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Knoxville, TN, US

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Key strategist and administrator in new project venture to establish baseline cyber defenseforce for US Air Force. Experienced in government and military interactions and contract service

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Courses created and instructed: Software for engineers, Solidworks CSWA certification, Intro to 3D printingOther courses instructed: Engineering manufacturing processes

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

- Broadened project management experience as engineering project controller with accountability and oversight of over $6 million in engineering programs- Saved $130,000 within first year and explored new technologies by designing and implementing over 20 electromechanical automation systems

Columbia, South Carolina Area

- Design, prototype, and develop mechanical systems for Sinusonic device- Generate and manage quality management policy and implementation

Florence, SC

- Combining technical, operational, and leadership experience, transformed business unit performance, reducing losses by $100,000 in less than 8 months by reorganizing manufacturing processes and applying proven processes and leadership strategies- Designed over 20 products and advised more than 10 companies, from startups to industry anchors, on a variety.

Ooltewah, TN

- Streamlined manufacturing operations by creating, improving, and implementing business tools and processes to coordinate events and team players in target focused activities- Applied learned leadership techniques and strategies to lead manufacturing engineers and technicians in implementing plant and product quality improvement

Ooltewah, TN

- Led highest performing team in site's four-day Kaizen blitz with 45 opportunities identified and 25 countermeasures implemented for an 18% reduction in cycle time, continuing to hone lean techniques- Implemented novel welding process design standard to eliminate specification discrepancies

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Courses: Engineering physics, statistics

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

-­ Successfully led project to implement patient tracking system using new technology for Occupational Health Services- Data analysis, document control, systems supervision, project management

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Started a company through the Gigtank accelerator to leverage the unique advantages of additive manufacturing (3D printing), 3D scanning, and design to help organizations with aging equipment. The value proposition was to offer an option to replicate failing parts where replacement parts are unavailable and replacing the equipment is too costly.

Berlin, Connecticut, United States

Led two large-scale Kaizen projects to improve inventory process management during consolidation of operations across multiple sites, developing lean manufacturing knowledge and exposure to other areas of operations

- Expanded costing knowledge by saving over $500k implementing over 20 cost-saving design projects- Initiated and chaired council to implement engineering change and document control process overhaul

Orangeburg, SC

Developed project management, product development, and standards compliance skills as primary engineer for mowing system on Weed Eater One ($5.5M) and guarding system for French products ($2M)

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations, 3.9/4.0

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Mechanical Engineering, 3.9/4.0

Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.6

Activities and Societies: SAE Mini Baja