Miguel Guizado Garza

Recent graduate from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Economics. As a first generation engineer, I have experience in project management, AutoCAD design, lean manufacturing, thermodynamics, combustion, and international business. I have great passion for renewable energies, efficient design, helping people have access to equal opportunities, learning new disciplines, and exploring new cultures. I am currently looking for a full-time job that will allow me to expand my knowledge in new technologies that push humanity forward

With a strong passion to make a change in the engineering world, I have had different professignal experiences that have allowed me to experience multiple aspects of engineering projects. Recently, my senior capstone project was focused on Penn State Ultrasound Transducer research, where I worked with a team of biomedical engineers to design the matching layer of an ultrasound transducer. Without prior knowledge or experience in ultrasound, I was able to design a MATLAB code that used a Tschebyscheff function to calculate the required thickness of the matching layer for our project, since that was my job as the ME. Furthermore, I helped my team accomplish better results by learning how to make our matching layer material.
With Engineers in Action, I oversaw project, design, and construction management after the former construction and project manager decided to quit. Thus, I made sure that the project was done in a timely manner, using an efficient amount of resources, and kept a strong communication with my team as well as EIA’s board of directors.
During my internship in KHS, I worked with professionals across Germany and India to learn about worldwide manufacturing distribution, the efficiency in using CATIA for part selection and easier assemblies and used VR to simulate assembly rooms for an efficient placement of engineering systems.
Finally, throughout my courses in The Pennsylvania State University, I have had the opportunity to work in vibration and mechanical laboratories where I tested various strengths of materials. I have also used MATLAB to simulate an internal combustion engine with different fuels, used my thermodynamic knowledge to design a swimsuit capable of resisting cold temperatures at high pressures, and simulated the lifetime of a lithium battery using Simulink. 

I graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Economics.