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Andre Kozych
Hoffman Estates, IL 60010
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Detail oriented materials engineer with 2 years of experience in ceramics and composites laboratory work and a background in chemistry.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Brake Parts Inc McHenry, IL
Friction Engineer July 23’-Present
• Raw materials analysis (ceramics, metals) and brake test report writing
(XRF, SEM, EDS, SAE J2522, 2521, etc.)
• DOE, reverse engineering, and process improvement projects
• Company credit card holder

Building Ukraine Together Ukraine
Volunteer September 22’ – April 23’
• Renovated old and war damaged buildings for refugees
• Provided maintenance to 7 Mitsubishi L200 cars for the AFU
Construction Engineering Research Lab(CERL) Champaign, IL
Materials Research Engineer (Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Engineering) August 20’ – August 22’
• Design of experiments, running tests, analysing data and writing reports for two projects
• Developed a preliminary test plan for large scale 4D printing geopolymers (GP’s) (Project 1)
• Tested setup on water loss and thermomechanical characteristics of GP’s, a ceramic
• Developed SOP for synthesis of two alkali silicate solutions halving process time and quadrupling quantity
• Product and material acquisition for over 140K of equipment and over 10K of raw material
• Conducted multiple ASTM weathering and mechanical tests and contributed to a report for the thermoset composite military shelter project (Project 2)
• Presented data and conclusions at bi-weekly meetings (virtual and in-person)
• Co-authored paper: “Flexural Behaviour of 3D printed Concrete Beam with Fiber Reinforcement.” Presented at the International Conference on Ceramics and Composites (1/22)

Geopolymer Lab
Student Researcher
Champaign, IL
September 19’–May 20’
• Explored techniques to 3D print geopolymers - Kriven Group
◦ Assessed various composite compositions for extrudability and workability using techniques developed in house
◦ Used Matter Control printing software to print GPs on a tabletop scale
◦ Initiated rheology testing to determine GP set time

Smalley Steel Ring Company
Wave Springs Intern
Lake Zurich, Illinois
June 19’–August 19’
• Operated and troubleshooted spring coiling machines and other heavy equipment
• Followed blueprints and paperwork associated with numerous orders including SPC and first piece

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering GPA: 3.66/4

Harper College
A.S. Engineering GPA: 3.76/4
Champaign, IL
`August 18’–May 20’

Palatine, IL
August 16’-May 18’

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & LANGUAGES

• Spectrometry (FTIR, NMR, UV-vis), SEM-EDS, DSC, Origin, ImageJ, optical microscopy, ASTM testing, wet chemistry, Minitab, SPC, Microsoft office, materials synthesis, materials knowledge of metals and ceramics, strong mechanical aptitude, troubleshooting, analytical skills, root cause analysis, report writing and presenting, independent worker
• Fluent in Ukrainian, intermediate in Spanish

PROJECTS
• Theoretical fabrication of silver nanowires for high thermal load polarizers (4 mo senior project)
• Perovskite solar cell stability using sol-gel tin oxide (2 mo photovoltaics project)

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
• Organic chemistry
• Plastics Engineering
• Synthesis of Materials
• Mechanics of Materials
• Six Sigma

• Metals Processing
• Electronic Properties of Materials

HONORS

Vicariate I Youth leadership award, Distinguished Trustee Scholar, Harper Honors Scholar, Keramos Honors Society