Payton Kick is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati seeking a co-op or internship beginning summer 2021. He has relevant work experience from co-ops at Marathon Petroleum and GE Aviation where he completed projects to improve efficiency and reduce costs and downtime. He also has strong skills in engineering design software, programming, machining, and robotics from coursework and extracurricular activities.
Payton Kick is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati seeking a co-op or internship beginning summer 2021. He has relevant work experience from co-ops at Marathon Petroleum and GE Aviation where he completed projects to improve efficiency and reduce costs and downtime. He also has strong skills in engineering design software, programming, machining, and robotics from coursework and extracurricular activities.
Payton Kick is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati seeking a co-op or internship beginning summer 2021. He has relevant work experience from co-ops at Marathon Petroleum and GE Aviation where he completed projects to improve efficiency and reduce costs and downtime. He also has strong skills in engineering design software, programming, machining, and robotics from coursework and extracurricular activities.
Payton Kick is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati seeking a co-op or internship beginning summer 2021. He has relevant work experience from co-ops at Marathon Petroleum and GE Aviation where he completed projects to improve efficiency and reduce costs and downtime. He also has strong skills in engineering design software, programming, machining, and robotics from coursework and extracurricular activities.
Education University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Class of 2022
Master of Business Administration GPA 3.9/4.0 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Dean’s List
Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio 2016 - 2017
Dual Enrollment Courses GPA 3.7/4.0 Dean’s List
Centerville High School Centerville, Ohio Class of 2018
High school diploma with honors GPA 4.4/5.0
Experience Marathon Petroleum Reliability Engineering Co-op Robinson, IL August 2020 –
• Consolidated all lubrication oils used in facilities creating a 40% December 2020 reduction in lube oils and over $20,000 in savings • Created motor failure mitigation plans for a number of critical motors that would prevent a refinery wide shutdown • Managed numerous maintenance projects to increase reliability and operability while reducing downtime
Marathon Petroleum Project Engineering Co-op Kenai, AK January 2020 – May
• Led the upgrade of the site-wide nitrogen skid resulting in 2020 $200k/year in savings due to efficiency improvements and renegotiation of the contract with the vendor • Collaborated with various departments on numerous reliability projects to increase operability while reducing downtime • Managed numerous projects by creating and issuing RFQ’s and ensuring they met company material and construction standards
GE Aviation NPI Engineering Co-op Evendale, OH May 2019 – August
• Developed a standard work time model to measure part 2019 throughput, takt time, and productivity on the shop floor • Created a simplified database to track potential scrapped parts to recover saving time and money • Collaborated with process engineers to develop more robust time saving procedures leading to a 90% reduction in process time
• Recorded and analyzed data to optimize and improve car performance utilizing over 25 gauges and sensors Math Tutoring 2018 - Present UC BattleBots 2018 – 2019 • Designed, machined, and built a 15lb battlebot • Programmed CNC machines to mill various components Boy Scouts 2011 - 2018 • Earned Eagle Scout recognition in November 2017 Tech Prep 2016 - 2018 • Built an FDM 3D printer from scratch as a TechPrep Showcase Co-presenter.
Availability Available for CO-OP/Internship beginning Summer 2021