Mikhail Labar
Education
University of Maryland, College Park
Expected May 2027
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Business Management (GPA - 3.87)
Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany
March 2025 - July 2025
Skills
Software
MS Office, Solidworks, Autodesk Fusion, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Linux, Tableau
Manufacturing
Soldering, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Photolithography, CNC machining, Woodworking
Artificial Intelligence
Model Fine-Tuning, Model Context Protocols, Local Hosting, Torch AI library, Llama
Languages
English, Russian, Belarusian, French, German
Programming Languages
C#, C++, Java, JS, Ruby, MATLAB, Python, HTML, CSS, Liquid
Soft Skills
Self-Starter, Schedule Building, Task Delegation, Constant Communicator
Experience
Dean’s Student Advisory Council, Clark School of Engineering
May 2024 - Present
Member
- Created agendas and schedules for meetings between students and faculty to tackle school issues
- Proposed and initiated efforts to improve conditions for students and organizations
Personal Website
December 2024 - Present
Owner, Developer
- Designed Astro and Liquid files to create a beautiful, maintanable, scalable, mobile-friendly website
- Configured hosting and DNS routing to utilize custom domain
- Integrated partial hydration to allow for interactive components while minimizing server-side rendering
Silicon Diode Fabrication Project, Hochschule München
March 2025 - June 2025
Team Member
- Fabricated 200 silicon junction diodes on a 4-inch silicon wafer
- Designed masks and process flow
- Used oxidation, lithography, thermal evaporation, and wet etching to create micrometer-scale structures
- Used ball-wedge and wedge-wedge bonding to evaluate function of final structures
Vega Refrigerator Repair
December 2024 - February 2025
Junior Technician
- Collaborated with senior technicians to repair refrigerator sealed systems
- Took calls from and managed appointments with clients
- Utilized Field Service Management Software to simplify payment and receipt generation
Dining Services Advisory Board, UMD RHA
February 2024 - December 2024
Coordinator
- Organized and scheduled weekly meetings between dining services management and student representatives to discuss on-campus issues
- Outlined, proposed, and implemented multiple community-building efforts on campus
MEMS and Microfluidics Laboratory (MML), UMD
February 2024 - November 2024
Undergraduate Researcher
- Participated in the creation of a small-scale lab device for blood sepsis detection
- Manufactured PZT crystals into piezo elements using powder blasting techniques
- Worked in BSL2 lab and cleanroom settings, followed accompanying safety procedures
First Person View Drone Build Project
May 2024 - August 2024
Builder, Pilot
- Designed, built, and configured drone to receive radio controls and transmit live video
- Designed and 3D printed camera mount for filming cinematic shots
Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
September 2023 - May 2024
Project Team Member
- Created a mock project bid for a commercial HVAC renovation project
- Analyzed engineering drawings to create project takeoffs
- Created Gantt charts for project scheduling
- Placed 9th in the country
University of Maryland Over Terrain Vehicle Project
January 2024 - May 2024
Team Lead
- Designed, manufactured, and programmed an autonomously navigating vehicle capable of object recognition through machine learning using Torch AI library
- Modeled, Laser cut, and 3D printed low-tolerance custom components for the vehicle
- Recognized nationally at conference on integrating AI into higher education
Deloitte Consulting Undergraduate Mock Case Competition
February 2024
Team Lead
- Developed and presented a future business strategy for a mock client based on past financial statements and market trends in under 24 hours
Courses
Engineering
Semiconductor and Thin Film Technology
A+
Printed Electronics
A+
Internal Combustion Engines
A
Thermodynamics
A
Statistical Methods for Engineering
A-
Dynamics
A+
Mechanics 2
A+
Mechanics 1
A+
Business
Business Finance
A-
Accounting I
A
Microeconomics
A
Macroeconomics
A
General
Physics III: Waves, Optics, Relativity
A+
General Chemistry for Engineers
A
Differential Equations for Engineers
B+
Calculus III
A
Academic Writing
A+
Technical Writing
A-
Engineering Ethics
A