• Assisted and collaborated with manufacturing engineers within the fabrication and assembly department in key projects to improve productivity, space utilization, and manufacturing tolerances.• Trained to be proficient using fiber optic lasers, industrial press breaks, and other CNC equipment for a multitude of projects involving sheet metal work and weldments.• Fabricated and assisted in implementing a new heavy-load cart for safely transporting large metal components throughout the manufacturing plant.

• Manual lathe and mill machinist• Worked alongside engineers and fabricators to produce a line of the first 3rd generation Dodge Challengers to be used in the TA1 subdivision of Trans American Racing• Produced suspension components for clients across several racing platforms• Worked on the pit crew to obtain real-time data for diagnosing issues and to understand dynamic interactions within the race car• Amongst everything, I took this opportunity to learn about metal fabrication, TIG and MIG welding, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and composite materials such as: carbon fiber, fiberglass, and kevlar