• Create custom products using various Polished/Finished metals for a variety of applicationsranging from residential railings, sinks, countertops, and food-grade piping/tanks.• Welded various metals to precise standards for use in the food industry.• Aided in the design and production of a custom conveyor that feeds in cheese and slices itso it can be flavored correctly.• Worked with Mechanical Engineers to ensure projects meet customer specifications.

• Developed 8" diagonal cutting pliers dipped grip recipe with a tensile strength 4x greater than the baseline recipe.• Used root cause analysis when troubleshooting the dipping cell, polishing cells, and milling machines.• Created a fully functioning metal hardening test station on a 24 hour timeline.• Created a comfort grip cell with an annual savings of $211,000+.• Implemented a tracker for polishing cells to make data driven machine adjustments to improve product quality.

• 4 Term Program: 1 term in the test lab, 1 term in test equipment, and 2 terms inmanufacturing.• Manufacturing Terms: Design automated offload chutes for milling machines to minimize machine downtime, improve machine cycle times by revising stations, designed and built a sorting table for part inspection, and troubleshoot daily machine issues.• Testing Terms: Effectively troubleshot stations, test parts, designed and built test fixtures for new products, and updated and maintained current fixtures. Improved communication and teamwork skills.

• Operated a variety of wheeled vehicles and crew served weapons ranging from a HMMWV(Humvee) to a semi-truck to transport supplies to various bases.• Trained in basic repair and work with mechanics on repairs to ensure vehicle readiness.• Tasked to lead a 6 vehicle, 24-person convoy including conducting a risk assessment,organizing and assigning personnel, and ensuring the convoy stays together.• Developed strong communication when talking with colleagues of various ranks.• Completed Distributed Leader Course (DLC Level 1) which prepares prepares the soldiers to improve basic communication skills to message ideas and thoughts clearly; recognize the need for strong character and values; demonstrate tactical and technical competence in leading teams; and take initiative to become a lifelong learner by exploring interests and executing measures to pursue civilian education.