Danielle W. Silva

Current Address:
115 Slusher Hall, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 232-3456
[email protected]

Permanent Address:
1234 Forest Lane
Frederick, MD 20872
(301) 555-6677

OBJECTIVE
Cooperative Education position related to manufacturing

EDUCATION B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Expected graduation as a co-op: May 2004
Minor: Statistics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
GPA: 2.8/4.0
Earning and financing 50% of college education and expenses

Software: Languages: COMPUTER
SKILLS
AutoCAD
TK solver
MiniTab
Mathematica

Fortran
Visual Basic

AVAILABILITY
January 2003 preferred; also available August 2002 Features of this resume: 
 Includes high school activit ies, because this student is a sophomore; by junior year, generally 
remove high school activities unless t hey are rare or show a l ong t rack record of int erest  or 
involvement  in your chosen field. 
 Availability is included, because t his is for a co­op position – employers won't  automatically know 
when you can or could start  work – so tell t hem . 
 When you don't  have career­relat ed experience – yet  – your ot her jobs show employers t hings like 
your work ethic and cust om er service ex perience – qualities important  in all work set t ings. 
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skills listed in
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C
ONSTANTINECollege Address:
451-L E. Roanoke Street

 Gained practical experience and knowledge in legal issues and terminology

Co-op, Mead Paper, Chillicothe, Ohio
May – August 2000, January – May 2001, August – December 2001
 Worked on a large-scale Ecosystem Research Project in cooperation with the U.S.F.S.
 Learned various industrial aspects of using natural resources
 Used GIS and GPS systems to inspect pine tree plantations and map company lands

Technical Assistant, Johnson Controls, Inc., Sparks, Maryland
May – August 1999
 Assisted mechanical engineers with HVAC system design
 Transferred and edited design drawings on computer programs

Office Assistant, Tritronics, Inc., Abingdon, Maryland
March 1997 – January 2000, part-time during school
 Gained experience in general office duties, including typing, filing, faxing, answering
phones and computer use
 Packed and shipped inventory electronic parts nationwide using computerized
shipping equipment for carriers such as FedEx, UPS, RPS and US Mail

Volunteer, 1996 Olympic Games, Centennial Gateway Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Summer 1996
 Served an international clientele adjacent to Olympic Park

S
KILLS

GIS, GPS, AutoCAD, MS Word, MS Excel

H

OBJECTIVE

Chemical Engineer; interest in research and product/process development and/or
manufacturing
EDUCATION

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude, December 2001
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
Overall GPA: 3.45/4.0

RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE

Co-op, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Richmond, VA
January - December 1999 and May - August 2000
• Worked on two major new product developments for the Tyvek

business
• Planned and executed several scouting trials to establish final product definitions
• Collaborated with outside vendors to establish product supply chains
• Developed the manufacturing process for each new product
• Helped to plan and oversee product performance testing
• Participated in the writing of two product patents
• Prepared and presented numerous technical reviews using PowerPoint
• Received Excellence in Action Award for Tyvek

FlexWrap development

SKILLS


ACTIVITIES

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
Dean’s List With Distinction: Fall 1996, Fall 1998, Fall 2000
Dean’s List: Spring 1998, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Fall 2001
Marshall T. Hahn Engineering Merit Scholarship, 1996
Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1996
Second Place, Virginia Junior Academy of Science, 1994 & 1995
Boy Scouts of America, Summer 1989 - Summer 1996 Be aware:  Some employers scan resumes – using optical character recognition (OCR) – to be retrieved later from 
a database.  Scanners can misread underlined and italicized text, so don't underline or italicize critcal information! 
Features of this
resume:
• Relevant" and
"other" experience
separated (no detail
needed on last
position listed; use
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about more related
experience).
• Skills don't have to
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia
Major GPA: 3.2/4.0 Overall GPA 2.8/4.0

International Studies on Sustainability in Europe, Summer 2001

E
XPERIENCE
Legal Assistant, Mark R. Stanley, Attorney at Law, Christiansburg, Virginia
April 2001 – present, part-time during academic year
 Assisted the attorney in various matters concerning real estate, social services,
criminal, family and common law cases
 Gained practical experience and knowledge in legal issues and terminology

Co-op, Mead Paper, Chillicothe, Ohio
May – August 2000, January – May 2001, August – December 2001
 Worked on a large-scale Ecosystem Research Project in cooperation with the U.S.F.S.
 Learned various industrial aspects of using natural resources
 Used GIS and GPS systems to inspect pine tree plantations and map company lands

Technical Assistant, Johnson Controls, Inc., Sparks, Maryland
May – August 1999
 Assisted mechanical engineers with HVAC system design
 Transferred and edited design drawings on computer programs

Office Assistant, Tritronics, Inc., Abingdon, Maryland
March 1997 – January 2000, part-time during school
 Gained experience in general office duties, including typing, filing, faxing, answering
phones and computer use
 Packed and shipped inventory electronic parts nationwide using computerized
shipping equipment for carriers such as FedEx, UPS, RPS and US Mail


Local Address
901 Ardvark Dr., Apt. 8
Blacksburg, VA 24060
(540) 951-3456
[email protected]
Permanent Address
98765 Late Settlers Rd.
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 320-0000

OBJECTIVE

Chemical Engineer; interest in research and product/process development and/or
manufacturing
EDUCATION

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude, December 2001
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
Overall GPA: 3.45/4.0

RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE

Co-op, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Richmond, VA
January - December 1999 and May - August 2000
• Worked on two major new product developments for the Tyvek

business
• Planned and executed several scouting trials to establish final product definitions


Laboratory Assistant, Computer-Based Instruction Laboratory of the
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, Summers 1997 & 1998
• Aided medical students with their general computing needs
• Helped to manage the front information desk
• Prepared classroom instructional materials

Landscape Technician, Landmark Landscape Management
Ashland, VA, May - June 1997

HONORS &
ACTIVITIES

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
Dean’s List With Distinction: Fall 1996, Fall 1998, Fall 2000
Dean’s List: Spring 1998, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Fall 2001
Marshall T. Hahn Engineering Merit Scholarship, 1996
Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1996
Second Place, Virginia Junior Academy of Science, 1994 & 1995
Boy Scouts of America, Summer 1989 - Summer 1996 Be aware:  Some employers scan resumes – using optical character recognition (OCR) – to be retrieved later from 
a database.  Scanners can misread underlined and italicized text, so don't underline or italicize critcal information! 
Features of this
resume:
• Relevant" and
"other" experience
separated (no detail
needed on last