• Designed high-capacity log processing equipment for the forest products industry using SolidWorks• Value-engineered the design of log scanning equipment for better performance & lower cost• Standardized product lines to reduce manufacturing cost & fabrication time• Oversaw successful on-site measurements for retrofit installations of geometric log scanning equipment• Utilized SolidWorks Simulation to perform structural finite element analysis (FEA)• Created thorough documentation for spare part catalogs and installation manuals via Adobe FrameMaker• Consistently completed projects quickly & efficiently with little supervision

• Designed mechanical systems for high-capacity industrial thermoforming equipment using SolidWorks• Created rapid prototypes via a Makerbot 3D printer• Wrote technical documentation: Owner’s manuals, troubleshooting guides, CE safety documentation• Trained and oversaw progress of three summer interns in the mechanical engineering department

• Operated presses ranging from 25 - 500 tons on manual, semi-automatic, and fully automatic cycles• Prepared resin batches with correct ratios of virgin material, colorant, and regrind• Performed advanced molding techniques: overmolding, insert molding, multi-cored molding• Optimized press operator workflows to decrease cycle time and improve product quality• Troubleshot production problems (short-shots, dieseling, flash, discoloration, shrink)• Performed quality control checks (visual inspections, dimensional tolerances via calipers, gage pins/blocks)