Amber Schorr
623 West College Avenue R3 · State College PA 16801 · 717-576-1009
amberschorr@gmail.com
623 West College Avenue R3 · State College PA 16801 · 717-576-1009
amberschorr@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE:
- To use my skills and experience to further explore Industrial Engineering from a human-centered perspective, particularly in areas concerning design, Information Science Technology (IST), and/or technical writing.
EDUCATION:
- B.S. in Industrial Engineering
- Minor in ISTIE (IST for Industrial Engineers)
- The Pennsylvania State University
- GPA: 3.14/4.00
EXPERIENCE:
- Summer Intern
- Grassroots Giving Group · Boston, MA
- July 2009 - August 2009
- Edited a technical instruction manual detailing the use of the software
- Used the software and made suggestions on improving the interface and usability
- Summer Intern
- PENNDOT Materials and Testing Lab
- 1118 State Street · Harrisburg, PA 17120 · 717-787-1037
- June 2006 - August 2006 and June 2007 - August 2007
- Developed spreadsheets to hold construction materials testing data
- Reorganization of testing records and other project files
- Construction aggregate analysis to evaluate conformance with pertinent specifications
- Designed and helped build a vacuum chamber for the impregnation of concrete core samples with epoxy
SKILLS:
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
- Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint)
- Open Office (Writer, Calc), Star Office
- HTML,CSS
- Database Experience (MS SQL Server, MS Access)
- Mainframe Experience (IBM's Master the Mainframe Contest)
- Languages: Intro. Java Programming, Intro. C++
ACTIVITIES:
- Secretary PSU Atheist Agnostic Association (09)
- Intern for Compassionate Neighbors (09)
- Volunteer at Fourth Fest, famous fireworks show in State College, PA (06,07,08)
- Camp Counselor MTM Engineering Camp for Girls (08)
- Events Chair of SpeakOut, an LGBT organization (08,09)
REFERENCES:
| Jeremy Sher President Grassroots Giving Group 16 Union Park St., #7 Boston, MA 02118 857-991-1493 |
Seth Pelepko PENNDOT Geologic Specialist 1118 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 717-823-3731 |
Sascha Skucek Technical Writing Instructor 0112 Burrows Building University Park, PA 16802 814-863-9588 |