Ben Parker

Ben Parker

San Francisco, California, United States
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Hailing from the island of Nantucket, I am an entrepreneur, engineer, car junkie, and an…

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Experience

  • Lightship Graphic

    Lightship

    San Francisco, California, United States

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    San Francisco, California, United States

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Palo Alto, CA / Cologne, Germany

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    Palo Alto, California

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    Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, NH

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    Palo Alto, CA

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    Nantucket, Massachusetts

Education

  • Dartmouth College Graphic

    Dartmouth College

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    Activities and Societies: Dartmouth Formula Racing, Dartmouth Cycling Team, Big Brother Big Sister

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    Activities and Societies: Co-Captain, Varsity Men's Soccer; Editor-in-Chief, Veritas Student Newspaper

Volunteer Experience

  • Bike & Build Graphic

    Transamerican cyclist and construction volunteer

    Bike & Build

    - 10 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    • Cycled across the USA over 70 days alongside 29 amazing young people
    • Fundraised $5k, before and during the trip, in support of affordable housing
    • Stopped once weekly to help construct affordable homes with nonprofits

Projects

  • Inverted Pendulum Control System on Wheels

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    • Developed and tested a control vehicle that shifts side to side to balance an inverted pendulum
    • Model sensors and plant from physical first principles and system identification methods
    • Designed and implemented PID-like compensator to stabilize system and improve performance

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  • Electric Powertrain (Battery Pack Lead) for Hybrid Race Car

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    • Project completed for capstone engineering course with Dartmouth Formula Racing as client
    • Led development of 5.2 kWh LiFePO4 battery capable of 44 kW (~10C) continuous discharge
    • Integrated battery with synchronus motor drive through pre-charge circuit on system test bench
    • Worked with sponsor (GM) to define project requirements and deliverables; presented to review board

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  • "Thayer School Baja": Machine Engineering Competition

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    • Ideated and developed an obstacle-traversing vehicle for class-wide, end-of-term rally competition
    • Responsible for analysis, modeling and drafting, fabrication and construction of "arm" subassembly
    • Designed and helped implement radical drivetrain modification in days leading up to competition

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  • Plywood Bridge Competition

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    • Modeled and simulated double-arch truss bridge
    • Laser cut and assembled bridge
    • Predicted failure mode and force and loaded structure until fracture

    Other creators
    • Stephen Sigward, Dartmouth '16
    • Nathan Grice, Dartmouth '16
    • Katherine Nordick, Dartmouth '16
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  • VGA Display Maze Game

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    • Planned, designed and implemented arcade-style maze game on a Xilinix FPGA using VHDL hardware coding language as part of a course on digital electronics

    Other creators
    • Brandon Apoo, Dartmouth '16
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  • Engineering 21 (Project Course): Lumber Lifter Device

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    • Identified a problem related to portability and/or mobility and worked with intended user
    • Designed and fabricated a working prototype
    • Created a business plan to take the product to market
    • Gave oral presentations and provided reports to a review board of Thayer School experts

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Professional working proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

Recommendations received

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    LinkedIn User

    “I had the pleasure of working with Ben for nearly 3 years at Tesla. Mainly collaborating on several projects launching Model 3 Battery Module. I was impressed by his close attention to detail of the Engineering work he managed while demonstrating the ability to think about the overall objective and company mission. Ben proved he is able to step up beyond his role and add value to create a partnership between design/quality/manufacturing and supply chain teams. Ben is a critical thinker with comprehensive knowledge of his technical work. I would recommend Ben without reservation. ”

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