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Seattle, Washington, United States

Bellevue

Glendale, Ca

• Designed steel supports, conveyors, material chutes, trusses, and steel platforms for aggregate mining equipment using AutoCAD.• Designed a hydraulic slide gate for a coarse rock silo.• Designed an exterior stair well for an existing water tower.• Retrofit new equipment into existing rock plant, minimizing downtime for operations. • Created evacuation and Hazardous materials maps for asphalt and rock plants.

North Hollywood

Created 3D models in SolidWorks for tooling. Created Standard Work Instructions along with potential failure analysis using Visual IPI software. Supported the industrial production cell with process improvements and new tool designs.

California State University Northridge

Created a full fairing from Carbon Fiber for a Human Powered Vehicle. Manufactured NACA ducts out of Carbon Fiber. Designed and evaluated a custom ratio steering rack. Performed materials selection for the pedal assembly as well as suspension components on a proto-type race car. Calculated mass flow rates for choked flow through an intake. Worked on the Chassis team laying up carbon fiber and preparing molds.

West Los Angeles

Prepared Environmental Impact Reports for future developments, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Authored technical reports for future schools in L.A. Unified School District

Malibu, Ca

Planned strategies to gain final approvals on residential and commercial projects. Planned 5 new Malibu hillside homes along with a private access road and supporting water system. Created reports from technical data obtained by Civil, Geological, Biological and Environmental engineers.

Worked with state and local agencies to stay in compliance with mining regulations. Developed properties and topographic maps for aggregate mines and future acquisitions. Reviewed and maintained permits, contracts, leases, and agreements for 32 mining operations located throughout California.

Hmm 162, & 5Th Battalion 10Th Marines

Planned and coordinated an over seas deployment of a battalion sized unit. Planned the load of three CH-46E Helicopters aboard a C-5 airplane. Corporal in charge of Logistics during Albania/Kosovo U.N. occupation and Ukrainian/Romanian joint forces exercise.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mehcanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Formula SAE, Human Powered Vehicle

Bs, Government

Activities and Societies: Guardian Ad Litem volunteer of Onslow County, 4th Judicial District