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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