- System EngineerUtilized CFDesign for designing an anode air sulfur filter to ensure even distribution in flow to maximize filter lifetime while decreasing prototyping cost and testing resources Championed cost out effort to reduce material cost by 31.6%Analyzed the system BOM to design several key components for injection molded plastics; interfaced with supplier for quality part deliveryTuned closed loop motor and flow control (two look-up PID controllers) interfacing C based and Simulink code to integrated with a new, cost saving motor for blower controlDerived and reported on all testing aspects of cost out project, component, subsystem and system level testingProduced white paper for government funded engineering project to further advance the fuel cell system; cost/power efficient blowers for 10-1000W fuel cell systemsLed two U of M senior mechanical engineering projects sponsored by AMI to increase single fuel cell testing capacityDemonstrated leadership while guiding product release for the entire fuel cell system including engineering change release, print/part approval, validation data gathering and reporting; led product phase closure, linking goals of phase to validation testing completedCreated a “Readiness Level” that weighed priority versus time-to-complete task in order to prioritize tasks to prepare product development and the company for the largest commercial fuel cell order to date- Balance of Plant EngineerCompleted component validation for dust and humidity testing to ensure robustness of fuel cell systemUsed CFDesign to investigate viability of passive flow diode in fuel cell system resulting in a reduction of prototyping and testing costsPlanned and tested subsystems in simulated hot and cold environments, rooted out any failure modes, and increasing the confidence in fielded fuel cell systemsDerived requirements for subsystems based on fuel cell operation and customer needs for salable product- Fuel Handling Engineer

Worked in Product Development and Testing divisionsResearched, developed and designed a propane can fitting that did not vent while being attachedLed mass reduction efforts on two system platforms critical for military applicationsReduced varying fasteners from 60 to 7 different types to improve manufacturing efficiency

Led testing to compare two composition detection devices for quality control of brass products which aided in proper maintenance and calibrationSetup of database for CAD print control of archived filesAssisted in quality control root causing of manufacturing process for heat treatment of brass forging