Managing a team of highly skilled manufacturing engineers supporting advanced liquid rocket engine programs. With a focus on getting development programs into production as quickly as possible.

• Worked with the quality assurance team to maintain product quality to meet a company standard.• Design welds to meet product requirement and meet a company standard. • Implement software to track defects in productions parts to gain a better knowledge of the process. • Conduct weld inspections to an internal company standard. • Develop efficient ways to produce newly developed parts.

• Certified and proficient at many welding processes. (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, SAW, Friction Stir, Orbital TIG)• Proficient in the ability to read and relay information from plans and blueprints. • Certified and experienced in heavy construction rigging (e.g. crane lifts, crane signaling, and lifting) • Able to proficiently operated oxygen acetylene and plasma cutting equipment. (Both manual and automated.)• Developed a strong working knowledge for pipe fitting and steel structure erection.• Proficient knowledge of Health Physics and radiation control for Nuclear Power plant operations.

• Fabricated systems and components for the nuclear power industry. • Serviced equipment both on and off site of the nuclear generation station.• Operated Forced Helium Dehydrators (FHD) for dry cask storage. • Successfully held a lead role on the Chernobyl reclamation project. • Worked as the lead welder for Diametric Welding Operations (Orbital Welding) for dry cask storage