Pedro Prates
Mechanical Design Lead at Southampton University CanSat- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Level 1 - STK Certification
AGI (Analytical Graphics, Inc.)Mar, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
IELTS Academic - 8.0
IELTS OfficialJul, 2019- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Southampton University CanSat
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United Kingdom
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Design Lead
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Oct 2021 - Present
Finished 5th place out of over 50 teams in the international CanSat USA competition, where I worked as the Mechanical Design Lead in the construction of a can-sized satellite, that was launched to an altitude of around 800m. Finished 5th place out of over 50 teams in the international CanSat USA competition, where I worked as the Mechanical Design Lead in the construction of a can-sized satellite, that was launched to an altitude of around 800m.
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MyTutor.co.uk
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United Kingdom
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E-Learning Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Mathematics and Physics Tutor
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Southampton University Spaceflight Society
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United Kingdom
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Aviation & Aerospace
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1 - 100 Employee
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Society Member
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Feb 2021 - Present
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University of Southampton
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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CubeSat Intern
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Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
A 2 month internship working with a CubeSat demonstrator to create a teaching lab for one of the modules in the Spacecraft Engineering course. A 2 month internship working with a CubeSat demonstrator to create a teaching lab for one of the modules in the Spacecraft Engineering course.
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Embraer
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Brazil
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Engineering Intern
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
• An initial challenge was set by the company, which involved tackling an issue where some of the wings being shipped out were lacking some drill holes, either due to human or robot error• In response to the challenge, I developed a full Python program (GUI made using tkinter) that could convert from aircraft to machine coordinates (and vice-versa) using 3D matrices and thus double check whether the robots had been correctly programmed and had executed what was asked of them• I also had to understand the manufacturing processes that the company used. This had me looking at the assembly line, at the robots used and encouraged me to learn CATIA
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Space-Time Project
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
• Nationwide physics project developed to commemorate the 100 years of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity being scientifically proven on the Island of Principe• Held a leadership position and was in charge of making a promotional video and a website, which turned out to be successful in advertising the project• http://espacotempo.i-c-t.pt/ • Nationwide physics project developed to commemorate the 100 years of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity being scientifically proven on the Island of Principe• Held a leadership position and was in charge of making a promotional video and a website, which turned out to be successful in advertising the project• http://espacotempo.i-c-t.pt/
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Education
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University of Southampton
Master of Engineering - MEng, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering -
Escola Secundária Severim de Faria
High School Diploma, Sciences and Technologies -
Fundação Salesianos
Basic Education