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Loveland, Colorado, United States

Longmont, Colorado, United States

• Designed, constructed, and maintained custom production equipment for the manufacture of vacuum gauges and printed circuit board assemblies.
• Developed innovative tooling solutions for bottle neck manufacturing processes that increased throughput and eliminated operator discomfort.
• Identified inefficiencies in production processes, proposed and implemented improvements that increased throughput and minimized waste.
• Determined proper manufacturing processes for new product lines.
• Performed calibrations on critical process equipment.
• Documented and published in-depth test plans, test reports and work instructions.

Laguna Beach, CA/Boulder, CO

• Calculate both seismic and wind load to California building code for a storage vessel and car wash equipment foundation in addition to anchorage design.
• Coordinate American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveys, site plans, grading, and drainage plans.
• Determine/calculate both structural and civil requirements for residential and industrial tenant improvements.
• Publish industrial sales brochures to drive increases in new business within the marketplace.

Boulder, CO

• Work collaboratively on projects between the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).
• Provide comprehensive support on a research campaign based in Boise, ID, and focus on taking atmospheric trace-gas measurements from a research aircraft.
• Analyze in-situ data and coordinate results with other scientists. Notable achievements while in the position have included:- Targeted wildfire events to gain a better understanding of their emissions, flying numerous.

Ontario, CA

• Implemented programs for increasing efficiency, product quality, and the throughput of the manufacturing process in addition to Six Sigma and LEAN manufacturing principles.
• Served in a general contractor role, leading the installation of a multi-million-dollar internal mixer by designing the foundation, operator platform, mezzanine, electrical, mechanical, water, and air systems.
• Managed and supervised 3 process engineers and mentored 9 engineering students by participating in the engineering clinic program.
• Taught classes focused on the manufacturing process and specific product use to educate distributors.

Ontario, CA

• Adapted existing technologies to revolutionize material processing, which dramatically increased efficiency while reducing waste.
• Designed and constructed custom manufacturing equipment and conducted process studies to optimize production.
• Created new process layouts that optimized several manufacturing departments.
• Conducted pilot productions to optimize machine settings and ensure new product quality.
• Documented all new processes and improved procedures.
• Provided routine maintenance on factory equipment and machinery.