Honor Society® member
Brandon Gurrell
Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs
- Mechanical Engineering
- Class of 2021
- flint, USA
Member since August 2020
About
Brandon Gurrell is a Senior Mechanical Engineering major at one of the top automotive cooperative education institutions Kettering University (GMI). Some qualities used to describe Brandon include; self-motivated, driven, problem solver and quickly adaptable.
With a love for personal development/self education Brandon has actualized him passion in areas such as; alternative energy, artificial intelligence/autonomous technology, investing/the stock market, programming and entrepreneurship. Another passion of his lies in philanthropy/volunteering/mentorship where he holds multiple leadership positions in organizations such as Alpha Phi Omega, Kagle Leadership Initiative and NSBE.
Through Kettering’s Co-op Program Brandon has had the opportunity to work with key automotive suppliers; Harman International as a R&D Mechanical Engineering Co-op in their Lifestyle Audio Department and Cummins Inc. as a Product Design & Technical Writing Co-op on the Engineering Knowledge Management Team. Through these opportunities he has garnered skills in CAD/CAE and has become proficient with softwares such as: NX, CATIA, Autodesk, Creo, ANSYS.
With an unrecognized passion for Finance and Technology Brandon is currently pursuing a minor in Business and Applied Computational Mathematics to explore possible careers in Business/Finance and Technology. As a determined and proactive student he has completed numerous online courses to break his way into a completely new industry.
Education
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Kettering University
Mechanical Engineering/Business
2016 – 2021
Honors and awards
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Pi Tau Sigma Honors Society
Mechanical Engineering Honors Society
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Tau Beta Pi Honors Society
Engineering Honors Society
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Dean's List
All semesters
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President's Medal Recipient
Awarded for exemplary contribution inside and outside the classroom.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Consulting, Engineering Management, Finance, Mechanical Engineering
- Graduate school interests
Harvard Business School, Wharton School, London School of Business
- Outside the classroom
Reading, Sports, Watching Sports, following the Financial Markets
Experience
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Summer Analyst
Goldman Sachs
Jul 2020 – Aug 2020
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Product Design Engineering Co-op
Cummins Inc
Apr 2019
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Product Design Engineering Co-op
Cummins Inc.
Sep 2018 – Dec 2018
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Mechanical Engineering Co-op
Harman International
Apr 2017 – Jun 2018
Volunteering
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Pre College Mentor
Kettering University
Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
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Lego-Build Volunteer
Cummins Inc.
Sep 2018 – Dec 2018
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Pre College Mentor
Kettering University
Jul 2018 – Aug 2018
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Relationship Chair Person
Alpha Phi Omega
Jan 2018 – Dec 2019
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Music Volunteer
Harman International
Apr 2017 – Jun 2018
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
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