Mechanical Design Project Lead responsible for leading project teams from concept to installation of large manufacturing automation solutions for OEM manufacturers. Focused on meeting project deliverables under cost and design hour budgets. Excelled in coordinating with customers on reducing their need for support and service after delivery.Lead Project Engineer for a $5.5 Million advanced 48V hybrid battery assembly line for automotive customer, including servo pressing, cell vision inspection, laser and resistance welding, robotic dispensing, 3D camera inspection, and leak testing stations. Led a team of 6 engineers during the design phase, responsible for all mechanical aspects of integration and installation.Lead Project Engineer for a $6 Million medical test kit assembly line, including servo cartesian pick and places, 10 FANUC robots, case erectors and sealers, automatic lid torquing, and vision inspection. Led a project team of 4 engineers during the design phase, responsible for keeping them on budget and schedule, as well as integration and installation.Worked on numerous team projects for automation equipment totaling over $25 Million in Sales

Mechanical Design Engineer that developed custom machinery, automation and robotic cells for the manufacturing sector including automotive, consumer product, and medical industries. Experienced in determining internal and external customer requirements and leveraging that into repeat customer business. Focused on simple, reliable, and precise mechanical systems.Completed 4 major design projects from concept to customer delivery totaling $1.9 Million in Company sales in less than 2 yearsDeveloped state of the art medical catheter production process using CO2 Lasers, sized 4 and 6 axis robots, end effectors, servo systems, custom packaging equipment, vision inspection stations, pick and places, pallet conveyor systems, etc.Worked on numerous team projects for automation equipment totaling $10 Million in Sales

Lead Area Engineer for daily process monitoring and improvement of 6 Uranium Dioxide (UO2) pellet lines producing 1.5 million tons of UO2 per year. Manage pelleting equipment and processses including bulk powder transport, rotary pressing, sintering furnaces, centerless grinding and ventilation systems. Act as mentor to junior engineers. Interface with Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials during plant audits. Achieved 64% drop in QA issues through management of quality defects and consulting with utility customers on product complaints and process observations. Improve equipment utilizing worst performers’ safety, yield, reliability, uptime, and maintenance cost data. Develop best practices to improve operator performance and control of critical parameters

Mechanical engineer working on advanced motion control algorithms and hardware design of gantry 4 axis robots. Mechanical hardware design, control panel design, PLC controls and advanced I/O Installation of gantry robots at several manufacturing plants, focusing on customer requirements and needs

Mechanical Engineering Coop working for an advanced robotics machine design integration startup company. Built custom control panels and helped with assembly of gantry style robots.

Mechanical Engineering Coop student at an ISO9001 automotive manufacturing plant, helping with drafting support for manufacturing and design engineers. Performed a lean manufacturing and 5S project that saved shipping and receiving 2 hours of time each day.