works as instructor in and engineering computer lab, helping students to learn CAD for the first time.

I offer mechanical engineering design services to help teams achieve their engineering and prototyping goals. I can help with essential product design activities, including: coordinating & communicating project timelines and schedules, developing and analyzing design alternatives, quantitative design analysis using hand calcs and FEA/FEM models, detailed design CAD models and can produce drawings for fabrication. I can also build prototypes and proof-of-concept devices as desired.

Support aggressive development schedule with various engineering activities. Report to my Manager/Program Lead.Duties as Senior Mechanical Engineer-> Concept design using hand sketches, envelope calculations and Blender modeling software.> Construction of scale models to understand structural behavior, refine ideas as well as collaborate with other mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and management.> First order hand calculations, FEA / computer based simulation and CAD using SolidWorks and Siemens NX CAD.Duties as Technical Program Coordinator-> Construct and maintain a project timeline.> Lead weekly team meetings to discuss issues and project status and deliverables.> Author project documentation including the Market Requirements Document and Product Requirements Document.> Provide technical and non-technical advice as needed.> Attend industry conferences as needed to understand state-of-the-art technology in the areas of automotive and robotic technology.

Teaching and guiding America's next generation of top engineering talent at Montana State University - Bozeman!

•Support aggressive schedule, demanding specifications, and unique challenges as part of a highly collaborative, short-staffed team assigned to design and configure the Boeing Experimental Space Plane (XSP).•Responsible for airframe design, constructing air and spacecraft structure, including first-order sizing, joint design, fastener placement, and parts for nose and thrust sections and wing-to-body fairing panels•Consult manufacturing and stress engineers for specialized guidance and support colleagues on software issues and design needs •Construct prototypes and prepare complex schematics and fabrication files using CAD modeling, light machining, 3-D printing, and detailed drawings•Conduct quantitative, structural, and thermal analysis to optimize functionality and minimize need for redesign•Collaborate with supplier management to confirm timely materials purchase and deliveryREPRESENTATIVE PATENT SUBMISSIONS•Induction heating and stabilization-based technologies to improve carbon composite production and accelerate large-scale steel heating •Self-regulating and lightweight thermal insulation concepts•One-up assembly method for simultaneous structural bonding

•Collaborated with engineers and technicians to support structural repair of aircraft damaged during fabrication or final assembly•Applied technical specifications to design repair methodologies and tooling to restore aircraft form, fit, and function

Supported design and fabrication of small satellite, solid rocket engine, and LED lamp technology; experimented with sounding rocket payload testing, fuel cell performance, and bio-gas latrine design.

Developed novel culturing methods for collection of extremophile bacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs, and supported growth of cloned bacteria in the lab, isolating select proteins for further study.

Supported growth of cloned bacteria in the lab, isolating select proteins for further study- located at the NASA AMES Research Center. This position was managed by UCSC Education Associates in partnership with NASA.