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Carrboro, Nc, Us

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

- Initiated, managed, and implemented modernization projects including laser scanning, structured light inspections, robotic sanding and various additive manufacturing technologies, generating millions in savings over the life of the programs-Devised manufacturing improvement business cases resulting in the award of over $1 million worth of capital funding annually-Communicated requirements and provided manufacturing expertise to outside vendors, writing statements of work, gathering estimates, and organizing design reviews, ensuring projects were completed as expected and on time-Headed the Strike Weapons Performance Management Team of 40 employees, hosting weekly meetings to track performance metrics and surpass savings goals of $3.3 million to win team of the year for the LM Orlando site - Built and maintained relationships with government customers through weekly reports and technical data exchanges as the production engineering lead for the Affordability IPT-Designed production tooling for Strike Weapons programs including drill jigs, bond fixtures, and assembly carts, leading to the successful completion of 6 production lots -Developed and revised engineering drawings through CREO and Windchill, applying necessary geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to ensure design for manufacturability-Formalized and closed out corrective action plans for production defects by teaming with QEs to drive towards a 100% quality mission success rate-Collaborated with machine shops across the country to fabricate necessary tooling requiring machining, welding, forming, composite layups, and large-scale 3D printing-Operated the desktop FDM printer for rapid prototyping on mechanical and tooling fit checks, saving time and money by preventing the need to outsource prototypes-Ordered and coordinated installation of required tooling and equipment for a new manufacturing site, doubling the max production rates for the JASSM program

Clemson, Sc, Us

Augusta, Ga, Us

- Setup and performed strength and durability testing on small utility vehicles- Designed and fabricated various fixtures to be used for testing- Collected test track data through LabVIEW and analyzed results- Helped setup hydraulic actuators and position sensors to replicate data collected on test track in the MTS lab

Augusta, Ga, Us

- Designed and built custom workstations using Lean principles to increase line efficiency and lower overall cycle time - Collaborated with assembly line operators, engineers, and plant managers to generate solutions for problems brought up on the assembly line

- Managed two team members, making sure daily tasks were completed- Installed and fixed irrigation systems for the resort - Maintained and operated lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and weed eaters

Augusta, Ga, Us

- Worked with the sustaining engineering team to help resolve design issues brought up in the field or during production- Created engineering change notices and product waivers using various software- Communicated with suppliers to verify designs and obtain samples for testing - Created and modified engineering drawings using Pro-Engineer

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial And Systems

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