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Greater Seattle Area

• Data Engineering
• Technical lead and scrum master for a team of 11 engineers (3 in the US, 8 in India) for a data-driven communications system managing customer relationships for over 50 million users of printers, PCs, and mobile apps.
• Developed ETL pipelines using Databricks and AWS to process data from mobile apps, PCs, and IoT devices, ensuring data is accessible via REST API for personalized app experiences and communications while maintaining.
• Reduced product onboarding to first communication delay by 92% through Spark Structured Streaming.
• Achieved over 30% cost reduction in Databricks and AWS using Spark optimization, cluster configuration, and data load pattern changes.
• Migrated legacy data infrastructure from AWS Data Pipelines and AWS Redshift to Databricks and Unity Catalog.

Greater Seattle Area

• Aerospace composite materials R&D
• Implemented production of composite materials, executed experimental production trials, characterized materials, and created statistical reports to support qualifications and process improvements.
• Coordinated cross-functional team of software developers and manufacturing engineers to implement a new electronic process for manufacturing, documenting, and packaging resin products.

Greater Seattle Area

• As a manufacturing engineer, I collaborate with variety of departments, customers, and suppliers to ensure that commercial and military aviation products are manufactured correctly, efficiently, and in accordance with.
• Implementing an improved Product Lifecycle Management system
• Automating planning and document control operations to improve reliability and efficiency
• Conducting failure mode and effects analyses to identify, prioritize. and correct manufacturing risks
• Simulating equipment upgrades to minimize manufacturing risk and improve product flow
• Working with other departments and vendors to evaluate capital projects

Vancouver

• As a manufacturing operations intern at a Frito-Lay manufacturing facility, I focused on increasing production capacity and improving equipment reliability.
• Designed and led trials that increased Smartfood Popcorn line throughput by 20%
• Established lubrication standards to build a more robust preventative maintenance program
• Investigated and resolved failures with computer vision system and presented solution to senior company leadership

Springfield, OR

• As an engineering intern at a kraft paper mill, I evaluated capital projects and drove process improvements using engineering tools including process simulations.
• Conducted trial for alternative process water recycle system that will simplify operations and reduce chemical costs
• Simulated paper machine wet end processes based on DCS and lab data to evaluate process changes.
• Created interactive displays for mill processes using PARCview and PI Processbook

Longview, WA

• As a process engineering intern at a kraft paper mill, I worked with process control engineers to characterize and improve paper machine performance.
• Analyzed mill process water quality and optimized paper machine wet end processes.
• Collaborated with engineers, operators, and vendors to improve material testing standards.

Camas WA

As an engineering utility intern with the City of Camas Engineering Department, I worked with engineers to create a representation of the city's stormwater infrastructure in ArcGIS.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering, 3.53

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry Biogas Energy.

Master Of Computer Science - Mcs, Computer Science (Big Data Systems), 3.93