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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Paramount, California, United States

Paramount, California

- Utilize(d) SolidWorks and Siemens NX to model ~20 designs, conduct FEA, and create assembly drawings with BOM.- Collaborate with 4 machine and metal fabrication shops to have designs fabricated and prepared for commissioning.- Field test laser, ultrasonic, and vision sensors on equipment to assist with automation projects that aim to reduce part defects.- Update and optimize, with planning engineers, 100+ manufacturing routers/ work instructions.- Executed 36+ tests to standardize and develop optimal testing procedures for in-process Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).- Wrote VBA scripts to automate the validation of a furnace control upgrade project that showed a 6% yearly reduction of natural gas. - Worked with metallurgists to re-develop heat treat procedures to increase the fatigue life of 4340 tooling steel by 9%.- Collaborate with engineering consultants to integrate PLC/ hardware systems onto equipment.- Perform root-cause analysis of non-conforming parts utilizing the 5 Why’s method.- Authored 4 Cap-Ex projects that included technical, cost, and depreciation data for facility improvements totaling ~$500,000.- Act as interim machine shop manager when needed to oversee ~20 technicians and meet throughput metrics.- Head department supply chain initiatives, having negotiated, compiled, and awarded ~$1,500,000 in PO’s to 10+ vendors.- Lead weekly safety meetings with production crew of ~70 people in English and Spanish.

Torrance, California

- Managed a team of 5 through a 2.5-month design project aimed at developing truck mounting solutions for cases.- Learned to effectively design a product that adheres to DFM principles and produced working prototype for final presentation. - Modeled 3 designs using Autodesk Inventor and utilized rapid prototyping principles to effectively iterate designs.- Developed 60+ page design report that included findings and analysis of project research, design, and prototype.- Learned about injection and rotational molding processes.

Torrance, California

- Worked with a team of 5 students to produce a solution to a design engineering problem to be used for military application. - Collaborated with numerous engineers at the company to learn about the product development process and how to analyze/ solve project problems related to prototype construction, research, and CAD modeling.- Learned how to work around design and time constraints and pitch ideas to upper management.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: AIAA Outreach Chair- Coordinate and attend outreach events for elementary, middle, and high school students..

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Tribe Robotics- Led high school robotics team of 20+ students through annual competition hosted.