Mechanical Engineer
Current• Collaborated with engineering and fabrication staff to produce various custom industrial automation solutions for clients.• Verified and executed mechanical design drawings and motor sizing calculations for machinery.• Performed Finite Element Analyses using Solidworks Simulation for static displacement, stress, and strain analysis on machines.• Project: Proton Therapy Cancer Treatment Gantry – Researched and wrote feasibility study white papers regarding the mechanical viability of a 150 ton gantry system, the use of alternative support materials, a mechanically isolated treatment room, and a gantry braking system for Protom International. Used finite element analyses and motor calculations to support study.• Project: Helicopter Spar Manufacturing Cell – Generated engineering drawings for use in a helicopter spar cell for Sikorsky.• Projects: Automotive Carbon Filters – Designed and organized implementation plans and new mechanical components for several maintenance, retrofit, and speed upgrade projects for Ingevity.• Projects: Pultrusion – Conducted machine structure research and optimization for high precision pultrusion systems rated up to 200,000 pound loads supported with finite element analysis, and created manufacturing drawings for several clients.• Projects: Automated Prep and Package of Electrical Junction Boxes – Designed and installed high speed automation solutions to ship electrical boxes to local distributors. Included barcode printing, affixing of installation fasteners, and packaging.