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Wausau, WI, US

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States

• Led design, budgeting, execution and post-install support of facility capex projects.
• Supported new equipment installations with lockout/tagout training, preventative maintenance coaching and documentation updates.
• Worked closely with in-house crafts, contractors and external engineering firms to meet project budgets and deadlines.

Medford, Wisconsin, United States

• Designed components and accessories for vinyl and wood clad windows and doors.
• Worked with sales as design support for custom requests and profiles.

Anderson, California, United States

• Designed and oversaw manufacture and installation of modern sawmill equipment.
• Analyzed motion profiles of hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, and mechanical linkages.
• Performed FEA stress analysis on new equipment designs and structural modifications.
• Specced heat treatment processes for low/mid-carbon and alloy steels.
• Designed hydraulic power units and electro-hydraulic mobile machinery.
• Maintained legacy inventory system servicing 8 sawmills across the West… Show more

Chico, California, United States

• Managed a 4 student capstone team to design and manufacture a high-density bike storage system for residential and commercial buildings
• Designed lift assistance system for unloading and loading of top rack
• Drove project deadlines, delivered formal presentations to sponsor and faculty on concepts, technical requirements, and design/manufacture progress

Orland, California, United States

Chico, California Area

• Designed and machined test jig to measure toe and camber rates of steering system.
• Used test data to validate LOTUS model of front suspension and steering geometry.

Chico, California Area

• Assisted in DFM of titanium and aluminum suspension and drivetrain components.
• Programmed, setup and CNC machined titanium parts for suspension and drivetrain to tolerances of +0.0000/-0.0003" on diameters and tolerances of +-0.001" on lengths.
• Instructed peers on proper operation of HAAS milling and turning centers.
• 3D printed enclosures and mount for DAQ suite, onboard PSU and engine killswitch.

Chico, California Area

• Manufactured and repaired hydraulic systems for farm and construction equipment.
• Machined downhole water well drilling components.

Chico, California Area

• Collaborated with cross-discipline partner to design, test, manufacture and revise an extrusion cutting prototype for a local manufacturing firm.
• Delivered a working prototype under budget and ahead of schedule.
• Added features and functionality of interest to customer at no additional cost.
• Performed loading calculations of mechanical components, then tested and verified results.
• Documented all engineering work done, created pneumatic+wiring diagrams, bill of materials… Show more
• Documented all engineering work done, created pneumatic+wiring diagrams, bill of materials, and finalized budget.

Houston, Texas Area

• Worked in an engineering design team to manufacture fixtures for machining and welding operations.
• Optimized fixture designs for manufacturability.
• Prepared tensile, fatigue and impact test samples of proprietary alloys.Projects:Migrated Anayak 11000 HMC to reduce time between machining operations on TrackMaster whipstocks.Oversaw manufacture and installation of.
• Prepared tensile, fatigue and impact test samples of proprietary alloys.Projects:Migrated Anayak 11000 HMC to reduce time between machining operations on TrackMaster whipstocks.Oversaw manufacture and installation of.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Baja SAE, Golden Key Honor's Society

Associate Of Science - As, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor's Society Minor in Mathematics

Certificate, Machine Tool Technology/Machinist