Designed packaging machines and conveyor systems for various industries.Conferred with engineering, project management, sales, and customers to clarify project requirements, resolve problems, and review designs.Calculated operational parameters such as speeds, gear ratios, torques, etc.Evaluated past designs for suitability on new projects.Developed standardized and modular machine designs.Sized and selected commercially available standard components based on calculations, theoretical requirements, lead times, and pricing.Advised and assisted fabrication and assembly teams.Clarified blueprints for less-experienced machinists.Advised assemblers on proper machine assembly procedures and validated their work.Performed field service, installation, and commissioning for custom packaging systems. Utilized tools to install, repair, and validate packaging machines and conveyor systems.Coordinated work between internal resources and contractors.Communicated problems and resolutions to customers while maintaining customer confidence in the company brand. Experienced in quality inspections of parts and machines.Able to interpret blueprints and evaluate parts using inspection tools.Developed testing procedures for custom machines and communicated testing results to internal teams and external customers.Trained in Hygienic Design by Commercial Food Sanitation.

Established an Energy Management System encompassing both GA Division sites (Athens and Covington)Volunteered for the opportunity to lead the project in October 2019.Attended ISO 50001:2018 Energy Lead Auditor training in December 2019.Participated in the Georgia Institute of Technology-sponsored Southeast MEP Energy Management Training Cohort.Lead the GA Division to ISO 50001:2018 certification with zero audit findings.Managed monthly energy tracking procedures.Led sustainability projects generating >10% energy savings at the FiberVisions Athens site and proved energy savings concepts that could be implemented globally through the IVL corporation.Trained in Lean Six Sigma methodologies.Generated Value Stream Maps for various processes.Designed an Automatic Doffing System to reduce production waste and employee safety risks on a long-spin production line.Mechatronic system using a pneumatic cylinder-actuated paddle to direct the fiber tow into a new storage container.Modified the layout of a short-spin production line and installed new equipment to process new products. Increased and diversified the production capability of Athens facility.

Lead/Managed projects from conception to the production stage.Designed and qualified a manufacturing process for the production of aluminum aircraft engine filters. ($300k cost-savings and 2% OI increase)Designed masking for parts subjected to thermal spray coating.

Designed shot peening machines using Solidworks.Designed and manufactured part masking for paint and shot peening applications using Solidworks, Simplify3D, and a Raise3D N2 Plus Dual Extrusion 3D printer. Experienced in printing PLA, ABS, TPU, TPE, and Nylon filaments.

Performed acceptance test procedures on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter leading-edge flap actuators.Assembled test rigs and prototype parts per technical plans.Designed tooling using Siemens NX 8.0 software for Boeing 767 actuator rework procedures.