Travis Kupp
Pursuing Mechanical Engineering degree and working as Research assistant at UC Davis.
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Skills: | Design, Editing, Engineering, Leadership, Public speaking, Writing |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people |
| Schools: | University of California System - Davis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | UC Davis |
| Position: | Internship Trainee, Professor Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Time period: | July 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Receiving training on the machining process including part design with SolidEdge, toolpath generation with ESPRIT, and hands-on training with traditional and non-traditional machining centers. |
| Employer: | UC Davis |
| Position: | Research Assistant, Professor Yayoi Takamura |
| Time period: | February 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Fitting theoretical curves to X-ray diffraction data taken for magnetic multilayer samples using LEPTOS and MATLAB software. |
| Employer: | Concord Campus |
| Position: | Tutor, Community Youth Center |
| Time period: | August 2006 - July 2007 |
| Description: | • Tutored high-school students in subjects including, but not limited to, Math, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and English. |
| Employer: | Mr. Shargel’s Science Adventures |
| Position: | Camp Councelor |
| Time period: | June 2006 - July 2006 |
| Description: | • Directed middle- and elementary-school students through daily camp activities designed to foster interest in science and engineering. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Marketing Coordinator, Lambda Sigma, 2008-present
Member, Reprap Research Foundation, 2007-present Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2007-present President, Alpha Gamma Sigma: Gamma Psi Chapter, 2006-2007 Marketing Director, Diablo Valley College Business Club, 2005-2006 |
| Awards: | Ed Walsh Outstanding Service Scholarship, Alpha Gamma Sigma, 2007
Milagros Ojermark Advisor Scholarship, Alpha Gamma Sigma, 2007 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 2004 |
Travis is Following (6)
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Embrace
Stanford spin-off commercializing a $25 incubator for premature infants in developing countries.
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Micromidas, Inc.
Micromidas converts organic waste into biodegradable plastics, simultaneously solving the problem of wastewater treatment while producing high-performance bioplastic.
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Virgance
Virgance is a for-profit company that takes new activism ideas and uses the power of online social networks to scale each idea into a large-scale, citizen-powered global campaign to improve the world.
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Applied Nano Surfaces
Applied Nano Surfaces has developed a revolutionary and new production technique that enables various types of manufacturing companies to easily and cost efficiently create durable coatings with extremely low friction.
Travis' Contacts (6)
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Srinivas Muppidi
MBA Candidate 2010 Strategic Management/Finance, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
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David Ewell
Ethnic Studies graduate from Berkeley, currently pursuing MBA in Finance and Marketing at UC Davis. Currently working as Director of Partnerships at JazzTree Inc., owner of David Ewell Productions.
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Julian Cardona
Finance and International Relations graduate from Universidad Externado de Colombia, with MSc from London School of Economics and Political Science. Currently pursuing Natural Resources Management studies at UC Davis.