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Responsible for store operations, scheduling, staffing, inventory, sales, service department, and events.Senior mechanic role includes detailed repairs to complex systems, continuous training and improvement.

Managed entirety of service department; including staff, repair scheduling, inventory, and training. Simultaneously handled all high-end sales, custom bike sales (assemblies), and led customer focused group rides each week.

Conducted professional, detail oriented, and efficient bicycle repairs.

Role split between customer sales and bicycle service technician. Learned and excelled in all roles of the retail setting, including administrative duties such as inventory management, pre-season ordering, and profit/loss analysis.

Taught sophomore through senior level Mechanical Engineering undergraduate courses. Class sizes ranged from 25-35 students. Developed course syllabi, curriculum, administered exams, supervised lab, and organized team competitions. Courses ranged from traditional technical lectures to Senior Capstone (Design) Projects, which includes product development, market research, prototyping, testing, and quality control. Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills, as well as ability to benchmark desired outcomes of classes and projects.

Developed non-destructive methods for bond characterization of explosively-bonded gun tubes as part of the METLab. Gained experience working on government contracts including detailed reporting, benchmarking, and peformance evaluations. Trained in numerous NDT areas; ultrasound, acoustic emission, nano/micro indention, digital/laser microscopy, high-speed video, NDT computer simulation, and X-ray fluorescence. Certified for dye-penetrant testing.

Provided multiple engineering services to local, regional, and national companies. Focused in non-destructive evaluation in addition to tradition mechanical testing. Gained experience in failure analysis, flaw detection, material selection and verification, fatigue analysis, weld characterization, and simulation. Worked alongside engineers, salespersons, and technicians of varied backgrounds to solve engineering problems efficiently and cost-effectively.Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation:Ultrasonics: Utilized contact, submersion, and phased-array techniques to perform material characterization, flaw detection, and bond analysis on composite components.High-Speed Video: Implemented HSV to log position, velocity, and acceleration data for projectile testing. Diagnosed machining/manufacturing/process issues and conducted failure analysis using HSV.Radiography: Performed residual stress analysis using x-ray diffraction techniques. Determined material composition using x-ray fluorescence for vendor comparison/verification. Completed 3-D computed tomographic inspection for flaw detection and reverse engineering.Microscopy: Incorporated laser and digital microscopy to verify micro/nano hardness testing accuracy. Performed surface profiling (roughness measurements) and thin-film characterizations.Mechanical Testing:Operated multiple material testing systems for data collection and analysis according to ASTM standards. Experienced with tensile, torsion, flexural testing of various materials, included multi-directional composite materials. Developed complex loading scenarios including fatigue analysis and thermal controlled environments.

Provided all levels of service and repair for mountain and road bicycles.