
Vanya Bistrekova, EIT
Bachelor of Science, Biosystems Engineering
2016
University of Kentucky
Hello! I am an engineer living in Lexington, KY. Occasional funding professional, sometime teacher, full-time animal lover. Scroll down to learn about my experience, or contact me if you’d like to chat.
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vanya.bistrekova@gmail.com
859-379-9038
Newton’s Attic
2018 – 2020
Program Development and Instruction:
- Developed and led educational programs working with minority and under-served students.
- STEM education and classroom instruction in chemistry, electronics, programming, wood shop, and 3D printing.
- Created class, lesson plan, safety, and fabrication protocols for personal, staff, and student use.
Grant Writing:
- Grant research, management, and coordination
- Wrote grant applications resulting in awards of over $90,000.
- Communicated with clients, teachers, and administrators regarding student sponsorship.
Management, Fabrication, Social Media:
- Provided administrative support in communication with clients, grantors, and community partners.
- Managed volunteers and assistant instructors in fabrication workshop and classroom environments.
- CAD modeling, 3D printed and wood fabrication for facility development.
- Social media management.
AFA Engineering
2014-2018
CAD Technician:
- Assisted Professional Engineers on AutoCAD drafting and review of plumbing, HVAC, and electrical design on projects in Kentucky.
- Collaborated with other interns to complete hot, cold, and waste plumbing draft work for residential and commercial structures.
- Visiting under-construction projects for identification of existing HVAC and gathering additional structure details.
- Completed load calculations, sizing and CAD of partially pre-designed HVAC and electrical layouts.
- Completed analysis of structure compliance with IECC, ASHRAE Standard 90.1, and Kentucky state energy codes.
- Completed analysis of site utility plans and structure connections to municipal utilities.
University of Kentucky
College of Engineering
2012-2016
Research and Development:
- Literature review on hyporheic zone studies and interventions, including dissolved gas sampling.
- Faculty-led collaboration with classmates to develop a hyporheic gas sampling device for manual use in rocky streambeds.
- Testing, statistical analysis, and reporting.
- First-place team oral presentation, Gunlogson Undergraduate Environmental Design Competition, ASABE 2016 Annual International Meeting.
Location
Lexington, KY, USA
Contact
vanya.bistrekova@gmail.com
(859) 379-9038