Directed the formation of a new company. Organized the company office, quality control docs, engineering docs, IT requirements, and HR regulations. Responsible for hiring and directing new employees. Designed new products via SolidWorks. Responsible for tracking project timelines and budget.• Designed a patent-pending electro-chemical reactor and skid for the treatment of PFAS and other water contaminants.• Created the company CAD drawing format, 3d models, drawings, and analysis via SolidWorks.• Applied CMMC Level I - IT regulations to ensure IP security.• Transitioned company platform and email from Google G-Suite to Microsoft Teams.• Developed a program to track PTO hours and managed other employees.• Purchased and inventoried all company hardware and software.• Created a supplier database, engineering protocols, and project timelines.

Created 3D models, detailed drawings, and assembly drawings via Creo (Pro/E) for Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) server boards, sheet metal parts, heat sinks, die-cast parts, extrusions, stamped metal parts, overlays, CNC-machined parts, and others. Served as project lead in obtaining quotes, ensuring mechanical fit, qualification testing, cost-reducing designs, and maintaining product quality.• Designed patent-pending ruggedized chassis for military applications, with captivated spring-loaded fasteners, securing server board connectors together in high shock applications. Product successfully released straight from R&D to full production, generating millions in contract dollars.• Created patent-pending open compute sled design, requiring innovative compact layout to accommodate all PCIe card form factors. Product worked straight from R&D to prototype.• Developed and tested products, including Maxcore 4U and AXP-C06 chassis, meeting high-level military shock and vibration requirements.• Led mechanical support to coordinate between US, Germany, and China (printed circuit board (PCB) layouts in Germany, mechanical parts designed in US, and final production in China), generating millions of dollars with release of ATCA-7480 product line, despite time zones and language differences.• Designed PCB layouts by coordinating mechanical parts with electrical components using Creo (Pro/E) and Cadence Allegro, creating various products spanning ATCA, Open Compute Project (OCP), and Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe).

Devised and illustrated unique concepts for specific military proposals, including creation of models and detailed drawings of various components via SolidWorks.• Aided in design of lightweight, energy-absorbing mine blast seat used in military land-based vehicles, resulting in functional prototypes evaluated by military.• Assisted with machining, construction, and setup of various hydraulic-based tests, as well as calculating stress plots for various parts via SolidWorks, allowing fabrication and use of equipment for in-house testing.• Supported development of handicap wheelchair loading device to be implemented on trains, allowing access to train from varying platforms heights.• Designed interchangeable face shield for military combat helmets by creating conceptual design to meet contract requirements.

Designed models and detailed drawings for thermocouple products via Solid Works.• Co-invented and patented Smart Fastener, using Fiber Bragg gratings to measure strain and temperature within fastening members. Implemented in static sensitive applications such as bridges and cranes.• Created new thermocouple wire stripping machine, instantly removing outer sheath of thermocouple via electric impulse. Oversaw product launch to full production.• Revised configuration management and quoting process of engineering department to create universal system and allow for quick reviews of production time vs. quote, improving company margins.• Functioned as project lead, testing and implementing new concepts in fiber optic stress and temperature sensors, including stress data acquisition for large mining equipment.

Developed tooling models and drawings for M242 chain gun via Unigraphics, including mobile workstation and ammo linking device.• Organized teleconferences with suppliers to implement critical material substitution, determining suitable replacement.• Assisted in collecting environmental test data, establishing reliability of M242 chain gun on aircraft flying through different environments by testing it in environmental test chamber.• Created comprehensive 500+ page instruction manual for repair and assembly of chain guns, improving factory productivity.• Implemented standardized change requests to drawings via Unigraphics, correcting 3D models and drawings.

• Responsible for organizing manufacturing operations from blue prints used in machining and assembly.• Analysis of quality control by creating graphical representations of performance.