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Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Wisconsin, United States

Ensures that Meri customers' expectations regarding ramp-up, operability, easy servicing, safety, and operational availability are exceeded through efficient, professional layout planning of machines and plants to ensure sustainable and optimal operation.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

♦ Performs Public Affairs duties and functions such as research, preparation and dissemination of news releases, articles, social media and photographs for military personnel and activities.♦ Gathers information for news programs and publications while developing ideas for news articles and arranging and conducting interviews.♦ Collects information for commercial media use, writes news releases and feature articles and editorials.♦ Conducts media training and works as an escort or liaison to civilian media.♦ Trained and knowledgeable in print and photojournalism techniques and publication layouts and designs.♦ Builds community relations while interacting with military personnel, the community, and the media.♦ Graduated from the Defense Information School

Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States

♦ Maintained wheeled vehicles for heavy equipment transportation while stationed at Ft. Knox, Kentucky.♦ Provided maintenance support for convoy operations throughout Iraq and Kuwait in 2004 – 2005.♦ Accounted for and maintained $2 million dollars worth of equipment.♦ Performed the duties, tasks, and responsibilities of a maintenance shop supervisor, section leader, as well as manager positions when leadership was absent.♦ Conducted detainee operations in Baghdad, Iraq on a daily basis in 2009-2010.♦ Maintained safety and tidiness while performing maintenance duties and recovery operations daily.♦ Performed vehicle self-recovery and field expedients to include towing vehicles.♦ Monitored tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Industrial and Plant Design using Autodesk Plant 3D, and P4D, along with Navisworks, Leica Cloudworks, etc... Model as-built conditions from the point cloud. Integrate new equipment. Develop 3D models and 2D layouts from the model. Work with point cloud data. Managed multiple large-scale models with multiple users across all engineering disciplines to project completion. Developed new systems for fire safety in tissue mill facilities.

Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States

Designed trailers for the U.S. Military. Worked on prototypes for XVenture series off-road trailers. Created parts lists and BOMs for fabrication. Created working drawings for parts. Worked with customers and vendors to keep projects on track. Worked directly with shop personnel and fabricators to sort out issues and help make work processes more efficient.

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

♦ Prepared a list of all companies in Northeastern Wisconsin that deal in any way with biomass.♦ Built an excel spreadsheet with contact information for each company as well as defining which companies hold emissions permits for burning biomass.♦ Created an interactive map using ArcMap, a GIS program, to show the locations of each company using a variety of techniques and commands in ArcMap to project data

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Prepared blueprints for installation of piping and mechanical systems. Worked in SmartPlant 3D to develop 3D models. Created 2D GAs and Layouts from the 3D model. Developed P&IDs according to Process Engineer's specifications. Developed Civil and Structural engineering drawings according to Engineer's specifications. Developed Electrical and E&I drawings according to engineer's specifications.