Charles Reid

About Charles Reid

My personal strengths, master’s level education, relevant work experience, and passion for creative mechanical design will allow me to excel in a mechanical engineering position.I have access to a vast wealth of engineering knowledge through my education. I maintain a library of engineering textbooks from all the courses I have taken, and I have organized my notes to be more readily accessible. I am very organized, keep a clean desk, and maintain a list of objectives to accomplish. I am a reliable individual who follows engineering procedures. I possess a high level of motivation and I am a dedicated problem solver. I am a recent graduate from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. The two concentrations for my master’s degree are Design & Manufacturing and Thermofluids. I thoroughly enjoyed working on a number of engineering projects in graduate school. I assisted with the writing of a chapter in Professor Niemi’s book on aerodynamics. The chapter dealt specifically with the aerodynamics of ground vehicles. Two other projects that I really enjoyed were writing software for a heat sink design tool in Cooling of Electrical Equipment and calculating the wetted surface area of an autonomous underwater vehicle in Ocean Engineering.I have previous experience working for a small manufacturing company that specializes in torque wrenches, gears, and other mechanical devices. The activity that I enjoyed the most while working for this company was the design a new torque wrench using the SolidWorks CAD package. I also assisted with the design and manufacture for a number of custom parts, including fixtures for the machine shop.I have always wanted to work for a company that develops technology to solve the most challenging problems. I am a creative problem solver that enjoys working as part of a team. I am confident that my extensive mechanical engineering education and experience, reliability, flexibility, and exceptional work ethic make me an ideal candidate for my next position.My interests include woodworking, computer programming, reading, and exercise.

Experience

1. Comissioning Technician

   Commonwealth Fusion Systems

   Jun 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Bacheleor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

  2012 — 2015

• Niskayuna High School

  Advanced Regents Diploma, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, English, Spanish, Technology, Computer Science

  2003 — 2005

• University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering

  2018 — 2020

• Fayetteville-Manlius High School

  None, Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Spanish, Technology, Art

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Inventory Management
• Technical Communication
• Shipping & Receiving
• Autodesk Inventor
• Hazardous Materials Training
• Technical Writing
• Management
• Facility Management
• Engineering
• Vista
• Microsoft Word
• Team Communication
• Solidworks
• Wastewater Operator
• Customer Service
• Research
• Maple
• Autocad Lt
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Cadra
• Plc Programming
• Abaqus
• Equipment Maintenance
• Java
• Microsoft Office
• Mechanical Design
• Manufacturing
• Engineering Equations Solver
• Machine Shop Training with Lathes and Milling Machines
• Testing
• Simulink
• Ten Years of Working with Teammates in Science and Engineering
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• C++
• Mechanical Engineering
• Class 1 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
• Microsoft Visual Studio (C++)
• Data Entry
• Proengineer
• Teamwork