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Megan Dawkins
400 Nagle Street, Apt. 405  College Station, TX 77840  (512) 657-5434  megandawkins@tamu.edu
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EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas GPA: 3.616 May 2020
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering / Minor in Spanish  will pursue Masters in Electrical Engineering
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Research Scholars, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University August 2018 – Present
 Increase transmittance and stability of semitransparent solar cells for thesis publication and presentation
Andes Solar, Solar EPC, Intern, Santiago, Chile July 2018 – August 2018
 Performed component selection and designed layouts of four 3-9 MW tracking solar farms
 Assisted with wiring diagrams, interconnection plans & quality assurance procedures for 3 MW solar farms
Oncor, Electric Utility, Emerging Technologies Intern, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX May 2018 – June 2018
 Identified power quality effects & signature load curves of Tesla Supercharging stations through
data collection, analysis, and trend summarization for presentation to relevant business units
 Initiated and managed the decommissioning process of a v1.0 Tesla microgrid-scale Energy Storage System
 Investigated how to test & debug technologies used in the Solar Smoothing function of a microgrid
Austin Energy, Electric Utility, Renewable Energy Engineering Intern, Austin, TX May 2017 – August 2017
 Conducted research and interviews related to solar arrays and Distributed Energy Resource (DER) integration
 Authored two technical reports and presented at the American Public Power Association national conference
 Designed, developed, and led change management platform for an $11.5M U.S. Department of Energy
grant-funded project: Austin SHINES (Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Solar PV and Storage)
Aggies Invent, Engineering Entrepreneurship Competition, College Station, TX September 2016 & February 2018
 2nd Place, Performed project management, business model design, materials selection & cost estimations
 Facilitated team involvement, laid out pitch communication plan, presented idea to judges
Inventeer, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Incubator, College Station, TX September 2016 – May 2017
 Performed 3D modeling/drawing, fabrication, and testing for prototype development
 Communicated business idea through video, group presentation, and speech at pitch competition
ACTIVITIES
 Engineers for a Sustainable World, Team Lead & founding Chapter member, College Station, TX October 2016 – May 2018
 Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, top 25% of class, academics, service May 2017 – Present
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, career training, networking, service September 2016 – Present
 Texas A&M Cycling Team, Women’s Coordinator ’17-’18 , Women’s Category C 1st place August 2015 – Present
 Christian Engineering Leaders, Outreach Committee Chair ‘16-’17, Engineering Professionalism September 2015 – Present
o Plan service events, organize mission trip, increase members’ professional development
 Catholic Student Association, Home Group Leader, spiritual development for engineers August 2018 – Present
 Leadership, Emotional, & Social Intelligence Group, Co-Founder, Co-Director January 2017 – May 2018
o Prepare lessons for professional development, lead book study, invite professionals to speak
 3 Day Start-Up, Group Leader, Competitive Entrepreneurship Program, College Station, TX October 2016
 Advocates for Christ Today, lead bible study and small groups at homeless shelter, volunteer September 2016 – May 2018
 Fellowship of Catholic University Students, mission trip to Uruguay, bible study August 2017 – Present
 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, national member, skills building, networking September 2015 – May 2018
OTHER WORK
 Undergraduate Teaching Fellow, tutor students in recitation periods for Engineering Calculus I & II January 2017 – Present
 Yard Worker and Maintenance Technician hands-on field work, fixed boat leaks, blew leaves June 2015 – August 2015
 Hostess, interfaced with guests & answered all queries to ensure highest level of customer service June 2013 – August 2015
HONORS & AWARDS

 Texas A&M Engineering Honors, Texas A&M University Honors, President’s Endowed Scholar August 2015 – Present
 National Merit Commended Student, National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar, UIL Scholar May 2014 – June 2015
SKILLS
CAD, Autodesk Inventor & AutoCAD, SolidWorks Spanish, read, write, speak, listen at intermediate proficiency
MATLAB, intermediate programming abilities Project Management, Gantt charts, presentations, change management

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