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Columbus, Ohio Area

Supported materials research through design engineering of fixtures, tools, and machines for a variety of customer applications.-Linear transfer system for sheet metal warm forming cell-Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing test bed-Surface modeling design of stamping dies-Fixtures and tools for weld processes such as resistance, ultrasonic, laser, arc, friction stir, and nondestructive testing

Marysville, Oh

Responsible for overseeing the production tools and machining centers for the barrel cell and piston cell that go into hydraulic pumps.-Induction hardening implemented on hydraulic pump barrels-Machining center installed in barrel cell-Daily hands-on problem solving of manufacturing challenges

Part of a team of engineers to design and sell machines to separate water from algae.Mechanical design support for these prototypes:-Solid-liquid separator-Solar dryer to dry algae

Designed and built custom equipment to produce urethane drive belts. These belts are used on roller conveyors for material handling.Designed and built custom manufacturing equipment:Automated grinding machines to remove weld flashFlat belt welder8-station fatigue tester to test belts under actual operating conditionsWeld strength pull tester. This helped validate proper weld parametersBelt installer to place belt onto idlers. Greatly reduced installer hand fatigueWeld joint heater to reduce heat transfer back to linear slideSpeedy Roller Installer to ease belt installationHook feeder on crimping machineCord feeder for Versa cutter. This fed cord at constant rate to reduce cut length variationCogging machine to create custom cogged oval beltsInfrared welding of urethane beltsLaser inspection of weld joint

• Designed the following using Autocad:o Arc welding fixtures for the manufacture of gas risers and meter sets.o Automated machine to load and weld threaded pipe nipple to gas riser.o Automated machine to pressure test welded gas riser.• Arc welding supervisor responsibilities includedo Training and certifying welders.o Periodic quality control testing by cross-sectioning and analyzing welds. • MIG hands-on troubleshooting• Designed welding fixtures for ‘MeterSet’ productso Faster loading cycle reduced setup time by 40%o Doubled the number of products welded per cycleo Dimensional product tolerances held to +/-0.008 inches after welding.• Implemented preventative maintenance (PM) schedule for all weld tooling

Assisted engineers in performing experimentsDiscovered leak source in laser welded battery capsOperation and repair of:Brazing furnaces, Lasers, Resistance welders, and Helium leak detectionCorrected a long-standing wiring issue in the Toshiba laser