Kyle Vickery, Eit Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

• Executed the design, development, and implementation as the Engineering Project Lead for several unique electro-mechanical assemblies containing over 100 distinctive components
• Proficient in use of ANSI/ASME Y14.1 conforming drawings/designs including piece parts, full scale electro-mechanical assemblies, and welding guides utilizing SolidWorks
• Geometric Dimension and Tolerancing of a wide range of components ensuring repeatability, manufacturability, and an efficient inspection process
• Managed the first article military qualification of two products including shock, vibration, heat rise, short circuit, and effectiveness of enclosure testing
• Inhouse confidence testing on manufactured products before undergoing first-article qualification testing
• Generating computational fluid dynamics analysis to predict maximum temperature effects during steady state for particular qualification units

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

• Designed and tested a Solid Fuel Burner and Heat Exchanger capable of converting biomass to a minimum of 3750 watts of thermal energy for electricity generation via a Stirling Engine
• Designed and tested a recuperator theoretically capable of bringing fresh air to 600℃ when exposed to hot exhaust air at a temperature of 750℃
• Sourced, installed, and developed testing equipment/interfaces to measure various temperatures, mass flows, and flexible power inputs with the assistance of LabVIEW
• Simulated air flow and temperature variation in the solid fuel burner design with Ansys Fluent achieving comparable results to later measured temperature values
• Devised several technical papers, reports, and presentations on the development and results of this solid fuel burner for technical faculty, customers, and future potential stakeholders

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Portsmouth, Virginia

• Supervised and managed the integration of all electro-mechanical builds for various types of projects at Fairlead, amounting to over 20 million dollars' worth of product
• Ensured team had all material required to begin each project and verified each Bill of Materials and Technical Data Package was in accordance with established standards and practices
• Collaborated with engineers, machinists, welders, and electrical technicians to solve any issues with production and ensured lessons learned were documented for future builds
• Generated and maintained work instructions as needed for electromechanical projects
• Presented realistic schedules of man hours/durations for various projects

Hagerstown, Maryland

• Designed, created, and implemented 3D printed fixtures with the use of Autodesk Inventor.
• Led the reorganization of two substations by utilizing 5M, 5S, and many other lean tools to decrease non value-added activities and reduce quality defects.
• Modified and created work instructions for the final engine assembly line based on operator needs.
• Participated in two major Kaizen weeks and co-produced an additional major Kaizen.
• Drafted entire substation and station layouts using AutoCAD

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Responsible for managing the fabrication lab by assisting students in wood/metal working. Maintained lab in cleanliness and order and is responsible for handling any injuries that occur in the lab. I would assist students in how to use certain tools including handsaws, jig saws, circular saws, drills, and others. I have also been trained by the university.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Responsible for making deliveries to consumers on time, keeping the units clean, well-working, and safe, ensuring the safety of the children while on the units, making sure all consumers involved in the process were engaged and well informed of our job and how we did it, and advertising the company to any potential consumers.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering, 3.76

Activities and Societies: Graduate Research AssistantThe experiences I gained while attending West Virginia University have equipped.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Engineering, 3.61

Activities and Societies: President of Sigma Phi Delta, a professional and social fraternity for CISE majors Member of the JMU Ski and.

Education record

Education record