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Smyrna, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Marietta, Georgia

Duluth, Georgia

Hired by Gravotech as part of the customization engineering team for design, new product development, and applications engineering for technological engraving solutions. Engraving equipment includes laser (CO2, YAG, Fiber, and Hybrid), dot-peen, and rotary inscribing.  Developed customized turnkey solutions to engrave products for both retail and industrial applications Conceived, designed, and prototyped customized fixtures for part holding based on collaborations with salespeople and customer specifications Integration of automated solutions with electro-mechanical technologies to assist in the procedure of engraving over 50 distinct products Contributed to the design of several products that were converted from customized to standard products within the business Played an intricate role in the use of 6-axis/collaborative robotics to improve the time to engrave personalized products by 36% Responsible for management of several projects with the responsibility of developing 3D models, detailed drawings, and bill of materials Created documentation to provide operation/maintenance information to end users, technicians, maintenance persons’, and engineers

Statesboro, Georgia

Photovoltaic/On-grid Implementation of an Electric Water Heater for Optimal Energy Efficiency Grant: Georgia Power’s Georgia Research for Academic Partnership in Engineering (GRAPE) Utilizing MATLAB to actively forecast local solar irradiance data with solar tracking equipment installed and configured on-site Utilizing programs such as LabVIEW and MATLAB Simulink to model the system of a domestic electric water heater that is supplied power from both photovoltaics and on-grid power supply resulting in an 8% decrease in on-grid energy dependency Collected, analyzed, and summarized information and data to contribute towards research

Georgia

Thermal Management Techniques Assisted in the analysis of heat transfer and thermodynamics produced by heat sink fins modeled after different iterations of the square, Sierpenski carpet for the purpose of thermal management improvement Conducted lab experiments to determine the effects of natural and forced convection of these potential heat sink fins

Swainsboro, Ga

Hired by Nordson Corp. to assist with test engineering duties as required to maintain production efficiencies as part of a cross-functional manufacturing team Assisted with diagnosis, repair, and improvement of electronic, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic test equipment Designed and implemented high quality production test processes for electronic, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic product verification Conglomerated with electrical and software engineers to define built-in-test requirements using NI LabVIEW and Test Stand Functioned as a lead on a verification procedure to assure product quality through testing methods

Garden City, Georgia

Hired by GPA as part of maintenance operations responsible for up-keep of Ship-to-Shore Cranes and Rubber Tire Gantry Cranes Designed and implemented an automated storm locking pin system to ease the operation of stowing the Ship-to-Shore cranes during extreme storm conditions Assisted in determining the best option to reinforce the trolley girder of the Ship-to-Shore Cranes by implementing structural analysis Created gearbox rebuilding standards and specifications, decreasing the rebuilding procedure time by 10% Became adept in reading blueprints, drawings, schematics and fulfilling work orders Produced drawings using SolidWorks for parts, requested quotation, and created purchasing specifications

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5 (Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and National Society of Black Engineers

Master’S Degree, Applied Engineering W/ Concentration In Energy Science, 3.75

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, National Society of Black Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers