- Provided technical leadership on engineering projects in the fitness, medical, robotics, and manufacturing spaces.- Managed teams of 1-2 engineers throughout project lifecycle.- Planned and coordinated the build-out of a cutting edge R&D machine shop and project space.- Mentored and managed 4-6 engineers, technicians, and engineering interns to provide career development opportunities and promote a strong work culture.- Managed the machine shop for all prototyping and production work. Created daily and weekly schedules and tracked progress of jobs to ensure completion of project deliverables.- Met with clients to identify key project deliverables and timelines.- Drafted and presented proposals for new project work.

- Involved in all aspects of product design from initial product conception through full-scale production.- Performed DFM of plastic injection molded parts to improve part performance and reduce manufacturing costs.- Designed and built fixtures to reduce assembly time and increase consistency and throughput.- Programmed and operated 5-axis UMC-750 CNC mill and VF-2SS to rapidly iterate on designs and deliver a product that meets design objectives.

- Tested a cryogenic additively manufactured aerospike rocket engine to characterize material behavior and performance in a hot fire environment- Created and conducted thorough test procedures for entire system and all subsystems

- Performed structural and thermal analyses to assess safety margins of critical Raptor dev engine components- Investigated minimum gouge allowables on Merlin 1D engine v-band clamps and gimbal flanges- Assessed viability of conceptual designs and recommended design changes for improved part performance- Analyzed 40+ bolted flanges for updated pressure and temperature conditions on Raptor dev engine - Created an engineering tool to estimate temperature dependent safety margins for commonly used materials

- Performed SolidWorks prototype design modeling of new products- Coordinated with lead engineer to meet project design specifications and deliver prototypes to an extensive range of clients in medical, aerospace, and consumer product industries- Used HSMWorks CAM to design CNC machining programs for in-house manufacturing of low-volume prototypes- Set up and operated a HAAS VF-2SS CNC mill- Designed fixtures to improve manufacturing processes and maintain high precision tolerances- Read, interpreted, and created engineering drawings

- Performed early industrial design of a switch power hub to be mass produced- Developed functional works-like prototypes with electronics as well as durable functional prototypes for field testing in Africa

- Developed test fixtures for quality control of company products- Performed supplier management and product sourcing to expand the company product line

Designed and constructed a catapult to generate interest for an Instructables.com design competition. Performed website moderation.