1. Caleb Vanderploeg
Mechanical Engineer, BSE
cjvanploeg@gmail.com ▪ (632) 670-3257 ▪ 4110 W Charlotte Dr ▪ Glendale, AZ 85310
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ May 2015
Bachelor of Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineer 3.9/4.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
WireBuzz LLC Scottsdale, Arizona
VIDEO EDITOR September 2015-Present
Edit videos and apply color grading using Adobe Premiere and SpeedGrade
Create 2D animations using Adobe After Effects
GoPro Inc. San Mateo, California
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN- Aerial Products June 2015 – August 2015
Performed competitor consumer device teardown and analysis for cost estimation
Designed waterproofing methods to meet IPx8 standards
Designed and prototyped potential future products and test fixtures in Creo
Assisted in completing technical drawings for tool release
Division Design, Engineer, Machine LLC Mesa, Arizona
MACHINIST March 2014 – October 2014
Generated 3D CAD models in Solidworks using mechanical fabrication drawings
Utilized GD&T methods for creating mechanical fabrication and assembly drawings
Programmed G-Code using the HSMWorks add-on in Solidworks for a 3-Axis CNC Mill
Varsity Tutoring Tempe, Arizona
TUTOR December 2014 – June 2015
Communicated directly with clients for scheduling and understanding student needs
Developed lesson plans for unique student needs

2. Academic Projects Summary
Problem Statement:
Fully design a reverted gearbox for a given windmill
with specified initial conditions and requirements that
includes all mechanical components minus the outer
housing.
Method:
Utilize stress, strain, and fatigue equations for shafts,
gears, cantilever beams, and bearings as well as me-
chanical property data sheets to select proper materi-
als and design the layout and dimensions for a revert-
ed gearbox, both by hand and using FEA software.
 Calculated proper gear sizes, teeth geometry, and
wear conditions by hand for each gear
 Calculated shaft diameters by hand using stress/
strain equations for shafts using an iterative pro-
cess in order to achieve specified safety factors.
 Verified calculations using ANSYS Workbench
 Calculated endurance limits for shafts and gears.
Team Size: 3 Deliverables: Report including BOM, CAD models for BOM,
detailed calculations for shaft and gear geometries, ANSYS
simulations.
Problem Statement:
Design and prototype a camera stabilization platform
for the GoPro Hero line of Cameras.
Conceptual Design:
Develop an actively stabilized 3-axis gimbal system
driven by brushless motors controlled by a PID sys-
tem
. Team Role:
Lead Design Engineer/Systems Engineer
 Designed mechanical components using SolidWorks
to meet structural requirements and to have visual
appeal.
 Designed the transfer function for the motorized gim-
bals and tuned the PID values of the control system
using Simulink
 Performed failure modes and effects analysis and fi-
nite element analysis of product components
 Drafted technical drawings for numerous parts and
managed the bill of materials for the project.
Senior Capstone Design Project Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
Handheld GoPro Gimbal System Class Grade: A Project Grade: A+
Team Size: 6
Deliverables: Functional prototype, project report
and presentation
Financial Budget: $300.00 Total Cost: $297.56
Labor Budget: 1100 hr Total Labor: 1132 hr
Mechanical Design Final Project Spring 2014
Windmill Reverted Gear Box Class Grade: A Project Grade: A

3. Academic Projects Summary
Problem Statement:
Perform finite element analysis on a bicycle frame us-
ing ANSYS Workbench
Method:
Use ANSYS Workbench to simulate static loads and
modal analysis on different parts of a bicycle frame
and wheel for various initial conditions.
 Assigned material selection and mesh characteris-
tics to imported bicycle CAD.
 Performed static loading analysis on bicycle frame
and petals under various conditions
 Identified critical failure points and proposed de-
sign modifications to improve bicycle design
 Performed modal analysis on wheel and spokes
under given loads.
Computer Aided Engineering Project Spring 2015
ANSYS Bicycle FEA Class Grade: A- Project Grade: A
Team Size: 1 Deliverables: Report consisting of results and step by step
report on how analysis was set up and performed
Problem Statement:
Design and simulate guidance commands for a mis-
sile intercept scenario using TPN and Optimal guid-
ance laws.
Method:
Developed a Simulink block diagram capable of simu-
lating the flight path of a target missile with given
initial conditions and the flight path of an intercept-
ing missile guided equations for both TPN and Opti-
mal Guidance
 Wrote MatLab code to facilitate Simulink operation
 Designed complex Simulink block diagrams using
given guidance laws and initial conditions.
 Analyzed results to determine optimum use cases
for the two guidance methods.
GNC: TPN and Optimal Guidance Spring 2015
Target Intercept Project Class Grade: A+ Project Grade: A+
Team Size: 1 Deliverables: Report including Simulink block diagrams,
MatLab Code, plotted trajectories, results and conclusions.

4. Personal Project Summary
Problem Statement:
Develop a device that could be used for in-
put in both the virtual world as well as a typi-
cal computer interface.
Concept:
A PC mouse that could be easily integrated
into a VR system where VR is not the primary
method of interfacing with the computer.
Design:
Two motion tracking handles used to map
out user movements in 3D space that can be
magnetically connected to form a familiar
mouse.
Triggers under the handles are used to input
user commands while in VR mode,
IMU sensors within the handles are used to
track user movement
Touch sensitive mouse buttons similar to
that used in the Apple Magic Mouse would
be used to input user directional control
while in both the VR and "normal" mouse op-
eration.
Design and Surface Modeling Project August 2015
VR Controller / Computer Mouse