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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Pflugerville, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

• Spearheaded the streamlining of the jib attachment for 60-ton cranes, leveraging existing designs for efficiency and innovation and improving manufacturability through GD&T and proper tolerancing.• Played a pivotal role in overhauling the TC600-TC650 and PM crane lines, implementing crucial improvements to elevate product quality.• Established and led the Continuous Improvement Council, orchestrating effective issue resolution and tracking progress and championed the implementation of GD&T standards throughout all product lines.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Designed and documented self-service kiosk housings, ensuring compliance with diverse customer requirements and accessibility regulations.• Optimized standard product lines to enhance cost-efficiency and manufacturability while exceeding customer expectations.• Contributed to the design and documentation of custom kiosks tailored to specific client needs

Tempe, Az

• Generated custom product quotes and conducted tests to address unique customer demands, ensuring product feasibility and quality.• Collaborated cross-functionally to optimize product design and functionality, resulting in enhanced customer satisfaction.

Sherman/Denison, Texas Area

• Managed projects for industrial evaporative coolers from conception to delivery, streamlining processes and reducing costs by 50%.• Supervised sheet metal part creation and forming, ensuring adherence to specifications and quality standards.• Utilized analytical tools to optimize cooling performance and efficiency.

Denison, Texas

I enjoyed a progressively responsible engineering career with Caterpillar., and participated in the engineering of components and systems for two rotary blast hole drills and a truck mounted auger drill. I am experienced in all phases of product development and implementation, from conception to production stages. At Caterpillar, I:• Designed mechanical components and conducted FEA analyses for rotary drills, ensuring structural integrity and performance.• Managed a large-scale conversion project of drill mainframes, coordinating with a multinational team to align with company standards and metrics.• Optimized part fitment to achieve a 30-40% reduction in weld time and associated costs for drill masts.In addition, I have served as a leader when new systems have been put in place and assisted in training fellow team members in the use of these systems. In my eight years at the facility, I worked through two owners and the associated system changes and adjustments until it was purchased by Caterpillar. I am a very quick study when it comes to the use of electronic tools. Throughout all this, I have maintained a focus on my internal and external customers and a high level of professionalism.

Garland, Tx

I worked as a process engineer for two years at Marlow building thermoelectric coolers and devices using them. I contributed to tooling for several projects and products in my time there as well as supervising the production of those products. Conducted gauge reliability and repeatability studies on DNA cyclers - for this task, I was self-taught and used Excel as the software due to budget limitations.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Associate Of Science (As), Mathematics