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Zeeland, Michigan, United States

Hudsonville, Michigan, United States

Catalyzing education

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Bridging the knowledge gap between academia and industry- Proof of concept partnerships with Western Michigan University and Grand Valley State University to produce a static test stand and liquid bi-propellant rocket engine, respectfully.- Further developing into a hands on education resource that brings exciting projects within the aerospace industry.

Muskegon, Michigan, United States

Worked with GoodWill to kickstart new groundbreaking materials manufacturing for disrupting the matrix material market for composites.- Startup atmosphere within being the second known company to develop specified materials- Began and iterated development for taking raw material to the finished product

Lowell, Michigan, United States

-Co-owned Orb's material science laboratory for characterizing composite and additive materials-Initiated Orb's submission into XPrize Wildfire: An $11M incentive to bring an end to destructive wildfires

Muskegon, Michigan, United States

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

- Led team of 20+ dedicated members to completion of our LR22 competitive vehicle- Switched team from 1-year design cycle to 2-year cycle to focus on innovation, iteration and overall personally and professional growth- Helped contribute composites and aerodynamics experience for our first ever aerodynamics package- Sick renders

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Aerodynamics/Composites lead engineer working with carbon fiber to design, manufacture and optimize given aerodynamic devices for a Formula SAE style car.- Aerodynamics & Composites lead responsible for leading and managing sub team in project declaration and initiation- Proficient in CFD tools expanding from Star CCM+, SimScale, and ANSYS Fluent.

• Bench-marking interior and exterior mirrors
• Summer Internship was cancelled due to COVID-19

Allendale., Michigan

• Repair broken phones, tablets, laptops and accessories
• Help solve problems with customers enabling good communication skills
• Relaying time and price quotes effectively

Zeeland, Michigan

• Worked on fully automated production line, understanding and developing projects for further manufacturing success. I also was a part of a division wide intern oriented project to reduce scrap.
• Designed door for injection molding machine, implementing better ease of use and safer working conditions
• Iterated guides for feeder system; helping to reduce machine down-time and part damage
• Reduced scrap within injection molding machine by 81.3%, saving the company over $20,000 in annual costs
• Executed new plug and mount design for an electrical part check at an end of line operation for finished parts. This part check helped reduce jamming of the line, increasing productivity
• Developed a new roller system for an automated solder stamping operation with less mess in the operation, reducing machine down-time

Elsie Michigan

• Responsibilities required knowledge of laboratory practices to study the effects of manure for its potential of transforming into electricity.
• Knowledge of both influent and effluent manure with the digestion process taking place
• Performed titrations to understand total solids volatile solids, using the contents to perform statistical analysis for proper weekly and monthly predictions
• Experience with PPE dealing with sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide
• Can work alone on a project, as I was usually alone during sample collection and analysis
• Good communication skills relaying a weeks results to the manager and boss, making important decisions that would change the course of operation

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Credits I received the last two years of high school. I received 27 credits, that all went towards my Bachelors. These credits gave me a.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Captain of track and field, team captain in robotics, and section leader of the band's percussion section. I.