Lead of sustaining engineering group. Coordinate team response to Engineering Change Orders to ensure timely resolution of requests for improvements to current production lines. Use of SolidWorks and Simulation software in redesigning components for Light Towers and Portable Heaters for use in the construction and oil field markets.Lead for specials engineering group. Coordinate design work for customized options to meet the special needs of customers. Locate and compile government trailer and machinery regulations in the US, Canada and Europe allowing product to be used in each of the countries. Worked in establishing the use of offshore contractors providing supplemental engineering resources.

Head Engineer designing over the road trailers and agricultural carts and trailers. Component design using AutoDesk Inventor. Oversight of a department of 2 design engineers and 1 draftsman in a "custom built" driven company.

Manufacturing Self-Propelled high clearance crop sprayers. Design of operator cab and fiberglass body panels along with rotational molded fuel and product tanks. Designed and Evaluated concept for additional width machine tool bar for sprayer line.

Design heavy haul (50 ton and greater loads) semi trailers. Preformed static design calculations. Designed components using SolidWorks and AutoCAD software.Participated in lean manufacturing initiatives to reduce the production costs of the trailers along with reducing overhead. Designed hydraulic systems for folding the necks of specialty trailers. Checked to ensure compliance with government regulations. Provided shop with drawings and support during production. Interacted with customers to meet their desired goals. Contact person with off shore team to transfer legacy 2-D drawings to 3-D content.

Designed flatbed and drop deck semi trailers along with intermodal container chassis and tank chassis. Conducted structural calculations to determine required strengths. Designed trailer using Pro Engineer and AutoCAD software. Performed FEA analysis using Algor software. Tested design using Labview software. Provided drawings and support to shop during production of trailers. Designed trailer that hydraulically raised a mast to lift a 25 ton payload, transfer it from vertical to horizontal and transported it to a new location prior to deploying it in a vertical position again. Designed trailer to safely transport low level nuclear waste for the DOE.

Welder on the weekend shift manufacturing industrial fans and blowers. Cross trainer to assembly and paint positions. Held job while attending collage to obtain engineering degree.

Operated commercial paintball facility. Oversaw growth from start-up business to 3000 customers annually. Selected all products and equipment, handled advertising and scheduling. Worked directly with customers and ran daily operations. Preformed all equipment maintenance and modifications.

owned and managed 150 cow dairy operation. Made all day to day decisions. Preformed hiring and supervision of 2-5 employees at any given time. Purchased and maintained all related farm equipment.

managed dairy operation of 150 registered Holstein cows. Preformed all construction and maintenance activity's, Preformed hiring and supervision of 2-5 employees at any given time.