Matthew O'Rourke
Propulsion Engineering Co-op at Specter Aerospace- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Specter Aerospace
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Propulsion Engineering Co-op
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Jul 2023 - Present
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Northeastern University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Laboratory Assistant- Lustig Laboratory
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Apr 2022 - Present
Modeling, assembling, and analyzing a fully functional production plant for Kevlar fibers - Constructing and programming a 3-axis linear stage using Kinesis to record pressure and spectrometry - Designed a custom mounting plate in SOLIDWORKS that minimized material used while maximizing strength - Using SOLIDWORKS model of entire assembly, identified and corrected a height difference between components, saving months of future development time Resected over 75 individual fiber… Show more Modeling, assembling, and analyzing a fully functional production plant for Kevlar fibers - Constructing and programming a 3-axis linear stage using Kinesis to record pressure and spectrometry - Designed a custom mounting plate in SOLIDWORKS that minimized material used while maximizing strength - Using SOLIDWORKS model of entire assembly, identified and corrected a height difference between components, saving months of future development time Resected over 75 individual fiber samples from Kevlar shoot-packs, mounted fibers for milling under a focused ion beam, and prepared milled samples for analysis using atomic force microscopy to support research goal of understanding breakage patterns of Kevlar fibers Show less
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Project Horizon
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Cube Satellite Frame Design Engineer
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Sep 2021 - Present
Boston, Massachusetts, United States -Designed structural members in SOLIDWORKS with engrained heat sinks that decreased weight by 15% and increased surface area by 20% -Interpreted characteristics of frames, deployable antennae, and solar panels against budget parameters and mission requirements, created a decision analysis chart, and communicated results to project and leadership teams
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Northeastern University College of Engineering
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Makerspace Assistant (RedVest)
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Aug 2022 - May 2023
-Mentoring first year students, aiding in the design, fabrication, construction, and analysis of engineered solutions and in the completion of assignments involving MATLAB, Arduino, C++, SOLIDWORKS, and AutoCAD
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Head Lifeguard
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May 2020 - Aug 2022
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, United States -Overhauled the entirety of the existing lifeguard program by securing 475% budget increase, growing staffing by 250%, increasing guarded square footage three-fold, authoring 60 pages of documentation for training and administrative purposes -Ensured smooth day-to-day operations of 1.1 miles of oceanfront and 8 staff
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Education
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Northeastern University
Bachelor of Science - BS -
The Mountain School of Milton Academy
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Milton Academy