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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Manages all aspects of the company's engineering product development activities.Offer visions and guidance to engineering product development process.Handle product and technology innovations and set up Awake’s products as a market leader.Develop and supervise strategies, policies and operating plans of Engineering organization.Execute engineering projects and processes.Prepare engineering guidelines and process.Handle company engineering, personnel and product development.Set up technology and product roadmaps with CEO.Develop product requirements and specifications.Assist in business development, customer meetings and proposal generation.Function as project manager or principal investigator.Execute product development management process.Launch full product line on time and on budget.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Responsible for the badger truck production powertrain design. Responsible porotype project build project management.

Phoenix Race Works is a leading SCCA F1000 design and engineering company based out of Phoenix, Arizona with racecar distributors and rental programs on both the East and West coast. Phoenix Race Works provides turn key and roller cars for serious race enthusiasts who want nothing more than to start and finish at the checkered flag.Phoenix Race Works designs and engineers the leading F1000 racecar for the SCCA Formula 1000 Champ Series that competes across the USA. PRW also offers F1000 parts, accessories and engineering services.

Tempe, Arizona

Responsible for the design of professional grade gas-powered outdoor equipment. This project required the development of a whole new, ultra-light weight, emissions compliant engine.

Phoenix, Arizona

Manger of engineering and technical resources for special ‘skunk works’ projects at the cutting edge of the fenestration industry. Team leader and responsible for the design and launch of 13 new Hurricane and Impact rated products. Coordinating design, testing, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, sales, and finance teams to launch the Nation’s first Energy Star rate line of aluminum frame doors, windows, and multi-slide fenestration products.

Phoenix, Arizona

Alameda, California

Sr. Engineer and Micro-turbine Program LeadWrightspeed, LLCLead engineer and program manager for the Fulcrum micro turbine. This roll is truly interdisciplinary, as it was a mix of engineering, project, team and budget management. Developed the micro turbine from an initial marketing requirement, designed functional prototypes and led the project to production. In addition to having led the project, personal responsibilities included 1D cycle simulation and 3D CFD simulation for the entire engine. Worked with Tier 1 industry suppliers to collaboratively design the bearings, compressor stage, turbine stage, and the high speed alternator, and heat recuperator. Responsible for CAD models and 2D drawings for the entire engine, writing the testing and validation plans, as well as designing the fixtures and instrumenting the turbine for testing. Assisted in design of two other major systems in the Wrightspeed series hybrid powertrain including the battery pack and gear box. Optimized cooling for the battery pack using CFD, assisted in designing the support structure to mount the modules to the truck chassis. Performed FEA on the enclosures, buss bars, and mounting structures to optimize the design for weight while still ensuring crash safety could be maximized.Assisted in the design of final drive section of the gear box which included selection of bearings, CAD design and performed FEA of the shafts and housings. Worked with the gear box team to assist in global packaging and overall system design. Created performance and 1D simulation for determining the number and ratios of gears.Established the engineering workflow and drawing release process for the engineering department and helped to build a culture of engineering rigor.

Staring with 6 employees and growing to nearly 160, I wore many hats and had many roles at AGI (Advanced Green Innovations). I have gathered a unique set of skills and knowledge by being the first engineer hired at a startup.I was responsible for Vehicle Integration. This required that I have a keen understanding of each system and its interactions with the rest of the vehicle. I was able to successfully package and integrate a unique CNG fuel system onboard a heavy-duty class 8 truck. Packaging the system, I was responsible for the design and integration of a unique high voltage ignition system, hydraulic system (cooling, lines, valves, pumps, actuators), electrical system (cooling, wire harnesses, enclosures), high pressure CNG system (lines, valves, and storage tanks), as well as a new driver information unit inside the cab.I was one of a team of three engineers awarded a patent for the overall design of the fuel system.I was also awarded three other patents for designs required to integrate our fuel system onto the existing engine.

Chandler Arizona

Race engineer for Apex Racing's Indy Light team. Responsible for race car set up, working with the drivers and mechanics to get the best performance possible.

Phoenix Arizon

Lead Design Engineer for a dirt circle track race car company.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Formula SAE, AIAA Design Build FlyMinor in Studio Art

Bachelors Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Formula SAE, AIAA Design Build FlyMinor in Mathematics