Honor Society® member
William Downes
farm work and Landscaping at MacNamara Tree Farm
- Pennsylvania State University
- Mechanical Engineering
- Class of 2018
- Carlisle, PA
Member since August 2015
About
I am Will, short for William. I grew up in a small town out in the country working on farms and doing small landscaping jobs during my summers. I am very proud to say I am an Eagle Scout and that I earn Eagle at the very young age of 13 years. I like to add this little bit of information to most applications because I worked hard for it, I am proud of it, and it is one way I can prove that I am no coward when it comes to hard work. I am excited to see what this Honor Society has in store for me, I look forward to learning new skills and bettering myself for the future.
Education
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Penn State University
Mechanical Engineering
2014 – 2018
Honors and awards
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Eagle Scout
I earned my Eagle Scout at the age of 13 years. My Eagle Project was a trail restoration. My troop and I were only asked to restore 300yds of an old trail at Caledonia State Park so that it was wheelchair accessible, however we did 1000 yds.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I would really like to work on with diesel engines, designing them and making them better. I also would be interested in getting into the performance aspect of cars or motocross bikes. I drive a diesel truck now and still ride motocross. Diesel engines and motocross seem to be what I am most passionate about so finding a job working on either of them would be very exciting for me.
- Graduate school interests
I have given Grad school some thought but not a lot because it is more money.
- Outside the classroom
Motocross
fishing
hunting
making money
Experience
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farm work and Landscaping
MacNamara Tree Farm
May 2011 – Aug 2015
Volunteering
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food drive
Project Share
Apr 2010 – Apr 2012
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
