Work with prospective customers to identify their machine design needs and develop a quote to fit withinthe prescribed budget.• Design customer required systems from the ground up often in R&D settings involving the developmentof P&IDs and drawings. Example customer industries include aerospace, manufacturing & robotics, andengine & testing.• Specify, design and program palletizing robotic systems to include collision avoidance, interfacing withother safety systems and HMI's in the cell to integrate within production lines.• Interfaced directly with manufacturing to build the systems to the provided manufacturing drawings.• Perform factory acceptance testing, installation, site acceptance testing and runoffs for completed systems.

Machine Design Engineer-Work with customers to identify their needs in designing systems to cost effectively provide solutions-Automate processes using industry tools and robotics including Kawasaki and Fanuc-Integrate equipment into customer facilities to interface with controls and mechanical systems-Oversee and participate in equipment builds to include troubleshooting and adapting designs for fabrication.-Design for manufacturability to best suit the in-house production of equipment including machining and fabrication-Mentor incoming engineers and interns to incorporate them into company culture and best practices

Thermoforming Equipment• Identify and implement process improvements by leading cross functional teams of technicians, maintenance personnel and suppliers to reduce existing equipment downtime by over 35%.• Manage a budget of 8.4 million dollars to justify, spec, and purchase thermoforming and routing equipment for next generation of products.• Support engineering technicians with diagnosing and solving on demand production line problems.• Proactively work with safety engineers ensure OSHA regulation compliance and improve operator welfare.Tooling Design• Contribute as the plastics production domain expert for the Wisconsin plant operations and design groups.• Iterate in Solidworks with design engineers to ensure manufacturability of thermoformed parts.• Apply knowledge of materials to account for shrink-rate and thermal transfer in tooling design across specific plastics and metals; then liaison with suppliers to fabricate the necessary tooling.• Program and qualify Fanuc robots to router plastic parts within specs defined by design engineers

• Calculated the thermodynamics of the water tank design based on the water dispensing rate and to minimize heat loss while working within the customer's size constraint.• Modeled the infrared sensor, mounting bracket, and casting tooling using NX.• 3D printed a prototype faucet and programmed the sensor and heating system using an Arduino Mega.Tri-cycle: Industrial food waste pulper• Proposed and prototyped a Raspberry Pi 3B+ to replace the Omron PLC unit control system allowing for rapid development and reducing the unit manufacturing cost by 5.6%.• Designed and performed extensive cycle and endurance testing to confirm guaranteed lifespan.• Worked at manufacturer's location to diagnose problems with pilot build. Machined necessary components to complete the build and meet a tight deadline

-Successfully retrofitted existing machinery under a tight timeline to shear thicker steel of different geometry than originally designed.-Designed and oversaw a streamlining of component manufacturing utilizing waterjet technologies.-Independently worked on R&D light-weighting project involving drawing and ironing processes to reduce steel usage.

-Assessed and redesigned data gathering methodology and equipment for line control using Arduinos.-Made significant advances in tooling design for an R&D deep-draw steel forming press.-Evaluated and organized necessary repairs and improvements for an industrial press rebuild and functionality check.

-Designed and oversaw the manufacturing of tooling made of tool steel and carbide to a high precision.-Researched and installed a press lubrication system utilizing knowledge of fluid mechanics for oil flow.-Fabricated, designed, and installed repairs and improvements for multiple high-speed manufacturing machines.-Oversaw and aided in the installation of crucial production line improvements with plane mechanics as a plant support engineer. -Participated and presented in engineering design review.