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Erik E. Tang

13349 Sparren Ave ▪ San Diego, CA 92129
858-232-6546 ▪ etang858@gmail.com

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.53 University of California, San Diego 2010

B.S. Environmental Engineering, GPA: 3.59 University of California, San Diego 2008

Provost's Honors: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Relevant Courses:

▪ Specialized: Environmental Engineering Lab I & II, Fluid Mechanics (introductory, advanced), Fluid-Solid Interactions in the Environment, Flow & Transport in the Environment, 21^st Century Energy Technologies, Heat Transfer, Process Modeling/Computation, Thermodynamics, Computational Methods, Mechanics- Statics; Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics; Urban landscapes

▪ Graduate Courses: Flow and Transport in Porous Media, Fluid Mechanics I&II, Compressible flow, Introduction to Turbulence and Turbulent Mixing, Numerical Methods for ODE’s, PDE’s, and Control (I&II), Applied Innovation

Research:

Temporal & Spatial Scales of Variability in Bivalve Connectivity, Research Scientist

Fall ‘08-Spring ‘10

▪ Running, debugging, modifying advection/ADCIRC code ▪ Analyzing model results ▪ Technical Writing

Course Projects:

Business Plan and Presentation of Green Startup- Green Link, Member

Spring ‘09

▪ Formed business teams ▪ Conducted extensive market and technical research

▪ Created a business plan ▪ Pitched the business to investors

Jack In The Box Goes Green (Water conservation), Team Leader

Spring ’08

▪ Analyzed water usage ▪ Calculated Return on Investment ▪ Recommended conservation strategies

Extracurricular Design Projects:

Remotely Operated Vehicles Competition, Team Leader

Spring ‘04

▪ Constructed robot, underwater camera system and controls

▪ Competed in navigating and obtaining underwater objects

White Seabass Rehabilitation Research Project, Team Leader

Summer ‘03-Summer ‘04

▪ Performed weekly chemical monitoring

▪ Analyzed environmental impact of the White Seabass (EIR)

Private tutoring 08/2008 - Present

▪ Tutor all subjects - specialize in Math and Science (Grade 8-College)

VisionShock San Diego 02/2009 – 01/2010

▪ Event promoter ▪ Networking/marketing/customer service ▪ Employee & guest management

Brian Austin Enterprises 08/2008 - 09/2009

▪ Aided in mechanical design of fuel fins and product development

▪ Conducted prior art analysis ▪ Wrote description/specifications for patent application

UCSD Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department 04/2008 - 06/2008

▪ MAE 124: Introduction to Environmental Engineering ▪ Aided students in course material

▪ Graded assignments ▪ Settled disputes with regard to grades

D-Max Engineering 06/2006 - 06/2007

▪ Worked on Dry Weather Monitoring reports during dry season ▪ Collected field data

▪ Performed data entry ▪ Constructed water sampling database

Fugro Pelagos, Inc. 06/2003 - 09/2003

▪ Worked on bathymetric surveying and cartography

▪ Equipment: Multimeter; Oscilloscope; Soldering Iron
▪ Languages: English; Chinese (Teochew); Vietnamese

▪ Computer: EMACS, Matlab, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Windows Environment, Unix Environment

▪ Vice President UCSD Association of Environmental Professionals

▪ President of UCSD Paintball Club

▪ National Honors Society, member

▪ National Society of Collegiate Scholars, member

▪ Natural History Museum Plant Atlas Project, member