSpice
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project
Construction Management Data Tracking System (CM-DTS)

Memberships

American Society of Mechanical Engineers