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Remote

• Contributing daily to production support engineering issues. Examples include alternate material requests, engineering drawing clarification, material finishes, first article inspection, part quality, and substitute.
• Training new hires into the supplier support engineering role.
• Contributing to projects that encompass tip to tail systems, including transmissions, power plant, rotors, airframe, landing gear, furnishings, and flight controls.
• Presenting engineering changes at design review boards weekly, and following through with the proposed changes within CADRA, CATIA, Drawing Notes Manager, and Matrix - Ennovia.

Troy, Michigan, United States

• Leading and directing engineering changes to the blow molded automotive gas tanks we produce
• Facilitating weekly internal and external meetings regarding engineering changes for my program
• Working in Dassault’s 3DExperience Enovia platform to document and track changes
• Understanding customer’s goals so we can adapt our products to the changing automotive markets

Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States

Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States

• Collaborated with suppliers in weekly meetings for timely design, testing and delivery of parts
• Utilized Siemens NX CAD, ECTR and SAP to make engineering changes to current production parts
• Led the testing of a redesigned engine mount with a savings of $15/vehicle
• Required close attention to detail to understand how my changes affected the vehicles’ systems
• Completed root cause analysis on warranty issues and defined repeatable test plans for the solutions

Ames, IA

• Collaborated with team members to produce testable flight controls for the fixed wing UAS
• Worked closely with manufacturing team to implement the electronics hardware into the UAS
• Produced documentation of work in LaTeX on Github for future open source repository

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Lead factory tours and worked in a cross functional team within sales and marketing
• Utilized presentation skills in weekly product presentations and sales competitions
• Supported Regional Sales Directors by helping to prepare customer visits and setting up logistics
• Created a Ramp Spotting Guide in LaTeX for legacy aircraft of Hawker, Cessna and Beechcraft

Brookings, South Dakota

• Learned and worked in a lean manufacturing environment, becoming a versatile member of multiple different assembly lines within the live events factory
• Actively worked in a team to meet daily and hourly goals, successfully increasing line productivity throughout the summer by 30%
• Gave important feedback to design engineers and crew leaders on line flow, assembly stations, and ergonomics to improve work station efficiency and decrease strain on the worker

Marshall, MN

Through the Conservation Corps, I was placed at the Lyon County Soil and Water Conservation District as an intern for the summer. I gained customer service experience, as well as GIS and Survey Work experience. I worked in ARCMap frequently for mapping purposes. It was also interesting to learn from local engineers who designed dams and grassed waterways.

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

I was an undergraduate lab assistant to Dr. Chris Rehmann, a professor in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering department at Iowa State. I was matched with Dr. Rehmann through the first-year honors mentor program. His research dealt with the mixing and transport of contaminants in rivers, lakes, and oceans. Last semester, I helped to.

Marshall, Minnesota

Airport Light System Maintenance; Tractor Operation and Maintenance; Skid-Loader Operation; Lawn Mower Operation; Weed Whacker Operation; Lawn Care; Building Maintenance

Marshall, Minnesota

Collaborated with farmer to fix tractor and planting equipment.Boosted farm output by helping with odd jobs and picking rock.Recruited other farm hands to help with larger projects and supervised them.Took time to learn from farmer how he operates his farm.

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: ISU Solar Car Club (PrISUm); Alpine Race Team OpenUAS Research Team; Boeing AerosPACE senior capstoneGraduated.

Study Abroad Autumn 2017, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: International Society

High School, Honors, Salutatorian

Activities and Societies: Robotics; National Honor Society; Link Crew; Student Rotarian; Cross Country; Basketball; Track; Golf; Orchestra