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Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Engineering lead managing 3 CAPEX projects in the Aerospace and Aviation Industry to advance machinery and scientific breakthroughs in the field of astronomy for observatory domes. Developed models using SolidWorks, created prototype build and design improvements to optimize manufacturing techniques. Drove continuous improvement projects to decrease manufacturing cost and errors. Evaluated technologies to automate and improve performance of design while performing technology appraisal and implementation for production. • Decreased manufacturing cost of dome design by 10% using life cycle cost analysis and exploring new materials of constructability to optimize fiberglass layup structure resulting in increased strength using FEA• Improved manufacturing capability of the company by introducing 5 axis CNC programming and machining and reduced outsourcing cost by creating in-house manufacturing automation capabilities.• Provided technical support for design feasibility, life cycle management, testing, and commissioning, specified tolerances to improve reliability of product while training CNC operators to safely operate 5 axis CNC machines.• Initial stages of the projects were completed as a consultant.Link to CFD analysis comparing AstroHaven domes to conventional rotating domeshttps://aas235-aas.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=59-B6-41-4B-9B-4C-D0-BC-78-8B-8D-9E-64-46-A6-4B

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Led mechanical engineering projects to reduce cost of manufacturing and increase reliability for customer domes. Developed engineering solutions and improvement plans for new mechanical designs and field applications. Performed research and development projects to optimize design, structure, material layup complying with ASME standards.• Reduced dome design weight by optimizing fiberglass layup structure in design, testing layups while maintaining quality and ability to withstand hurricane winds of 140mph.• Reduced outsourcing cost by creating in-house manufacturing automation capabilities to build dome components using 3 axis CNC programming and machining.• Improved inventory management systems by developing new templates to place orders, order material and develop quotes for projects to reduce material waste, loss and align with project timelines.

Tempe, Az, Us

Conducted turbomachinery studies and experimentation of main gas ingestion in a subscale 1.5 stage Axial Air Flow Turbine to understand countering characteristics of two different rim seal geometries. Recognized by Solar Turbines and Project Team for quality of experimental results. Published 2 research papers and thesis for the advancement of turbomachinery and presented in ASME IGTI Conference.• Designed and built gas turbine rig experiments to improve sealing characteristics of gas turbines for Honeywell and Solar Turbines.• Improved rig stability, construction and development for ongoing gas turbine operations by troubleshooting, modeling data and achieving experimental sample repeatability within 10% deviation.• Efficiency of 15% gained by designing a data acquisition program for sampling and exporting experiment data to Excel.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering