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Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

Bucksport, Maine

U.S. Virgin Islands

• Completed a full refit of a 60’ Gulfstar Mark II mono hull sailboat.
• Redesigned and installed new gray water, black water, freshwater, DC electrical, bowthruster, anchor windlass, and helm systems.
• Started a working charter business in the U.S. Virgin Islands and New England.

Castine, Maine

• Designed a data acquisition/control system using Labview to test various field scale andbench scale Maine Blue Stream Savonius cross-flow water turbine prototypes.
• Utilized Matlab to analyze experimental data and characterize performance of variousturbine designs.
• Constructed and designed tidal flow velocity sensor for measurement of turbine inflow velocity.

Orono, Maine

• Designed cross-flow water turbine test apparatus for tow tank testing.
• Modeled and manufactured test apparatus from a 3D model created in Solidworks.
• Developed a data acquisition/control system using Labview to characterize theperformance of multiple cross-flow water turbines.
• Analyzed experimental test data using Matlab for comparison and validation ofanalytical modeling.

Orono, Maine

• Constructed lightweight composite panels replacing current metal walls of shippingcontainers.
• Refined methods to control and reduce irregularities in panel construction.

Portland, Maine

• Formed block-load calculations using Carrier’s Hourly Analysis Program.
• Contributed to the mechanical design of building systems in hospitals, schools, andmunicipal buildings.
• Modeled existing/new buildings using AutoCAD software.

Bangor, Maine

• Assisted a HVAC mechanical engineering team in the design, constructionadministration, and review of multiple school and professional building projects.
• Created and updated AutoCAD drawings and schematic drawings of HVAC andplumbing systems.
• Developed school and professional building block-load calculations using TRACEprogram.
• Participated in on-site evaluations before and after construction.