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Coperion Ktron is a manufacturer of pneumatic conveying for bulk solids materials. Mechanical designers for Ktron design, maintain, and provided technical services for standard and custom equipment as projects lead and part of a team.• Developed sanitary and food design equipment ensuring structural integrity for high vacuum forces using finite element analysis (FEA) in Autodesk Inventor and allowing Ktron to provide new standard offerings in a high demand market. • Structured and assembled interactive, customer digital manuals using proprietary software and Adobe Acrobat Pro.• Automated manuals processes using SQL Database, Outlook, and Excel VBA programming to reduce manuals processes by up to 20 hours per week.• Authored shipping documentation processes using multipoint information gathering and Excel VBA programming to track multi-shipment orders assisting customers in accurately finding correct equipment from multiple crates and shipments.• Assisted in laboratory work at the Bulk Solids Innovation Center including testing of materials, R&D projects, and setup of full scale conveying systems.• Participated in multiple lean manufacturing, process improvement, and Kaizen projects saving an estimated 1,200+ hours in the 2018 fiscal year and creating a safer working environment.

ElDorado National is a manufacturer of commercial busses. Engineering technicians for ElDorado design, maintain, and provided technical services for company bus lines.• Produced installation and manufacturing prints for new and redesigned options for multiple bus lines using Solidworks and AutoCAD.• Worked hands on with production employees to reduce manufacturing errors and improve the quality of both product and manufacturing prints.• Evaluated cost estimation for customer requested options in support of sales staff reducing quote turnaround time from excess of one week to a two day goal.• Created portions of sales price book with dynamic options and pricing guide assisting customers in order availability and formatting reducing order errors and response time.• Completed drawings for line of luxury buses by deciphering incomplete drawings and fixtures acquired in a branding purchase allowing ElDorado to increase output from two busses to five busses per week.

Bergkamp Inc is a manufacturer of microsurfacing road pavers, support transports, pothole patchers, and other road repair related equipment. A product engineer for Bergkamp provides hands on support to manufacturing personnel as well as customer service support.• Designed, maintained, and provided technical services for road paving equipment line.• Produced installation, manufacturing, and customer manual prints for new and redesigned equipment using Solidworks and AutoCAD.• Structured and produced operations and parts manuals using SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Adobe Acrobat assisting in equipment start-up and replacement part ordering.• Automated parts manual building process using combination of Excel VBA programming and Adobe Acrobat. This eliminated hours from each booklet spent sorting and organizing pages by hand.• Evaluated and redesigned many portions of equipment as needed for domestic and international standards providing higher safety and accessibility allowing the company to also sell equipment to new markets. • Provided mechanical and electrical troubleshooting support for manufacturing operations.• One year fabrication experience operating saw, punch, piranha, drill press, mill, lathe, and sheer. Also programmed and operated CNC plasma table.