Robert Eugene Bledsaw III

Web: www.oocities.org/robertbledsaw/
E-Mail: rbledsaw@olivet.edu

Age: 18
7880 W. Main St.
Decatur, Illinois 62522
(217) 963-2775
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To master and maintain a current knowledge of Mechanical Engineering, utilizing my computational and
leadership skills, to make a real contribution to the field, and establish the trust, funds, and manpower to
create my own engineering firm.


SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

Drafting and Computer Assisted Drafting
    7 years of experience in the area of technical drawing/drafting, fundamentals of mechanical mathematics, and harnessing C.A.D. software for innovative uses.

Leadership
    Formerly a member of Decatur Area Technical Academy's Student Leadership Association, Scholastic Bowl Varsity Team Captain, and participated in the Youth Leadership Association and now a Teaching Assistant for Olivet Nazarene University's Departments of Mathematics and Engineering.

EDUCATION

Olivet Nazarene University (ONU), Bourbonnais, Illinois
    8 hours Calculus I and II
    6 hours Engineering Design I and II
    5 hours General Physic I
    4 hours General Chemistry I
    3 hours Logics and Computational Engineering
    3 hours Christian Formation
    3 hours College Writing
    3 hours Fine Arts

Richland Community College, Decatur, Illinois
    4 hours Pro|ENGINEER

Sangamon Valley High School, Niantic, Illinois
    4 years Mathematics
    4 years English
    3 years Physics/Biology-Anatomy Sciences
    3 years History
    2 years Decatur Area Technical Academy - C.A.D.
    2 years Industrial Technology


HONORS AND AWARDS
2006
  
SAE Mini Baja Mid-West Competition,
Participated in the design, fabrication, and maintenance of Olivet's Mini-Baja Team car

   Mathematics, Physics, Engineering Tutor,
Tutored small groups of up to 5 students in the fields of Calculus, Physics and Engineering Design

   ONU Mathematics Department Teaching Assistant

   ONU Engineering Department Teaching Assistant

2005
  
World-wide Youth in Science & Engineering State (WYSE),
Won 1st place in the area of Engineering Graphics - 2nd Consecutive Year
    University of Illinois - Urbana

   Illinois Drafting Educator's Association State,
Place 3rd in the 2005 I.D.E.A. Drafting Competition in Machine C.A.D. division
    Illinois State University - Normal

   Illinois Drafting Educator's Association Regionals,
Won 1st place in the 2005 I.D.E.A. Drafting Competition in Machine C.A.D. 2005 - 2nd Consecutive Year
    Richland Community College - Decatur

    World-wide Youth in Science & Engineering Regionals,
Won 1st place for 3 consecutive years (2003-2005) in the area of Engineering Graphics
    Eastern Illinois University - Charleston


2004
   
World-wide Youth in Science & Engineering State,
Won 1st place in the area of Engineering Graphics
    University of Illinois - Urbana


    Illinois Drafting Educator's Association State,
Place 4th in the 2004 I.D.E.A. Drafting Competition in Machine Board division
    Illinois State University - Normal

    World-wide Youth in Science & Engineering Sectionals,
Placed 1st in the area of Engineering Graphics
    Eastern Illinois University - Charleston

    AutoCAD Innovation,
Formulated and simplified a procedure in which to create machine screw threads in base 3-D AutoCAD utilizing solids
    allowing instructors in the county to do same

   Decatur Area Technical Academy Student of the Quarter
,
Honored by being elected D.A.T.A. Student of the Second Quarter

2003
   
D.A.T.A. Participation,
Elected by my home school to participate in a 2 year course at the Decatur Area Technical Academy


REFERENCES

    Dr. Ivor Newsham
Olivet Engineering Chair
Olivet Nazarene University
One University Ave., Bourbonnais, IL, United States of America 60914
Work: 630-
939-5391
e-mail: inewsham@olivet.edu

    Robert R. Cox
Retired Educator
52 Hilltop Dr., Clinton, IL, United States of America 61727
Home: 217-935-4839
e-mail: rrcox@dtnspeed.net