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Albany, Ny

Equipment Engineering Services Team - Equipment Technical Specifications

Albany, New York Metropolitan Area

● Oversaw the rapid scaleup of SiC powder and SiC source charge production processes and systems from a research and pilot scale to levels required for full capacity production operations while maintaining world leading 99.9999% purity.● Designed custom process equipment and fixturing when commercial systems were unavailable or faced extended lead times.● Lead production capacity planning through multiple generations of manufacturing systems under use and development.● Developed manufacturing system and technology roadmaps to identify opportunities for next generation production systems along with project plans for the testing and research work that would be performed in support of their implementation.● Worked with facilities team and outside contractors to plan for and execute the installation of large equipment.● Collaborated with EHS staff to assess and enhance the safety of manufacturing equipment and operating environments, ensuring full compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Albany, New York, United States

● Directly managed NSH USA’s quality team which included 2 Quality Technicians and 1 Quality Engineer to provide Quality Assurance and Quality Control in support of 5 design engineers and a 30-man shop producing machined parts, sub-assemblies, weldments, and completed machine tools or automation cells.● Managed a metrology lab that maintained measurement equipment to support traditional surface plate-based inspection, in-process inspection, CMM measurement, assembly validation, and product performance verification.● Member of NSH USA Corporation’s Executive Management Team.● Developed CMM inspection programs for large parts and assemblies (up to 24’) on a Zeiss Accura II and a Keyence WM-3000.● Developed measurement fixtures and established new measurement processes for sub-assembly and machine build inspections.● Trained staff in use of measurement equipment, systems, and processes.● Lead tracking and execution of team driven Continuous Improvement Projects focused on manufacturing and business processes.● Managed development of quality documentation ranging from Quality Plans to Work Instructions, and Factory Acceptance Tests.● Lead Quality Investigations focused on Root Cause Analysis of failed parts, sub-assemblies, machines, or vendor items.● Re-established ISO compliant part tracking and Non-Conforming Material systems.● Lead effort to re-establish ISO 9001:2018 certification through refinement of processes and modernization of key business toolss.

Albany, Ny

● Program funding source: 2017-NIST-MEP-EMUSA-02 and Empire State Development● Engaged New York State companies in the technology areas covered by all 14 Manufacturing USA institutes to build awareness of advanced manufacturing research activities occurring at a national level that could lead to improved operations or products.● Worked as a liaison between the REMADE institute (Reducing EMbodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions), the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP), and small to mid-sized manufacturers in New York State.● Provided consulting services to small and mid-sized manufacturers

Chicago, Il

● Program Manager for DMDII’s workforce development and small to mid-sized manufacturer (SMM) programs, leading programs from initial concept through active funding and execution.● Primary point of contact for workforce, SMM, and economic development program discussions at local, state, and national levels, regularly engaging representatives from across the Manufacturing USA and NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership networks.● Maintained DMDII’s workforce development and SMM program and operating strategies while providing technical contributions to the institute’s workforce, education, and outreach programs. Examples of programs overseen at UI LABS are below; ● 1000 Jobs – Regional jobs placement program for under-served communities in partnership with World Business Chicago. ● Digital Manufacturing & Design 101 Online Course Specialization – A 10 segment online course specialization in partnership with University at Buffalo and Coursera focused on DM&D technologies, and career opportunities. ● Digital Manufacturing & Design Jobs Taxonomy – Jobs taxonomy program in partnership with ManpowerGroup to define the interactions of digital manufacturing & design technologies within an enterprise, the job roles that support them, and 20 success profiles that provide coverage on the background, critical skills, and factors leading to success in that job role. ● NIST MEP Practitioner Embed and Train-the-Trainer – Focused on the training of MEP practitioners and SMM leaders in DM&D technology adoption, and the assessment of their business operations for targeted development. ● Digital Days – Middle and high school student outreach from UI LABS to introduce students to digital manufacturing & design technologies and career pathways, engaging over 300 students each year.

Chicago, Il

ASME Advanced Manufacturing Fellow at Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute. Providing scientific, technical, curricular, and analytical support for the advancement of DMDII's workforce development and educational outreach goals.

Niskayuna, Ny

● Integrated computational and hands on prototyping skills to develop new equipment and processes to solve manufacturing challenges or open new manufacturing pathways in Additive Manufacturing, Non-Traditional Machining, Surface Finishing, Coatings Application, and Advanced Castings.● Additive Manufacturing – Developed a best-in-class system for the polishing of fine internal Direct Metal Laser Melted (DMLM) CoCr structures independent of typically limiting geometric features, additional experience in MultiJet, SLA, and FDM for component/fixture production and development of equipment to support advanced production processes● Non-traditional Machining – Experience in Electrochemical Discharge Machining (ECDM), Electrochemical Machining (ECM), Electrochemical Grinding (ECG), Electropolishing, and Cold Spray● Coatings Application – Developed automated system for spray application of a thixotropic electrode coating at 4g/m2 +/-0.02g● Computation and Simulation – Developed 2D ECM models and simulations for machine cycle testing and benchmarked commercially available 3D ECM modeling software● Material and Component Production Lead – Lead a 3 year consecutive doubling of production capacity during the manufacturing system development of a technology that encompassed both concurrent advanced materials development and additive manufacturing enabled process development● Task Leader – Engineering lead on equipment development and process improvement tasks within current and prior programs

Troy, Ny

Product Design and Manufacturing of Heritage Quality Personal Goods● Launched brand focusing on heritage quality goods and first products with a successful Kickstarter Campaign that raised $13,817 and created a product line that brought in over $100,000 in revenue.● Opened our first retail and manufacturing space in August 2015.

Troy, Ny

National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellow: Developed new classroom activities and brought academic research into the classroom● Worked with an Earth Science teacher at Columbia High School in East Greenbush, NY to develop new classroom activities & labs focusing on the program theme of “Discovery-based Activities for Energy and the Environment”● Brought lab research into the classroom & student summer camps by developing activities and demos on nanoscale heat transferResearch: Examined theoretical and experimental thermal properties of nanofluids and nanocomposites.● Nanofluids research including the development of a transient hot wire system to examine the thermal conductivity of iron oxide based nanofluids, with focus on the effects of particle coating and aggregation on bulk thermal conductivity.● Nanocomposites research focused on examining and modifying current theoretical models for the thermal conductivity of nanowire films, specifically compacted SiC nanowire films.

Niskayuna, Ny

● Gained experience in ECDM (electrochemical discharge machining), ECM (electrochemical machining), and ECG (electrochemicalgrinding) processes.● Assisted in electrochemical machining research, aided in experiment setup, execution and data collection.

North Tonawanda, Ny

● Performed full assembly of large scale fluid viscous dampers (seismic energy shock absorbers).● Assisted in construction of Engineering Test Models.● Performed final hydraulic component inspection and hydro testing of units up to 20,000 psi.

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phalanx, ASME Student Section, Outing Club