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Fort Myers

• Statewide Cigar Distribution Company for various cigar manufacturers.• Maintain inventory levels of potentially 19 manufacturers for cigars to meet financial projections.• Outlined E-Commerce capability for current website.• Build brand awareness/recognition for the numerous brands around the country, Florida specifically.• Establish sales terms with each cigar manufacturer.

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

• Recommend inventory and stocking levels to meet sales projections.• Met over 100 boutique and mainstream cigar manufacturers for customer enjoyment. • Investigated consumer market for brand awareness and demand.

Orlando, Florida, United States

West Des Moines, Ia

• Started Retail Cigar Shop/smoking lounge in West Des Moines.• First year business sales of $160,000.• Investitated, designed, and procured business systems for the lounge layout. A reverse osmosis system for distilled water generation, Point-of-Sale system, security system, and complete store merchandise layout.• Wrote award winning business plan through Des Moines Area Community College.A BOCC Company.

Ankeny, Iowa

I am currently finishing two different programs online ultimately graduating with 2 associates degrees and 8 Certificates of Specialization and Diplomas. Projected graduation is Fall of 2019.

Johnston, Ia

Contract position for Mid-States TechnicalGenerated and finalized the manufacturing documentation package for Pilot Build Hand-off of a prototype corn harvester test platform.In-depth review of designs prior to manufacturing release for issues with design, functionality and manufacturing using SolidWorks 2013. This review reduced the overall number of issues by 25%.Generated general build instructions (GBI) for both prototype harvesters. Created procedure for build issue tracking and resolution. Managed the incorporation of all changes encountered during first build cycle for implementation on second harvester prototype.

Architected the build of two prototype 2.3MW wind turbines with an emphasis towards a lean manufacturing environment.Selected to lead multi-state design and implementation team of engineers/manufacturing personnel on the build of a 4.4 million dollar 2.3MW wind turbine. Implemented company-wide concurrent engineering practices utilized during prototype build effort. Both Prototypes are installed and operating within established functional and availability guidelines. Outlined, generated, and created a procedure for general build instruction (GBI) creation. Level of detail enabled the build to proceed without out of state engineering representation on production floor.

Designed, build, and integration of the power controller and interconnect sub-systems for the $250,000 dollar NW100 100 kilowatt wind turbine. Adapted the power controller to operate in extreme cold conditions to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Conceptualized and developed the power controller that met both UL (Underwriter Laboratory) and CE (Conformité Européenne) certification.