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Georgetown, Texas, US

• Electromechanical design and development of aerospace galley appliances such as coffee makers, convection ovens and microwave ovens.
• Detail design including thermal, fluid, structural, tolerance, VNA electrodynamics and EMI/EMC.
• Assist with mentoring, scheduling, recruitment and specification for capital expenditures.

US

• Lead mechanical engineer of design and delivery of working prototype of 3-phase convection oven for private jet galley inserts. FEA analysis involving vibration, thermal and structural using SolidWorks Simulation.
• Lead mechanical engineer of design/development of water heating beverage maker for galley insert in accordance with DO-160.
• Successful design, procurement and testing of magnetic float sensor that mitigated a low-water flight risk. Approved by customer to test across all beverage maker platforms.
• Promoted to Texas Site Manager.
• Tracked projects in MS Project, managed procurement BOMs, led RAIL meetings with engineering and quality involving client personnel.

Austin, Texas, US

• CONTRACT POSITION: PCBA AND FLEX CIRCUITS | POWER ELECTRONICS & GREEN ENERGY | FEA THERMAL AND STRUCTURAL
• Created solution to field replace and ECN a larger, landscape PCBA display.
• Steady state and transient thermal analysis of cooling baffles, enclosures and heat pipe assembly. Employed structural F.E.A. in the clean sheet design of embossed, sheet metal supports, cooling baffles, fan boxes and.
• Applied mechanical design, tolerance analysis and GD&T to a thermal cooling assembly.
• Modeled and implemented field and ECN changes to electronic equipment, including conduit design and routing.
• Designed gaskets that reduced acoustical noise and improved mechanical sealing.

Princeton, New Jersey, US

• CONTRACT POSITION: REVERSE ENGINEERING | MEDICAL DEVICE | DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY
• Developed gap analysis, inspection plans and technical drawings for the remediation and sustaining of approximately 300 medical device components, spanning 8 systems. These extremity reconstruction systems of the foot.
• Modified designs using arithmetic and statistical (RSS) tolerance analysis. Defined threaded, sheet metal and custom hexilobe machine elements. Designed implant helical threads in SolidWorks.
• Designed and implemented optical measurement overlays for inspection of medical devices. Prototyped clean-sheet-design instruments using additive manufacturing.
• Led cross-functional teams involving director-level personnel to resolve issues related to material science, part marking and packaging specifications.
• Managed team of offshore and on-site engineers for the completion of design and remediation activities. Authored Capital Expenditure and Material Requisition documentation to support the purchase of special tooling and.

Georgetown, TX, US

• GDT ANALYSIS | INNOVATIVE TOOL DESIGN | FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS [FEA]
• Electronics packaging of MWD equipment for 5 produced and tested chassis designs
• Laser etching fixtures for various PCB components
• Project management and process improvement of calibration laboratory
• Clean-sheet design of vibration isolator
• Authored vibration test plans

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• CONTRACT POSITION: STANDARDIZED TESTING PROCEDURES | PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT [PLM] | MATERIAL SCIENCE
• Authored Qualification Test Procedures, implement ECOs and develop prototype hose assemblies
• Processed engineering change orders [ECOs] to facilitate testing activities
• Development of fitting comparison study

Santa Clara, CA, US

• CONTRACT POSITION: 3D CAD SOLID MODELING | SHEET METAL DESIGN | FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
• Sheet metal design for lid, fiber optic bracket and various supports.
• Specification of Semi S8 compliant handle for lid of vacuum chamber.
• Design of vacuum chamber lid and o-ring glands.
• Design and instrumentation for pedestal heater.
• Routing and plumbing of mass flow verification system.

Austin, TX, US

• CONTRACT POSITION: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING TOOLS | ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS | TROUBLESHOOTING
• Inventorying parts, fixtures and jigs. Processing consumed and unused parts.
• Maintenance, repair, FCN for semiconductor, manufacturing equipment.
• Field Engineer, Lithius and ACT 12 Level 1 & 2 Certified

Austin, Texas, US

• INSTRUCTION | PUBLIC SPEAKING | CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
• Providing instruction for K-12, all grades, all subjects in schools throughout the district.
• Providing assistance, direction and instruction for students with special abilities and needs.

• R&D EQUIPMENT DESIGN | FEA ANALYSIS | TEAM LEADERSHIP
• Achieved design solutions concerning sealing, sumps, cooling, rotor disks, instrumentation, tooling, actuation and compressor blades
• Effected cost savings through GD&T, tolerance stacks, solid model interrogations, brazing, welding and Aerospace Materials Specifications (AMS)
• Developed center of gravity, weight and transportation load calculations
• Authored statements of work, test plans and disassembly procedures
• Resolved conflicts and forecasted manpower as Integrated Product Team Facilitator on compressor prototype

London, England, GB

• COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS DESIGN supporting FLIGHT HARDWARE | BUDGET MANAGEMENT & COST CONTROLS | FUEL, OIL & HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS
• Performed mechanical design in facility maintenance, tooling, test rigs and test stand development
• Coordinated with model shop foremen and machinists in the design and fabrication of steel and aluminum components
• Systems integration, BOM coordination, sourcing and materials selection
• Model shop estimation for fabrication costs based on operator-hours
• Sheet Metal Assemblies – ECU bracket, Shelves, Facility Diffuser Duct Repair

Ames, Iowa, US

• ROBOTICS | KINEMATICS | COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• Created three-dimensional obstacle avoidance program using C++ and OpenGL.
• Developed computer simulation to specify actuators needed for an experimental robotic system.
• Calibrated force transducers and signal amplifiers.
• Assisted and helped to supervise the transport and installation of an 8,000 lb. robotic system.