- Drafted and coordinated buildable AutoCAD permit drawings across 29 MEP projects spanning ~85,000 sq ft, translating engineer markups and field conditions into construction documents — reaching ~90% independent drawing production by the end of the internship.
- Selected and sized mechanical equipment against manufacturer data, then produced cut sheets and equipment schedules for construction document sets.
- Performed engineering analysis ranging from thermal load calculations (8 HVAC systems modeled in Carrier HAP) to a structural load-distribution calculation for a high-capacity steam piping system, and audited drawings against code and permitting requirements.
Mechanical Engineering Portfolio
Colin
Drago
Mechanical Engineering student at Missouri S&T focused on building practical, reliable systems across engineering, software, and operations—from automotive electrical work to applications, financial management, and entrepreneurship.
Available for Summer 2027 engineering internships.
29
MEP projects drafted
~$650K
Annual budget managed
1
App created
Featured Work
Four things I've designed, documented,
and built.
01 / Flagship
Project Engineering
Internship
Dynamic Engineered Systems
Contributed to 29 permitted MEP projects spanning ~85,000 sq ft — from HVAC systems modeled in Carrier HAP to a structural load calculation for a high-capacity steam piping system — while progressing to producing ~90% of a project's drawing set independently before engineer review.
View internship work →- 29 permit projects
- 85k+ sq ft of scope
- 30k sq ft HVAC design project
02
1989 F-150 Custom Dash & Electrical System
Designed and fabricated an aluminum dashboard from a CAD layout, then wired the truck's 12V system from a schematic I drew myself.
View project →
03
Daily Dashboard — Desktop App
Designed and shipped a cross-device desktop app that replaces three tools with one — calendar, to-do list, and a zoomable project idea board.
View project →
04
S&D's Detailing LLC — Operations & Systems
Co-founded a mobile detailing business and built the machine behind it: a website intake form that feeds a structured Google Sheets record, automated booking, and a repeatable pricing and service process.
View project →Experience
Engineering, operations,
and leadership.
- Built the company website with a customer intake form that automatically feeds submissions into a structured Google Sheets record.
- Automated the booking workflow so online scheduling syncs to a calendar and triggers instant email notifications.
- Engineered a repeatable operating process covering pricing, intake, scheduling, and expense tracking.
- Manage a ~$650K annual operating budget across 24 officers and committee categories for an ~80-member chapter, using a multi-sheet Excel tracking and forecasting system I built.
- Reduced chapter debt by ~52% through improved tracking and an alumni-driven repayment strategy, and cut budget forecasting variance by ~75%. See the system →
More Work
Smaller builds & systems.
Treasurer Operating System
A multi-sheet Excel system that rolls officer, committee, food, fine, and utility spending into one live budget dashboard with variance and projections.
Pool Table Room Conversion Plan
A to-scale room layout, itemized bill of materials, and use policy — a full execution plan built to win approval from our alumni board for a shared-space upgrade.
Tools & Strengths
Technical foundation.
01 / 04CAD & DesignAutoCAD, mechanical documentation, design layout
02 / 04Engineering AnalysisHVAC & electrical load calculations, system sizing, Carrier HAP
03 / 04Hands-OnFabrication, electrical wiring & diagnostics, teardown/rebuild, troubleshooting
04 / 04Documentation & DataMEP construction drawings, Excel dashboards, budgeting, forecasting
Contact
Looking for engineering internship and project opportunities.
Available for Summer 2027 engineering internships and open to project work. The fastest way to reach me is email or LinkedIn.