As lead mechanical engineer at The Hinds-Bock Corporation I have successfully lead my team of mechanical engineers through the process of designing complex food machinery systems. I consult customers directly regarding their machinery requirements and create design proposals, as well as prototype machinery to prove design feasibility. I manage key projects from pre-sale concept inception, to design and design refinement, to production through installation and customer service support.I have extensive experience & expertise designing:Piston filling machinesMuffin injection linesDonut finishing linesHand-held spoutsServo pump filling machinesClean in place systemsVertical form/fill/seal aplicationsTransfer pump machinesRotary bottle filling systemsHorizontal vacuum former filling applications

Established new sheet metal department for manufacturing custom, industrial food equipment ● Designed complete machines & redesigned sheet metal components to increase production efficiency and quality ● Created design drawing and BOMs ● Participated in machine design reviews ● Maintained file system for Solidworks & CNC files ● Determined part quantity and scheduling for sheet metal department ● Generated nested part programs for cnc plasma cutter ● Formed sheet metal parts with press brake ● Tig welded and polished food grade prototype and production parts ● Supervised sheet metal production

Modeled solid and sheet metal parts and complete machines ● Programmed cnc lasers and punches ● Cut and formed sheet metal ● TIG and MIG welded stainless steel, aluminum, and mild steel ● Worked in a high-production job shop environment