My name is Mason Van Bibber. I am currently living and working in Southern California, having graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in June 2018. There I received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics with a GPA of 3.56.

 

At Cal Poly, I was a part of the High Temperature Composites Research Group as well as a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers student organization. I was also inducted into the Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Societies. I loved my classes and am thankful for Cal Poly’s philosophy of “Learn by Doing,” which provided me with experience both in and out of the classroom.

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In addition to my schooling, I have worked for the last eight years in the engineering field as a mechanical engineer, draftsman, and assistant engineer. Before that, I worked at Chaffey Community College as a math tutor and laboratory technician. At Chaffey, I maintained a small machine shop and taught mathematical topics ranging from basic arithmetic to differential equations. While working as a draftsman and assistant engineer, I assisted with theme park ride design and safety walk-throughs at The Walt Disney Company, helped design vending machines and coffee machines at Advanced Vending Technologies, researched and designed gas analyzers, explosion proof sensor heaters, and CO and CO2 diving monitors at Analytical Industries, helped design and make 3D laser sintered components from aluminum and titanium at Morf3D, and have consulted on many other engineering projects. As a mechanical engineer, I have worked on electric vehicle powertrains at Faraday Future and space flight hardware at Raytheon Intelligence & Space. While at Faraday Future I was a Mechanical Engineer and Design Release Engineer responsible for all bearings as well as all sheet metal components in the drive unit. At Raytheon Intelligence & Space I am a mechanical engineer responsible for assisting with space flight hardware assembly and optical alignments for the JPSS VIIRS and Next Gen OPIR programs. Working in the field, I have gained experience in all aspects of new product design, from initial concepts, contacting vendors, and creating bills of materials, to producing documentation and user manuals for completed products.

 

Beyond work, I have also completed many projects on my own and with others, including creating my own three-dimensional printer, designing various circuit boards, and designing and printing a Hyperscope. I have also designed and built my own laser cutter; this was completed as my senior project in conjunction with a paper on the educational benefits of designing and building such an assembly. This paper was presented at and published by the 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition hosted by ASME. Each of these projects, and more, can be seen under the "My Projects" tab located above.

 

I love the ability to hold in my hand an object that began as pure imagination. I hope to constantly increase my engineering knowledge and prowess such that I will continue to have the opportunity to take part in projects that will make a difference in the world around me. I’m excited to see what the future holds!