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Portrait of Ian Zielke

Honor Society® member

Ian Zielke

Sales Associate at Best Buy

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Class of 2014
  • Niles, Illinois

Member since May 2014

About

I have an extensive interest in aircraft design. I have recently graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I have taken classes directly related to this field (such as applied aerodynamics, propulsion and senior design). I was in Design/Build/Fly, a club that designed a UAV for competition, and I have had wind tunnel testing experience in my coursework.

Education

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Aerospace Engineering

    2010 – 2014

Honors and awards

  • College of Engineering Dean's List (Spring 2014)

    Awarded to the students with a GPA in the top 20% of their college class

  • Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

    Passed April 2014

Goals and interests

Career goal

Work for an aerospace company at an entry level position, eventually working my way up to a leadership or management role.

Outside the classroom

Aircraft design, hockey, disc golf

Experience

  • Sales Associate

    Best Buy

    Sep 2009 – Mar 2010

  • Summer Camp Counselor

    Hellenic American Academy

    Jun 2008 – Jul 2012

  • Maintenance/Camp Counselor

    Iceland Ice Arena

    Feb 2007 – Jun 2009

Volunteering

  • Ran several youth practices and tryouts

    University of Illinois Hockey Team

    Sep 2010 – Dec 2010

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent