• Developed equipment for customer applications starting from customer input and ending with functional production parts• Worked directly with customers to develop prototype parts, gather data, and verify customer-specific requirements• Led project with strategic customer which is currently projected to generate $1 Million/year in new business in full production • Ensured design feasibility with methods such as FEA, temperature analysis, bearing life calculation, and other tools• Built and tested prototype parts to ensure equipment operation in controlled test environment• Supported customers by performing field installs of equipment and troubleshooting installed equipment• Performed install of equipment which reduced machine downtime by 50% • Drove new part release process by developing technical prints, generating new BOMs, and collecting & storing necessary documentation • Worked with suppliers such as foundries and machine shops to minimize design defects for prototype and production parts• Communicated with internal manufacturing team to develop raw castings and machined parts for ease of manufacturing and to minimize production cost• Developed and programmed controls for customer applications to ensure proper clutch operation in application• Audited internal processes to ensure compliance to IATF 16949-2016 prior to external audit.

• Part of a team which designed a machine to automate the cutting of DIN rail.• Communicated with suppliers, such as machine shops and raw material distributors, to procure necessary parts and materials for the project.• Used 3D printing (FDM) for prototyping.• Defined tolerances on detailed design drawings of designed parts for quotation from machine shops.

-Built playground equipment -Employed basic metalworking skills