1. 2015 Portfolio
Julie Meyerson
BS Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Graduating May 2016
Global Engineering (GEARE) and
Global Studies Minors
Entrepreneurship Certificate
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2. My GEARE Adventures
Julie Meyerson
Mechanical Engineering
2015 Cohort
Abstract
Joining the GEARE Program was the best decision I have made at Purdue. Since middle school I knew I wanted to study abroad, and
GEARE allowed me to take this to a whole new level. Not only did I get to study in Spain for a full semester, but I got to work a summer
engineering internship in Germany and participate in a Global Design Team in Cameroon. I also used my previous Spanish credits and a
culture class to obtain a Global Engineering Minor. GEARE allowed me to gain valuable work and technical experience with a global
emphasis. These experiences pushed me past my comfort zone and forced me to think critically about the world around me and the life I
want to lead.
Spain Germany Cameroon
Lasting ImpactsDomestic Internship Special Thanks to
• Studied spring
semester abroad in
Madrid
• Lived in the city
center
• Worked on technical
projects with Spanish
students
• Weekly meetings with
“culture buddies”
• Traveled all around
Europe
• Worked in for Molex in
Walldorf, Baden-
Württemberg
• Lived in Heidelberg
• Intern Inside Sales
Engineer
• Answered customer
questions and fielded
potential leads
• Explored Germany and
nearby countries
• Participated in PUP (Purdue Utility
Platform) Global Design Team
• Work to create hauling vehicles for
farming and general transportation
• Will travel to Africa for a month
• Upcoming senior design project will
design and build rural ambulance
attachments for motorcycles
• Designing improved maize grinder
• Molex headquarters in
Lisle, Illinois near Chicago
• Sales and Marketing Intern
• Researched potential
markets
• Networked to find
international possibilities
• Met amazing people from all
over Europe and the world
• Learned that I want to
continue to live an
international life
• Improved Spanish and picked
up some German
• Molex, particularly Graham Brock, Doreen
Cwik, Onintza OtamendiIza, and Henry
Fuerniss
• OPP Office, particularly Joe Tort, Eckhard
Groll, and Tina Alsup
• Study abroad coordinators and UC3M staff
…
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3. Business

4. Engineering
 Designed and optimized tool to ease assembly of thin wires into
leads for implantable neurostimulators
 Developed process for making the tool in house
 Tool sped up production and reduced amount of failed products
 Created binders to show investors products and formally trained
assemblers and boss fabrication process
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5. Technical Sales
 Designed technical solutions for
customers products
 Lead target customer research that led
to a $34 million
 Answered technical customer questions
through email and telephone
 Participated in customer sales calls
 Worked second summer in Germany
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6. Manufacturing
 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Trained
 Ran trial runs incorporating new materials into
next generation products
 Designed mechanisms for distributing materials
in the assembly line
 Created and facilitated product validation
experiments
 Experience with climate-controlled and ESD
protection environments

7. Entrepreneurship  Earned Purdue Entrepreneurship Certificate
 Created business plan for compact metal 3D
printer using select laser sintering (SLS)
 Developed idea for improved travel
coordination between friends
 Participated in Startup Weekends and
technology competition
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8. Design Projects

9. Heat and Mass Transfer Lab
 Performed formal experiment to determine if
pausing during Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
printing negatively affected print quality
 Calculated theoretical values for cooling rates
 Confirmed hypothesis
 Presented findings verbally and in writing to
professor and peers
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10. Machine Design
 Designed gears, bearings, shafts and housing
to optimize reliability, weight, price, and
ease of assembly
 Created computer programs to analyze
varying forces on a shock absorption system
 Developed a torpedo loading apparatus
 Wrote Matlab code to predict motion of
complex linkage systems
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11. Robot Projects
 Developed Lego robot to transport 6” cube around track to
simulate warehouse retrieval robots
 Created custom part with Stereolithographic (SLA) printer
to provide better support for motors next to box cavity
 Built different Lego robot to move at 0.3 ft/s without the
use of any wheels or rolling devices
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12. Water Filter
 Designed an improved personal water filter aimed
at post-disaster situations
 Followed formal design process to brainstorm
solutions, evaluate important features, and make
design decisions
 Presented findings to industry experts and peers
 Built prototype of design with 3D printers
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13. Volunteering for Autism
 Lead design of interactive tree house
for Camp Riley, a summer camp for
children with disabilities
 Developed and produced finger guides
to aid people with fine motor
difficulties interact with technology
 Designed and 3D printed replacement
game pieces for Special Education
classrooms
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14. For fun

15. 3D Printing
 Works in the Mechanical Engineering 3D print lab,
teaching students and faculty printer use and
repairing any malfunctions
 Original member of Purdue’s 3D printing club
 Often designed parts in Solidworks or Inventor
 Built my own 3D printer

16. Maker World
 Attended multiple Maker Faires all around
the country
 Secretary for the Purdue Maker club,
where we teach skills such as laser cutting,
3D printing, and wearable technology
 Hackathon participant and volunteer
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17. Society of Women Engineers
 Voted “Most Valuable Chair” for
position as Social Chair, where I lead
membership engagement activities.
 First “Member of the Week” for fall
2015
 3-time intramural hockey champion
 SWEetie Sidekick Superhero, where I
mentor freshmen engineers
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18. Mountain Biking
 Purdue Outing Club Mountain Biking Consultant
where I taught students how to mountain bike
 Helped develop the logistics behind a bikes share
program on campus
 Worked as a sales associate in a bicycle store
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19. Traveling
 Studied an engineering semester
abroad in Madrid
 Shorter term-study abroad programs to
Russia and Taiwan
 Volunteers to speak English with
international students
 Enjoy traveling all around the world