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Olathe, Ks, Us

Olathe, Ks, Us

Olathe, Ks, Us

➼ Developed an alternative system to linearly feed fasteners into an escapement for robotic assembly. The construction of the prototype design was effective, resulting in a 75% cost reduction per feeding unit and a cycle time reduction of 20%. ➼ Designed a mechanical safety screen enclosure in Solidworks to provide a safe workspace to test automated equipment before being implemented on the production floor. ➼ Integrated electrical and mechanical components into designs utilizing proper dimensioning and tolerancing. ➼ Gained insight on EPSON RC+ robot programming, PLC controllers, and electrical wiring diagrams.

Ames, Iowa, Us

➼ Mechanical Engineering Learning Team Peer Mentor➼ Responsible for mentoring a small group of 20 incoming mechanical engineering students, assisting them in their transition to college-level engineering courses.➼ Composed lesson plans for one-hour semiweekly sessions and delivered presentations to my mentees on topics including resume writing, career fair preparation, effective study habits, goal setting, team building, and involvement in organizations on campus.

Ames, Iowa, Us

Fond Du Lac, Wi, Us

➼ Analyzed the risk of current production material, tooling, engineering drawings, and supplier changes.➼ Utilized Siemens Teamcenter PLM, design validation plans, and testing reports, in order to determine if a current product was validated for high volume production use.➼ Carried out test plans including torsional fatigue, ultimate load, tensile bar, engine endurance, and air pressure leak testing on several marine engine components.➼ Implemented a nylon resin cost savings plan resulting in over $200,000 of savings to the business.➼ Collaborated on over 30 different projects, creating an organized system for tracking primary projects, and providing regular updates to each group on design validation plans, sampling, testing, and approval

Chicago, Illinois, Us

➼ Constructed a report on the cycle time efficiency of Caterpillar haul truck capacities, optimizing the fleet match, and proposed a solution to the executive committee to reduce costs.➼ Performed ariel photogrammetry flyovers used to evaluate the accuracy of inventory recorded in SAP and determine quarry life expectancy using CAD. ➼ Formulated a standard operating procedure and excel formula for calculating conveyor belt tension-based off engineering research and on-site experimentation.

Mchenry, Illinois, Us

➼ Collaborated closely with a team of talented engineers learning how to meet tight deadlines, work as a team, bridge the communication gap with workers in production, and create purchase orders, Bill of Materials, and Gantt charts. ➼ Focused on developing standardized design constraints and reference guides to decrease the tension, errors, and efficiency loss between engineering, production, and assembly. ➼ Operated and programed a protoTRAK CNC machine helping the business reduce the cost of machining and decrease lead time of quick turnaround projects.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma