Josh Tatnall

Soon-to-be-graduating mechanical engineering student, who enjoys the challenges of engineering as a career and a hobby, is seeking a mechanical engineering position to utilize my education, experience, and lifelong passion by providing technical, hands-on skills in a professional environment.

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) College Station, TX

Student Engineer/Designer September 2022-May 2023

• Designed tool to find flow rate through intergranular, highly branched, three-dimensional cracks usually caused by water stress corrosion
• Met regularly with company president regarding needs and possible resources for the project
• Researched potential materials for team design based on given conditions
• Fabricated apparatus to test customer supplied specimens (1.5” diameter x 0.5” thick steel disks) for leak behavior
• Provided experimental data in weekly progress and final reports to sponsor for future research

Student Mechanic January 2022-Present

• Assisting the team for 24 Hours of Lemons, an endurance race series with net $500 car budget 
• Stripped weight, swapped V6 engine, installed safety features, power sanding, and replaced brake fluid for ’94 Mustang
• Achieved Judge’s Choice Award for team at MSR Speedway in Angleton, TX on November 2022
• Replaced springs and control arm bearings for race at Harris Hill Raceway in San Marcos, TX on March 2023

Student Mechanic September 2020-Present

• Replaced all brakes, interior, and wiring on a 1985 Ford Mustang
• Rebuilt a 300 hp-V8 engine that previously endured storm damage
• Observed the installation of pistons, crank shafts, and timing belts 

Shop Mechanic September 2015-June 2018

• Prepared vintage steam locomotives for boiler inspection by cleaning the interior and painting the exterior
• Performed extensive interior maintenance on a boxcar, coaches, and cabooses by finishing various projects, including flooring and lighting
• Completed exterior maintenance on a boxcar, coaches, and cabooses by painting them, laying tar on the caboose roofs, and power sanding the boxcar

Texas A&M University College Station, TX

2.8 GPA, B.S., Mechanical Engineering Expected Graduation: Fall 2023

Engineering Projects:

• Milled and lathed a brass hammer with aluminum handle
• Designed wrist band and connector parts via SolidWorks that were used for memory buttons for the elderly

Associates of Science (AS) August 2018-May 2020

4.0 GPA, President’s List every semester

Engineering Project:

• Developed and constructed a small robot arm made with popsicle sticks, syringes, and plastic tubing