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Engineering forreal-world performance.

I'm Alex—a Texas A&M mechanical engineer who combines testing, design, and data to turn complex systems into practical decisions.

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College Station, TXOn-site · HybridBS '27 · MEng '28
Alex Kluge in professional attire
FocusMechanical systems
ApproachTest · Analyze · Improve
At a glance
EducationMechanical Engineering BS and Fast Track MEng
ExperienceEngineering work across laboratory and field settings
ApproachDesign, testing, analysis, and clear decisions
PerspectiveBusiness minor with practical cost awareness

A practical engineer across field and lab.

My first internship put me in a hands-on wetland restoration environment. I designed and built a wildlife nesting island, repaired water-flow systems, researched plant and soil choices, and learned to adapt technical plans when field conditions changed.

At Lennox, I brought that practical mindset into controlled HVAC research through laboratory testing, simulation, and Python-based cost analysis. Together with a completed business minor, those experiences taught me to connect performance, design, cost, and communication in one engineering decision.

Experience under real constraints.

From controlled lab testing to dynamic field conditions, each role strengthened a different part of the engineering process.

01May — Aug 2025Salt Lake City, Utah

Wetland Restoration Intern

Fowl Play Duck Club

Hands-on environmental problem solving across water systems, habitat construction, research, and field leadership.

Field engineeringProject leadershipWater systemsResearch

Selected contributions

  • Designed and constructed a wildlife nesting island to strengthen local habitat.
  • Researched plant and soil selections to support a healthy, sustainable ecosystem.
  • Repaired water-flow systems and adapted plans as changing field conditions demanded.
  • Helped lead team efforts while translating research into practical construction decisions.
02May — Aug 2026Richardson, Texas

Advanced Technology Intern

Lennox

Advanced HVAC development work spanning system efficiency, laboratory testing, simulation, and cost analysis.

HVACPythonLabVIEWSimulationTesting

Selected contributions

  • Evaluated refrigerant management strategies and accumulator storage effects on efficiency, compressor power, capacity, and system pressures.
  • Explored defrost controls and component-level changes to improve heating performance, SEER2, and HSPF2.
  • Built Python-based tools to automate repeatable component cost comparisons and support engineering decisions.
  • Presented testing, simulation, and design recommendations to engineering teams using LabVIEW, instrumentation, and data acquisition.

How I move a problem forward.

A repeatable approach for unfamiliar systems: create evidence, understand the tradeoffs, and make the next decision clearer.

Experimental testingNI LabVIEWHVACData acquisition

In practice

  1. Define the performance question and the variables that can answer it.
  2. Instrument the system and gather reliable test data with LabVIEW and HVAC instrumentation.
  3. Compare results against simulations, system behavior, and expected performance.
SOLIDWORKSCADPrototypingMachine shop

In practice

  1. Translate an open-ended need into a buildable concept and testable requirements.
  2. Use CAD, prototyping, and shop experience to understand how a design becomes hardware.
  3. Refine around real constraints—including materials, manufacturing, cost, and field conditions.
PythonData analysisExcelFinancial analysis

In practice

  1. Structure raw test, simulation, component, and cost data for comparison.
  2. Automate repeatable analysis in Python and Excel to make tradeoffs visible.
  3. Turn the technical result into a concise recommendation an engineering team can act on.

Technical depth. Broader context.

Texas A&M University · College Station, Texas

2026 — 2028

Master of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Fast Track 4+1 program

2023 — 2027

Bachelor of Science

Mechanical Engineering

3.804 GPA

2024 — 2025

Business Minor

Finance, strategy & management

4.0 GPA

Let's build what performs.

I'm interested in mechanical engineering teams where testing, analysis, and practical design decisions sit close together.

LocationCollege Station, Texas
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