1. Justin K. Williams
622 S. Johnson Street (847) 224-9546
Iowa City, IA 52240 justin-williams@uiowa.edu
Summary
Mechanical engineer with experience and a passion in engineering for sustainability. Background in
engineering and data-management software. Proven skills in project management, including a 24 week life
cycle analysis and cost assessment for a turkey product, as well as two benefit concerts that raised $3600
total. Creative thinker, dedicated problem solver, capable employee.
Education
Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering Current GPA: 3.44/4.00
University of Iowa, Iowa City Anticipated Graduation: December 2016
Elective focus area of Energy and the Environment
Minor in Mathematics
Work Experience
Pollution Prevention Services Intern May 2015 – November 2015
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
 Evaluated the resource consumption, cost and environmental impact of a turkey product at West Liberty Foods in
West Liberty, Iowa, and created a template so the project can easily be applied to other products in the future
 Calculated the true cost and energy consumption of resources used throughout the plant, including pneumatic air,
water, steam, ice and refrigeration
 Created a technical report of the product findings and presented it to supervisors
Project Assistant Intern May 2014 - Present
Energy Control Center - University of Iowa
 Solved energy trends of 89 campus buildings as a function of weather (enthalpy) and time of day
 Developed a graphical report for the Associate Director of Energy Conservation to monitor peak trends in
energy use for any building and any time span
 Automated the collection of data using C# and Visual Basic for Applications
Math & Physics Tutor September 2013 – June 2014
Center for Diversity and Enrichment - University of Iowa
 Improvise lessons to explain difficult concepts clearly and comprehensively, tailored to each student’s
individual learning style
Engineering Projects
Co-President August 2015 – Present
American Wind Energy Association – U. Iowa Student Chapter Member since September 2012
 Planned weekly meetings with co-president to provide members with professional experience pertaining to
sustainable energy
 Taught basic 3-dimensional modeling to members using Creo Parametric
 Designed and constructed from scratch the electric stator of an 8’ diameter wind turbine
Energy Audit April 2014
University of Iowa Main Library
 Determined optimal times to implement a low-occupancy power saving plan
 Calculated energy and money savings if computers were automatically shut down at night
 Located a broken occupancy sensor that registered a room as constantly occupied, and determined
resulting power consumption
 Recommended low-cost implementations to conserve energy and reduce expenses to the University
Software
Experience with: AUTO CAD, Creo, ANSYS, C#, Microsoft Excel/VBA, SQL, Perl, Swift