Eli Branstetter

Driven Robotics and Automation Engineer with demonstrated experience technical and management experience to lead projects to success

Co-op Experience

Tested life cycle of motorized drive rollers by designing and producing test fixtures and creating PLC and Excel programs to collect and analyze data. Additionally performed competitor analysis for new product development through patent review

Regal Rexnord
Modsort Engineering Co-op

Florence, KY

Jan - April 2023

Designed custom automation station to upgrade customer's existing cell and performed Factory Acceptance Testing on three multi-station assembly machines

MiQ Partners
Mechanical Engineering Co-op

West Chester, OH

May - Aug 2022

Regal Rexnord
Modsort Engineering Co-op

Florence, KY

Aug - Dec 2023

Designed new conveyor attachment and tested the compatibility of industry leading transfer strips with the Modsort catalog. Testing was aided through the use of sample conveyor lines programmed with ladder logic to reduce testing time by 50%

Prism Plastics - A Marmon Holdings Company
Process Development Engineering Intern

Meadville, PA

May - Aug 2025

Marmon Holdings Inc.
Automation Engineering Intern

Chicago. IL

May - Aug 2024

Led projects to increase or improve automation capabilities for better post processing of injection molded plastic parts. Projects included managing automation integrators and designing, purchasing, and programming an in house implementation

Investigated new technologies for subsidiary companies including marking technologies for powder coated metal parts and 3D scanning and reverse engineering for the after market automotive parts

Projects

Engineers Without Borders USA - University of Cincinnati Chapter - Gikingo Committee Chair

Committee Chair leading a group twenty students and mentors to supply clean water to the community of Gikingo in Rwanda

Bye Bye Birdie

Ultrasonic speaker turret to deter birds from airports or farms

FIRST Tech Challenge - Team Lead

Lead the Event Horizon Team to compete in competitions for three years winning multiple mechanical design awards and advancing to tournament finals

Eagle Scout Project - Chimney Swift Tower

Lead fundraising, and construction of a Chimney Swift tower requiring over 270 hours from 30 volunteers

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