Yanbo Yao has studied mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley and Ohlone College. At UC Berkeley, he has worked on numerous projects involving design, programming, and hands-on skills. These projects include designing an organic fertilizer facility using Solidworks, designing parts for a human-powered vehicle club, developing an anti-spill cup holder using LabVIEW and sensors, researching fuel cooling for an internal combustion engine, and group projects involving mechatronics design and product development. He also has experience volunteering with the American Red Cross and tutoring calculus. Yanbo is proficient in CAD programs, microcontrollers including Arduino, and has hands-on skills in areas like circuit design, 3D printing,

1. Yanbo Yao
Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94709 | E-Mail: yaoyanbo0913@berkeley.edu | Phone: (510) 648-6866
Education
University of California, Berkeley Aug 2014 – Dec 2016
Major: Mechanical Engineering | Senior
Coursework: Intro Computer Programming, Microelectronic Circuit, Solid Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics,
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Mechatronics Design, Dynamics System/Feedback,
Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems Design, Mech. Systems for Mechatronics, Product Development, Mech. Engineering Lab
Ohlone College, Fremont Aug 2012 – May 2014
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Coursework: Engineering Graphics and Design, Material Engineering
Projects and Experience
Organic Fertilizer Project| Glaum Egg Farm, 100 Marsh Ln, Watsonville, CA June 2016 – Present
• A facility that used animal wastes to make fertilizer from a series of chemical reactions
• Draw the whole facility using Solidworks
Active Member of Human Powered Vehicle Club | UC Berkeley Jan 2015 – Present
• Designed the steering wheel and chains using Solidworks
• Used milling machines to make parts, polished models, and made a carbon fiber shell
Anti-Spill Cup Holder (Mechatronics Design & LabVIEW Programming) | UC Berkeley Jan 2016 – May 2016
• Components: an inner ring, an outer ring, an U-shape frame, a cup inside the inner ring, two servomotors, actuators, a myRIO
• Programming: LabVIEW, and PID controllers
• Function: balancing the water inside the cup in 2D; an ideal cup holder for Parkinson and drivers
Internal Combustion Engine: Cooling Intake Fuel (Senior Research) | UC Berkeley Jan 2016 – May 2016
• Cooling device: ice locker, copper coil tubing, two types of insulation (cotton and polyfoam) on the exposed portion of the tubing
• Research objective: to quantify the tradeoff between improved efficiency and increased emission for an IC engine when the fuel
was cooled at the intake
“Bulter Board” Group Project (Solidworks & Product Development) | UC Berkeley Jan 2016 – May 2016
• Components: a board with many holes, different kinds of accessories which could be plug into the holes
• Development: conducted 70 interviews; summarized user needs; selected top ideas; made prototypes; collected feedbacks; modified
• Function: provided an affordable and compact modular storage system to meet various organizational needs
“Trans Box” Group Project (Mechatronics Design & Programming) | UC Berkeley Aug 2015 – Dec 2015
• Components: a box (as a head) with two legs attached at its bottom, two continuous tracks (as feet) and six servomotors (as joints),
an Arduino Due, an XBEE shield, an H-Bridge controller, and a power regulation circuit
• Programming: wrote Arduino code to control initial positions and rotational speeds of servo and DC motors
• Function: Movement in three modes: walking, ice-skating, and rolling; glove with three sensors could switch modes
“Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robot” Control Project (Simulink & Matlab) | UC Berkeley Jan 2015 – May 2015
• Built Simulink models, and wrote Matlab code to control the input (rotational speed of motors)
• Tested different control strategies (P, PI, and PID control) to make the input stay close to the reference when disturbance occurred
Popsicle-stick Vibrating Hopper Robot (Circuit Design & Programming) | UC Berkeley Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
• Components: an airplane-shaped body made of popsicle-sticks, an MSP430 microcontroller, springs, motors, nuts, LEDs, circuits
• Programming: Code Composer Studio
• Function: bounced and blinked periodically

2. Space Shuttle Group Design Project (SolidWorks) | Ohlone College Aug 2013 – Dec 2013
• Designed parts: a nose, a body, two wings, three turbines, and a vertical tail
• Modified dimensions, assembled parts, and made an animation of the flying motion
Flashlight Design Project (SolidWorks) | Ohlone College Jan 2013 – May 2013
• Part design and assembly: shell, bulb, lampshade, rubber ring, battery case, threads, and screws
Volunteer | American Red Cross Blood Donation Center, Newark, CA Jan 2014 – May 2014
• At reception desk: answered the phone, made registrations and appointments, and let donor read instructions
• At canteen: chatted with donors, checked if they were healthy, brought them snacks, and let them sit for a while
Calculus Tutor | Math Learning Center of Ohlone College, Fremont, CA Jan 2013 – May 2013
• Help students with homework problems and teach problem-solving techniques
Skills and Interests
Computer skills: Excel, Matlab, Simulink, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Arduino
Hands-on skills: Milling machine operations for part fabrication, 3-D printing, Circuit design on breadboards, Soldering surface and
through-hole mounts
Language skills: Mandarin (native), and fluent English
Interests: Drawing anime characters, playing the accordion and classical guitar (beginner), travel and cultural studies