1. DAVID WHITAKER
190 Forest Place • Brea, CA 92821 • 714-686-7866
davidwhitaker2004@yahoo.com
Education CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Mechanical Engineering Technology
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Course
Work
Relevant Russell Sigler Inc., Brea, CA (3/13-Present) – Technical Engineer (TE)
Experience
 Currently hold a leadership role amongst the TEs within the Southern California Region
o Includes training and creating an internal support structure
 Initially assigned to support two outside sales engineers (SE); $11 million collectively
 Helped to grow one of those SE’s to an anticipated $9 million sustained sales in 2014
 Currently supporting the top SE in the region which includes customer visits and project
management
CAL POLY POMONA FORMULA & BAJA SAE (2009-2013)
 Lead a group of 20+ volunteer students through the design, manufacturing and testing phases
of multiple open wheel racing vehicles from the ground up. In addition to being the lead, I held
various design positions on multiple components of the vehicle along with coordinating the
logistics to ship the team and vehicle to Germany for competition.
 In my time on the team, Cal Poly Pomona moved to the highest ranked team in the state along
with a top 5 placing in the nation and a top 25 placing globally
MEGGITT AIRDYNAMICS, Corona, CA (7/11-9/11) - Engineering Intern
 Provided support for both design and test engineers
 Stryker manual brake release systems
 Stryker hydraulic cooling systems testing
 Vibration and Electronic interference testing
DISNEYLAND, Anaheim, CA (2/11-6/11) – Engineering Intern, Quality Assurance
 Created inspection procedures for teardown and rebuild of attractions based off engineering
drawings and GDT
 Created assembly job plans
 Worked with suppliers to increase their on-time delivery and quality scores
COAST GEOTECHNICAL, INC., La Mirada, CA (9/04-11/08) - Lab Manager
 Prepared and conducted lab work on soil samples
 Trained new employees in lab techniques
 Gathered soil samples in conjunction with various drilling rig companies
 Prepared foundation recommendation reports
D.J. SCHEFFLER, INC., Pomona, CA (1/5/09-8/17/09) - Engineering Intern/Estimator
 Provided SolidWorks drawings for drill rig components
 Job estimation for a variety of projects including new athletic facility at UC Berkeley that was
awarded
 Helped develop a proposal for a new manufacturing facility
Affiliations Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Cal Poly Pomona Formula SAE, Cal Poly Pomona Baja
SAE, Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
C Programming Visual Basic PLC Controllers Fluids I Heat Transfer
Control Systems Thermodynamics IC Engines & Gas Turbines Fluids II Applied GD&T