Worked cross functionally to plan, design, and produce systems that enabled accelerated product development.🔵Designed, produced, & maintained fleet of ~10 UAS that enabled real world flight testing of code ~6/m prior to actual product being available for flight testing.🔵Designed, produced, & maintained ~8 VIL test fixtures for 24/7 VIL testing🔵Handled procurement for all systems developed🔵Tracked customer needs to ensure final solution met or exceeded MVP reqs.🔵Leveraged in house 3D printing capabilities where feasible to reduce system cost/reliance on external vendors

🔵Maintained in house fleet of ~20 robots🔵Worked alongside the engineering team to document and report DFM/DFA feedback🔵Sole technician responsible for teaching the contract manufacture how to build the aircraft🔵Assisted in development of detailed work instructions that were distributed to the production line staff🔵Featured in blog post regarding culture and valueshttps://shield.ai/shield-spotlight-ben-anderson/

🔵Sole person responsible for building the first 8 aircraft ever delivered to customers🔵Lead pilot for over 200 aerial deployment test flights and many high profile customer facing demonstrations🔵Developed, documented, and trained other pilots on method to successfully recover aircraft when aircraft heading and velocity can not be determined by eye. Furthest recovery using this method was made with no visual aid at a distance of 0.75 miles during a customer facing demonstration. 🔵Created pack out lists for flight testing operations to ensure all equipment was on hand at all times🔵Responsible for procurement and inventory tracking of aircraft components prior to a build🔵Obtained part 107 certification

- Implemented standard interconnect scheme for fleet of 20+ E bikes- Designed and manufactured battery plug connectors to enhance battery pack safety during transport and storage- Identified weak point of motor internal PCBA construction and implemented "hot fix" to allow for higher sustained motor current draw before failure- Waterproofed electronic throttle controllers to eliminate wide open throttle failure mode

- Operated Haas Mini Mill, Supermax Max 1, Takisawa MAC V3- Initial job setup. Program work offsets, load tools / program tool offsets zero in vices and 4th axis- Maintain shop organization- Keep track of machine fluid consumption and replenish fluids when necessary- Measure parts coming off of machines to ensure they are within specified tolerance- Turn small parts on manual lathe- Power tap and manually tap parts- Prepare parts for anodization- Inspect finished parts- Clean and bag parts for delivery to customer

Test experimental airframes and provide detailed feedback on performance and assembly ease – Critical feedback was given to improve early designs before production. Multirotor assembly and optimal component placement – Characterized performance of various motors and speed controls to find the acceptable system load limit for safe and reliable operation.

Flight tester and airframe technician.-Took the initiative to learn how to operate Mocap sw/hw system so that specific characterization tests would require 50% less manpower.-Worked with the battery team to run all flight related battery tests and collect crucial data to help determine the best battery manufacture.-One of five full time pilots working on Karma program at the time.-Logged 45+ hours of flight both indoor and outdoor as P.I.C.-Created flight data logging template to reduce pre and post flight data collection and entry times by 20%. Template was adopted by the entire flight test team. Prior to this, no official format for logging flight data existed.-Ran board level testing to ensure boards were suitable for flight-Set up aircraft and adjusted flight controller parameters according to the type of mission to be flown-Operated and maintained flight labs 3D printer.

Porsche general service / aftermarket parts installation / vehicle setup, track preparation & support- Created device that would allow vehicles brakes to be blead by a single technician, rather than two- Worked alongside shop management to help them see the value that investing in better shop equipment could provide- Setup improved oil collection and disposal processes, created dedicated space for inventory items- Assisted in acquiring solvent based parts cleaning system. Prior to this, only aerosol cleaning products were used, and no dedicated parts cleaning area existed- Worked track events in a customer facing role- Adjusted vehicle setup according to driver feedback- Monitored vehicle systems to ensure the vehicles were properly maintained, and consumables were replenished as needed

Model A Ford Restoration- Maintained and kept track of inventory- Ensured shop maintained a high level of organization and cleanliness at all times- Full drivetrain rebuilds and inspections- Mechanical to hydraulic brake conversions- Full engine disassembly, inspection, and reassembly

Vehicle mechanic duties included:- Clutch inspection & replacement- Performing oil changes as predetermined intervals- Body repair- Tire changesTrack marshal duties included: - Seating guests & ensuring restraints were properly secured- On track assistance when guests would become stuck or had experienced a crash