1. BENJAMIN J. CHANDLER
620 Four Seasons Blvd, Aurora, IL. 60502 (331)442-6924 bchandl2@hawk.iit.edu
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
SUMMARY
DEGREED MECHANICAL ENGINEER seeking a position allowing for teamwork and requiring
personal responsibility for follow-through of assigned tasks. Some experiences include:
 Locating and correcting bottlenecks in the Supply- Chain Order Management system at
Doran Scales in Batavia.
 Designed a portable Ramen cooker
 Interacted with Custom Aluminum Extrusions in Elgin, Jernberg in Chicago and Greenlee
in Rockford.
ACADEMIC COURSES
Materials Science, Dynamics, Statics, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Mechanics,
Thermodynamics, Design for Innovation, Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Heat and Mass
Transfer, Design of Machine Elements, Mechanical Laboratory, Applied Thermodynamics,
System Analysis of Controls, Manufacturing Processes, Design of Thermal Systems, Design of
Mechanical Systems, Complex Algebra and Matrices, Calculus, Physics.
KNOWLEDGE & SOFTWARE BASE
CAD based drafting employing versions 2008-2015 AutoCAD, Inventor Professional and
Educational, Excel, Word, C++, MATLAB, SolidWorks, Hypermesh, LabView, Abaqus, JMAG,
Creo, Adobe.
EDUCATION
8/2012 – 5/2015: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL
8/2010 – 5/2012: Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL for general transfer credits
8/2006 – 5/2010: Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, IL.-graduated 05/23/2010
AFFLIATIONS & AWARDS
2015 Participated in a team build for a Portable Ramen Cooker
2015 Participated in a team build for an Electrostatic Pet Brush
2015 Participated in an IPRO for Tempel Steel – optimizing motor efficiency in Chicago, IL
2014 Member ASME IIT
2014 Participated as Judge in Vex Robotics Competition at Nequa High School in Naperville, IL
2013 Participated as Speaker in AEC conference at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, IL
9/2013 Participated in Tour at Custom Aluminum Extrusions in Batavia, IL
2013 Participated in an IPRO for Doran Scales in Batavia, IL
2012 Recipient of STEM Scholarship
2012 – Present – Recipient of Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
2010 Future City Competition and Math Counts Judge
2009 Silver Medalist Career Qualified ACT
2009 Member of Link Crew Leaders
2009 Placed 10th in Machine Board State Competition for SkillsUSA
2009 E-Week @ IIT Ada Rice Campus-Volunteer (SEAOI) Wheaton, IL
2009, 2010 Skills USA – WVHS-State Qualified Candidate in Technical Drafting
2006-2009 WVHS Math Team