Taylor Best18773 Deville Drive

Yorba Linda, CA 92886714-833-8269

tabest@calpoly.edu

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVEI am a second year mechanical engineering major interested in gaining valuable engineering experience during the summer of 2016.

EDUCATIONB.S. Mechanical Engineering Degree with a minor in German expected June 2018 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Cumulative GPA at the end of the 2015 summer quarter 3.39

By the end of this year I intend to have taken: Electric Circuit Theory and Laboratory, Electronics and Laboratory, Philosophy of Design, Introduction to Design, Advanced modeling in SolidWorks, Welding, C programming instruction, Matlab instruction, Measurements & Engineering Data Analysis, Materials Engineering, Mechanics of Materials I & II, and Thermodynamics I & II

WORK EXPERIENCE

Liquid Crystal Research , Cal Poly Physics Department San Luis Obispo, CA — Summer 2015 to present

Participated in Professor Jonathan Fernsler’s research team studying electro-optic responses of liquid crystal cells under changing electric fields.

Accomplishments Designed and machined an experiment setup Data collection, analysis, and presentation

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Club Water Polo Team Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

After six years of high school and youth club water polo, I have moved on to join the team at Cal Poly. This entails practice 5+ days a week and multiple off-campus weekend tournaments.

Accomplishments Balancing my schedule and working with a team First Team Pacific Coast Division, All American Honorable Mention

Cal Poly Space Systems Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

In this club we design and launch student built rockets at various competitions.

Accomplishments Hands-on machining experience Obtained a better understanding of the design, testing, and manufacturing processes

Prototype Vehicles Laboratory Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

This club’s mission is to break the land speed record for the fastest solar powered vehicle.

Accomplishments Learning a lot about mechanical automotive systems Working in a team towards a large common goal