Owner / Operator of an ITAR-compliant + AS9100D certified machine shop specializing in quick-turn prototyping, short / medium-run production, and one-off specialty components for aerospace, defense, opto-mechanical, and industrial automation industries.

• Designed and manufactured multiple iterations of a robot for pipe lining applications.• Responsible for machining/welding/surface grinding prototype parts in fast-paced R&D robotics environment.• Responsible for advising design engineers on part manufacturability and assisting with GD&T.• Implemented lean process improvements to reduce wasted motion, reduce machine setup time, and to improve tooling and raw material inventory management.• Used prior experience and vendor connections to reduce outsourcing lead times, save money, and increase outsourced part quality.

• Developed automated sprue/runner removal machine, increasing component throughput 1600%. • Designed and implemented various test fixtures such as custom go/no-go gauges and force measurement devices, improving quality-assurance standards. • Designing automated system to unload and palletize injection molded parts for transfer to and from various manufacturing areas.

I was responsible for inspecting and redesigning existing medical device manufacturing fixtures to reduce manufacturing costs and prepare the entire fixture line for replacement.