zchase@stanford.

edu
Portfolio: zachchase.com ZACHARY CHASE (650) 862-1292

EDUCATION
Stanford University, Candidate for M.S. in Mech. E., Mechatronics (GPA: 4.0) Expected March 2018
Teaching Assistant for Mechanics of Materials (ME-80)
Stanford University, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.7) June 2016
Teaching Assistant for Consumer Analytical Product Design (ME-114)
Henry O. Fuchs Memorial Award for best design project in ME capstone class
U.S. award winner selected to present at the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles conference in Gothenburg, Sweden
Presented light switch and sink design at TEDx Conference in Orange County
Relevant Courses: Design and Manufacturing, Mechanical Systems Design, Machine Learning, Comp. Vision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hyperloop-One, Controls Engineering Intern Jun 2017 Sep 2017
Spearheaded controls development for the new levitation system prototypes at company
Built dynamics models, simulations, and control laws to stabilize levitation prototypes of a novel system
Integrated models with HIL for testing; established Stateflow as new company tool to streamline iterations
Primus Power, Design Engineering Intern Jun 2015 Aug 2015
Fabricated test rig to run 150 tests to reduce cost of plastic battery cell frame from $200 to $20.
Presented my analysis-based recommendation to the design engineering team who used my design
recommendations for cost reduction moving forward into their next generation design.
Stanford Automotive Innovation Lab, Product Design Engineer Jun 2014 Sep 2014
Awarded 2nd place at the international design competition at the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles conference.
Led the design and construction of six innovative pop-up obstacles for full-scale driving course. Responsible
for programming the micro-controller and designing the wiring diagram. Also, designed and manufactured
sensor modules to detect the car.
Stanford Solar Decathlon International Competition, Product Design Engineer Mar 2013 Oct 2013
Led the design and realization of behaviorally-informed bathroom sink installed in solar house built by
student decathlon team. Our house took fifth place in the competition.
Designed and user-tested prototypes for sink operation. Knee pedal solution chosen for ease of use and to
make users more conscious of their water consumption. Sink product video: http://vimeo.com/76615741
ENGINEERING PROJECTS
Remote Control Hovercraft Apr 2017 Jun 2017
Made a remote control hovercraft and remote controller from scratch: http://captainpic.weebly.com
Autonomous Mobile Robot for Mechatronics Jan 2017 Mar 2017
Built a mobile robot to essentially play basketball: http://robodave.weebly.com/gems-of-wisdom.html
Mechatronics Project: Interactive Artwork - Enso Sep 2016 Dec 2016
Designed an integrated system to serve as a piece of interactive artwork: http://218aenso.weebly.com
Robo-roach: Bio-inspired robot Jan 2015 Mar 2015
Successfully completed its challenge for ME-112 team project. For more info: http://www.zachchase.com
SKILLS
Matlab Simulink Stateflow C Altium Java SolidWorks Welding Mill Lathe Sand Casting
ACTIVITIES
Stanford Outdoor House, Founder Jan 2014 Present
Envisioned and led team of students to implement new residential theme house
Stanford Surf Club, Founder and President Sep 2013 Spring 2015
Founded surf club that currently has forty active members: http://vimeo.com/88676115
Other Interests: Making GoPro videos, mountain biking, waterskiing, surfing, skiing