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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Leads design process for new products (2 new products in 2024).Manages relationships with contract manufacturers to see new products through PLM Lifecycle.Prepares MVP (Minimum Viable Product) prototypes and new product surveys for customerevaluation (4 MVP prototypes for potential products in 2024).Outlines project tasks and timelines using Smartsheet.Designs and implements QC and Rework SOPs for Keyboard and UV Disinfection product lines.Reworked custom screen protector part request process. Reduced lead time by 20%, facilitated 50%more customer feedback, leading to an increase in verified cut files.Leads customer pilots of UV-C equipment, including onboarding meeting, in-person demo, andongoing support through the pilot.Supports product artwork and communicates design revisions to contract manufacturers.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Utilized Fusion 360 to create new product designs; led creation of 2 products and supported 2 others.Designed and manufactured testing jigs to troubleshoot product issues within a 1-week turnaround.Automated engineering drawing process, allowing for the creation of 60 drawings at once.Wrote SOPs to document process improvements.Netsuite SME in the company. Primary person for creating part numbers, saved searches, massuploads or downloads of information, and creating or utilizing new fields.Microsoft SME in the company. Managed integrations with Teams, Power Automate, Sharepoint, andPower Apps.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Managed a project involving the redesign and testing of a medical device.Oversaw line technicians and troubleshooted issues while creating test samples.Redesigned portions of the manufacturing line to improve line performance.Created presentations to present to leadership.

Designed MPC Controller for position control and collision avoidance for a team of four quadcopters. Defined system dynamics, controller parameters, and quadcopter flight paths.Ran simulations to test effectiveness of controller. Iterated design to optimize performance.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Guided students through machining training and the design process as they learned how to design and build a robot. Instructed students on milling machines and lathes. Gave critical feedback to students' concept drawings, decision matrices, detailed drawings, budgets, and schedules for project completion. Oversaw student work in the on campus machine shop.

Orlando, Florida Area

Completed the intern development program which included education on plastic injection molding and a rotation through the different departments in the plant. Completed several projects to improve plant function. Key projects included creating an end of arm tool for a Sepro 3 axis robot, replacing the z-axis drive belt on the same 3 axis robot, and designing and installing machine guarding. Documented projects to create a portfolio which was presented at the end of the internship.

Taught groups of up to ten elementary and middle school aged children each week in robotics courses. Created lesson plans, worked with other instructors, and guided students towards presentations to their parents.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mechanical Engineering

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