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Lebanon, NH, US

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

• Simbex is a medical device and consumer health product design and development company.
• Coordinate a multidisciplinary product development team in an Agile framework through project plan and sprint development/maintenance (JIRA/Forecast), serving as scrum master, and liaising with client/vendors
• Oversee and contribute to the design, test, build, monitoring, and quality documentation of football helmet impact sensors, including electromechanical hardware/software/algorithm development for the fielded system and.

• Designed a wearable voice health monitor, including a neckband and throat sensor, in collaboration with the client and an electrical engineer
• Led the cost-down re-design for a next-gen football helmet impact sensor

Lebanon, NH

• Developed assistance plans for grant recipients and coordinated team support activities, created marketing materials and internal documentation for a new consulting initiative, and managed new client proposals

White River Junction, VT

• The Upper Valley Haven serves people struggling with poverty by providing food, shelter, and other supports.
• Provided frequent support for ~17 adult guests living in a residential homeless shelter or recently housed
• Developed community partnerships in support of employment, mental health, substance abuse treatment, housing, and more
• Assisted guests in identifying/achieving goals and removing or addressing barriers to progress

Norwich, VT

• Avis Product Development provided engineering design and prototype construction for a variety of clients.
• Evaluated customer needs and provided work proposals, designed consumer products, and utilized vendor relationships for prototype manufacturing

Norwich, Vermont

• Oaklore was the first small-scale commercial acorn flour producer in North America, selling to restaurants, breweries, and individuals domestically and abroad.
• Managed all aspects of product and business development including process and equipment development and validation, e-commerce website development, harvesting and processing, order fulfillment, and marketing
• Automation development using an Arduino board, C++ programming, and wiring schematics

Norwich, VT

• Great Basin Gear brought modern innovation to ancient outdoor gear with primitive skills expert and TV personality Matt Graham.
• Managed all aspects of product and business development including finance management, vendor selection, manufacturing research, contract development, patent creation, product design, branding, and more
• Solidworks 3D modeling, including surfacing

Lyme, New Hampshire, United States

• Engaged students in math, art, health, and physical education lessons and activities.

Lebanon, NH

• Simbex is a medical device and consumer health product design and development company.
• Coordinated a multidisciplinary product development team (mechanical/electrical/software), developed and maintained Gantt charts (ConceptDraw), led team meetings, and monitored the work of external vendors
• Oversaw and participated in the design, testing, manufacturing, and quality assurance documentation of football helmet impact sensors and electromechanical fixtures for product manufacturing/reconditioning
• Managed an intern program and was a key member of the hiring and volunteer program committees

Lebanon, NH

• Developed PRDs, FMEAs, managed BOMs, queried and analyzed data in SQL Anywhere and Excel, built and wired electromechanical fixtures, regression tested new software builds, and performed mechanical testing

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

• Fikst is an engineering product development firm, taking designs from conceptualization to manufacturing.
• Facilitated client meetings and created work proposals for new potential projects
• Continued my mechanical engineering responsibilities

• Chewonki is a school, camp, and environmental education organization.
• Planned and led backpacking, canoeing, and sea kayaking wilderness trips up to seven weeks in duration during the summer months
• Engaged participants in self-reflection through solo experiences, readings, collective song writing, informal discussion, and facilitated strugglet.

• Fikst is an engineering product development firm, taking designs from conceptualization to manufacturing.
• Designed and procured parts, manufactured prototypes, and devised creative solutions for a wide range of mechanical engineering problems
• Experience in 3D modeling (Solidworks), GD&T, DFM/DFA, CNC machining, mechanical design, 3D printing, and shop tool use

Wiscasset, Maine, United States

• Chewonki is a school, camp, and environmental education organization.
• Brought natural history lessons to life for middle school groups, focusing on climate change / renewable energy, animals, forests, map and compass, ponds, salt marshes, farms, ocean intertidal zones
• Presented group challenges that encourage teamwork, problem solving, and positive attitudes
• Fostered camping, cooking, and interpersonal skills during on-site encampments
• Aimed to unite students with various preferences, disorders, fears, and beliefs into a cohesive unit

Southborough, Massachusetts, United States

• Protonex is a leading provider of advanced power solutions for portable, remote, and mobile applications.
• Constructed fully automated, multi-station test stands for fuel cell testing and analysis

Bath, Maine, United States

• Constructed a cottage (900 sq. ft.) on a small Maine island with no grid electricity or road access

Auburndale, Massachusetts, United States

• DMI provides consulting/engineering services to improve energy efficiency and operation of large facilities.
• Utilized Excel modeling to evaluate annual energy usage and calculate payback periods for the installation of new HVAC, lighting, and/or control system components in commercial facilities

Sabattus, Maine, United States

• Taught freshman physics and earth science to multiple classes of students at my alma mater during a former teacher's paternity leave.

Bath, Maine, United States

• Constructed a cottage (900 sq. ft.) on a small Maine island with no grid electricity or road access

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

• Protonex is a leading provider of advanced power solutions for portable, remote, and mobile applications.
• Procured parts and constructed multi-unit test chambers, manufactured fuel cell prototypes, data acquisition and analysis, and process improvement

Lynn, Massachusetts, United States

• GE Aviation is a world-leading manufacturer and service provider for jet engines.
• Revised technical drawings and helped bring a new part weight accounting system online

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

• Lincoln Labs performs R&D on a broad array of advanced technologies to meet critical national security needs.
• Performed thermal and structural finite element analysis for several DoD-funded projects

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering