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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Defined tests, sample quantities, test requirements, and communicated those requirements to the design team using the test plan• Performed inspection and testing of prototypes, raw materials, sub-assemblies, pilot builds, and finished goods• Designed and fabricated test fixtures for real world assimilation as well as repeatability• Conducted statistical and graphical analysis of test data in Microsoft Excel to drive design changes and determine product ratings• Maintained quality records systems including test plans, test procedures, user risk assessments, and instructions• Designed, developed, and maintained both software and hardware for data acquisition systems for various product testing needs• Lead a monthly 5S lab cleanup to improve the test lab • Researched technical documents to determine certification requirements and ensured products exceeded those requirements• Trained Technicians on best practices for conducting batch/investigational tests

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Conducted investigational/batch tests on the Instron • Setup and monitored developmental cyclic tests• Created test documents in Microsoft Excel and reported results to engineers• Maintained, repaired, and improved lab equipment

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Setup and ran batch/WIP tests according to the proper TES documentation• Documented and reported results of batch/WIP tests• Collaborated with engineers to determine the root cause of failed tests and improve TES documentation• Scrapped broken test samples to keep the lab clean and organized

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Manufacture parts while exceeding hourly production goals with less than 1% scrap• Inspect parts using calipers and micrometers to ensure accuracy

Boise, Idaho Area

• Implemented tool staging system to reduce machine setup time by 1 hour• Modeled parts from samples using SOLIDWORKS• Drafted drawing of modeled parts and bubbled drawings• Manufactured parts using Mills, Laser, Lathe, Bandsaw and Belt Grinder with a scrap rate of less than 2%• Inspected parts to ensure accuracy using an Optical Microscope, Micrometers and Calipers• Updated Inventory to comply with more stringent standards (AS9100)• Adapted to staff shortage by transporting parts for anodizing and heat treatment• Communicated with customers and manufacturers to determine problems with existing electrolarnyx • Designed a more intuitive casing and improved the internal electronics to make the product more marketable• Optimized the solenoid to improve the volume of the electrolarynx

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Researched, designed, manufactured and tested an experimental technique for magnetic-field actuated intermediate strain rate deformation of soft polymers and bio-materials • Developed MATLAB code to compute complex vector math to optimize Omnimagnet dimensions • Designed components in SOLIDWORKS and transformed them into drawings for manufacturing and fabrication• Created a new experimental method for manufacturing solenoids• Synthetized a ferromagnetic sample to test the Omnimagnet• Researched previously untested technologies to determine feasibility of possible projects• Wrote a comprehensive research proposal to acquire funding • Strengthened technical presentation skills in weekly group meetings• Communicated with multiple vendors to order adequate supplies for assembly and testing• Consulted with the manufacturer to ensure designs were implemented effectively and in a cost-efficient manner

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

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