Douglas Van Bossuyt

Space Grant Intern at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Corvallis, Oregon Area

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Education
  • Oregon State University
  • Oregon State University
  • Université de Tunis El Manar
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Douglas Van Bossuyt’s Summary

I have a broad experience base covering many industries and disciplines both within and outside of engineering. My experiences span three continents and four languages. I am a natural leader with a solid background in managing non-profit international engineering organizations, groups of unruly college students in foreign countries, and small groups of people in fast-paced job-shop environments.

I plan to work overseas as the regional director of an engineering division of a large multinational company.

Douglas Van Bossuyt’s Specialties:

SolidWorks, Pro-E, AutoCAD, MasterCAM, I-Deas, Delmia, LabVIEW, Microsoft Office, Square D PLC programming, Allen Bradley PLC programming, Autodesk Inventor, Sketch-It, Machine Shop Equipment (mills, lathes, CNC machines, etc), Arabic, operations management, machine component design, pneumatics design, industrial automation, mechatronics,

Douglas Van Bossuyt’s Experience

  • Research Assistant - Complex Engineered Systems Design Laboratory

    Oregon State University

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    January 2009 — Present (1 year )

    We design ways to make complex system design easier and more efficient.

  • Space Grant Intern

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    (Government Agency; Defense & Space industry)

    June 2009 — August 2009 (3 months)

    I worked on developing new tools and design methodologies for Team-X, the in-house conceptual spacecraft design group.

  • Graduate Student

    National Center for Accessible Transportation

    (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

    September 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 5 months)

    I design wheelchairs to be used in aircraft and perform design theory methodology research.

  • President

    Engineers Without Borders - Oregon State Chapter

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

    April 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 3 months)

    I ran the Oregon State chapter of Engineers Without Borders. We are currently working on a project in El Salvador and are beginning to search for another project to bring online in the next year.

  • Technical Writing Assistant

    Writing Center - Oregon State University

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    October 2005 — June 2008 (2 years 9 months)

    I help clients improve their writing style and technique, and assist in polishing papers, resumes, cover letters, dissertations, and other written documents.

  • Construction Engineering Intern

    Rosendin Electric Inc

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Construction industry)

    June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

    Project management on electrical construction contracts.

  • Intern

    Flextronics international

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; flex; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

    December 2006 — February 2007 (3 months)

    I worked as an assembly tech manager directly supervising a crew of three assembly techs which were building test equipment for Flextronics in direct support of HewlettPackard's global manufacturing and production lines.

  • Assembly Tech Lead

    Flextronics

    (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

    2006 — 2007 (1 year )

  • MECOP Intern

    Electro Scientific Industries

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; esio; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

    April 2006 — September 2006 (6 months)

    New product development team for 3500 machine. Pneumatics systems and controls, cabling, electrical component specification, vendor and supplier interface.

  • DAAD-RISE Research Fellow

    Universität Karlsruhe Institut für Produktentwicklung,

    (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

    July 2005 — September 2005 (3 months)

    I developed six degrees of freedom humanoid robotic shoulder concepts in support of a multi-university/industry partnership program to develop a humanoid robot. I worked with my German colleagues in both English and German.

  • IE3 Intern

    Centre d'études maghrébines à Tunis

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

    January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)

    I assisted coordinating several large international academic conferences, performed information systems support services, and assisted with day-to-day operations of the research facility and library. I worked and communicated with my coworkers and our clients in English, Arabic, and French.

  • Maintenance Engineer Intern

    Marbrerie Tunis Carthage

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mining & Metals industry)

    January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)

    I analyzed marble processing equipment for efficiency improvements and automation potentials. I created paper designs of automation systems for several large marble cutting machines and ran cost benefit analysis of the various possible options to determine the best course of action. I interacted with my coworkers primarily in Tunisian dialect Arabic and some English.

  • MECOP Internf

    Freightliner LLC

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; dcx; Automotive industry)

    April 2004 — September 2004 (6 months)

    I developed and deployed electrical test systems to directly support truck manufacturing at Freightliner's North American facilities. I directly participated in a factory relocation project to move a dashboard assembly line to Utah.

  • AeA Intern

    Planar Systems

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; plnr; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

    June 2003 — September 2003 (4 months)

    I designed and implemented tooling and fixtures in support of LCD assembly, created and revised work instructions, and supported manufacturing.

  • AeA Intern

    Planar Systems

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; plnr; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

    June 2002 — September 2002 (4 months)

    I designed and implemented fixtures in support of EL and LCD assembly, wrote and revised work instructions, and periodically worked as a manufacturing technician.

  • Summer Groundsman and Flagger

    Portland General Electric

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; por; Utilities industry)

    June 2001 — September 2001 (4 months)

    I worked as a flagger and groundsman with line crews repairing and building the electric infrastructure in the Willamette Valley.

  • Team Leader

    NHS Robotics Team

    (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

    September 1997 — June 2001 (3 years 10 months)

    I lead a group of students designing and building international award-winning robots.

Douglas Van Bossuyt’s Education

  • Oregon State University

    MS , Mechanical Engineering , 2007 — 2008

  • Oregon State University

    BS/BA , Mechanical Engineering / International Studies , 2001 — 2007

  • Université de Tunis El Manar

    Arabic 2004 — 2005

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