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Pella, Ia, Us

Pella, Iowa, United States

Pella, Iowa, United States

-Design hydraulic systems, steel tubes and hose routings for heavy equipment new product development projects -Coordinate with multiple engineering teams to design machines that meet project goals -Responsible for managing a hydraulic system during the prototype process and providing status updates to the product team -Assemble hydraulic components and 129 hydraulic hoses on a prototype machine to expedite the build process and validate the design -Work with buyers and suppliers to coordinate the quoting and purchasing of hoses, steel tubes and fittings for prototype machines -Conduct cost and weight analysis of hydraulic hoses for product team -Complete hydraulic hose deviations for existing product lines to combat supply chain issues

Pella, Iowa, United States

Design Engineer on the Hose & Harness Team which designs hydraulic systems for a variety of heavy equipment platforms.Develops hydraulic systems for New Product Development Projects.Research best practices to provide the safest and most reliable solution for any hydraulic application.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

· Worked with Research Faculty and Graduate Students to produce accurate research data.· Used software to analyze UAV Hyperspectral Imagery, and recorded data points with a GPS Surveying System.· Operated and maintained agricultural machinery to plant and harvest crops. · Harvested, threshed, and weighed crops for further analysis.· Used software to stitch together GPS data points to create a vehicle traffic map of an alfalfa field to determine where field traffic was the highest.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

· Responsibilities included design, and manufacture of tractor components, organizing team meetings, managing team finances, and ordering the team apparel.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

· Transition to designing and manufacturing components on A-Team Tractor.· Ordering the team apparel and managed the team social media accounts.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

· The Quarter Scale Tractor Team is a Student Vehicle Design Competition that is Organized by ASABE. · We are tasked with building a ¼ scale Pulling Tractor from the ground up for the International A-Team and X-Team Competitions at the Caterpillar Headquarters. · Was the only Member of the X-Team that rebuilt and improved on the previous year's tractor to compete in the X-Team Competition. Did not compete because parts were salvaged to repair the A-Team Tractor.· Used Student shop equipment to manufacture components designed by Senior Team Members. · Operation of a Lathe, Band Saw, Shear, Break, Iron Worker, Drill Press, Welder, Plasma Table, 3D Printer and Mill. Experience with SolidWorks CAD x64 Edition

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

· President for 2 Years· Responsibilities include Organizing Bi-monthly Meetings, Handling Chapter Affairs and Finances'· Lead the team that organized the 2020 ASABE Midwest Regional Rally at UW-Madison. The Midwest Regional Rally is an Annual Meeting of students that took place March 5-7, 2020. Students from Iowa State, UW-River Falls and Ohio State attended. Students spent Friday on four separate tours sorted by Major/Interest, Animal Environments, Food/Bioprocess, Natural Resources, and Machinery Systems. Saturday was spent touring the BSE Department and our many faculty research labs. It was a great experience and opportunity to network.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

· Organize Social Meetings to have fun and bring the Student Chapter together.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Area

· 8 Month Spring, and Summer Co-op at Kohler Power Systems in Mosel, Wisconsin, the #3 Producer of Generators Worldwide.· Participated in the Internal Combustion Engine Development Process and Worked on the Generator Set Integration Team. · Researched & Presented EPA Emissions Standards Data for Emergency Generators to Compliance Engineers.· Designed and Tested a Diesel Exhaust Fluid tank heater system.· Redesigned a mounting bracket that resulted in a Cost Reduction of the bracket from $208 to $5.· Designed, manufactured, and tested an Exhaust Heat Shield that reduced product failure and was implemented on a Generator Product Line that won the Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine 2020 Product of the Year Award. · Experience using PTC Creo and Creo Piping CAD Programs.

Windsor, Wisconsin

· Summer Intern at Diesel Forward in Windsor, Wi. The largest distributor of Top OEM brands to the domestic aftermarket. · Contributed in the remanufacturing of Diesel Fuel Injectors, Oil Pumps and Fuel Pumps. · Participated in the Design, Test, and Manufacturing facets of the Engineering Process.· Installed, and wrote Work Instructions for the new Wet-Blasting Machine. Set-up, and optimized the Auto-Mode Processes.· Used my skills to streamline the manufacturing process, while increasing the output, and reducing strain and injury to employees.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Area

· Assembly of High Volume Agricultural Ventilation Systems. · Participated in Time Studies to identify inefficiencies in production. Development of more efficient assembly processes.· Use of impact drivers, drills, impact wrenches, torque wrenches and carpentry skills

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Area

· Landscaping, Watering, Assisting Customers, Delivering Plants to homes.· Planting Trees & Grass, Trimming Christmas Trees, Mowing, Skid-Steer Operation.· Tractor Operation, driving and backing Trucks & Trailers.

Biological Systems Engineering, Machinery Systems, Graduated

Activities and Societies: • UW-Madison Quarter Scale Tractor Team Co-Captain [2 Years], Fmr. Social Chair & Member • UW Madison ASABE.

High School Diploma, Graduated

Activities and Societies: -National Honor Society Member -Organized the "Tie It Teal" Football Game in support of the Minnesota Ovarian.