Hello,

Truman Breithaupt

Mechanical Engineering Student  ·  Oil & Gas / Aerospace Defense

Mechanical Engineering student at LSU — Dean's List, SEC Championships swimmer, and future oil & gas engineer. Upcoming intern at Celtic Dynamics (Summer 2026).

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Truman Breithaupt

Background

I'm a Mechanical Engineering student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, with coursework grounded in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and structural analysis. Dean's List for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024, and named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.

Outside the classroom I spent four years competing on the LSU Men's Swim & Dive Team — training 20+ hours a week, competing at the SEC Championships, and representing a program ranked top 15 in the nation. Athletics taught me how to perform under pressure and stay accountable to a team.

Upcoming intern at Celtic Dynamics (Summer 2026) in oil & gas operations.

University
Louisiana State University
Degree
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Expected Grad.
May 2028
Honors
Dean's List · SEC Academic Honor Roll
Athletics
LSU Men's Swim & Dive
Location
Baton Rouge, LA

Selected work

HOME SERVER Jellyfin Pi-hole Tailscale

Systems / Networking

Linux Server & Network Infrastructure

Built and configured a Linux-based home server running Jellyfin, Sonarr, Radarr, and qBittorrent in Docker containers. Implemented Tailscale VPN for secure remote access and Pi-hole for network-wide DNS ad blocking.

Linux Docker Tailscale Networking
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PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT STORAGE FOOT TRAFFIC

Mechanical / Energy

Mechanical Energy Harvester

Team project developing an energy-harvesting doormat using the piezoelectric effect to capture unused mechanical energy from foot traffic. Designed components in Fusion 360 and built a functional decomposition chart for the system hierarchy.

Fusion 360 Piezoelectrics Spring 2024
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LEAF BLOWER POWER AIR FLOW STRUCTURE MOTOR BATTERY

Systems Analysis

Leaf Blower Functional Decomposition

Team project analyzing the key components and functions of an electric leaf blower. Modeled the assembly in Fusion 360 and built a hierarchical functional decomposition chart to illustrate relationships between mechanical and electrical subsystems.

Fusion 360 Systems Analysis Fall 2023
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MINTYPI

Hardware / Embedded

MintyPi Build

Fully functional retro handheld gaming console inside an Altoids tin. Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, 2.8" IPS display, custom battery management, MCP23017 GPIO expander, and RetroPie OS — 5.5+ hr battery life.

Raspberry Pi Python RetroPie Fabrication
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Experience

NCAA Division I Swimmer

Aug 2023 – Dec 2025

LSU Men's Swim & Dive — Baton Rouge, LA

  • Competed as a Division I student-athlete, training 20+ hours per week while maintaining full academic standing and earning the Dean's List twice.
  • Competed at the SEC Championships as a freshman and sophomore.
  • Member of a program ranked top 15 in the nation.
20+ hrs / week training
SEC Championships
Top 15 nationally ranked

Lifeguard

May 2021 – Jul 2022

Ochsner Fitness Center — New Orleans, LA

  • Monitored pool safety and responded to emergencies.

Swim Instructor

JoJo's Hope

  • Taught swimming skills to individuals with disabilities.

Caregiver

Poydras Home

  • Assisted elderly residents with daily support and companionship.

Technical toolkit

Software
Fusion 360 MATLAB Adobe Photoshop Office 365
Fabrication & Lab
Soldering 3D Printing
Engineering Core
Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Statics & Dynamics Materials Science

Let's build
something real.

Mechanical Engineering student at LSU · Interning at Celtic Dynamics, Summer 2026.