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Los Angeles, California, United States

Winfield, Kansas

• Since the 1920's, Webster has manufactured and marketed multi-fuel boiler-burners for commercial heating, industrial process steam and drying applications. Webster burners provide the heat source for the transformation.
• Design and draft new parts in SolidWorks for both service and R&D departments based on spatial requirements or calculations.
• Analyze data from lab and service technicians to pin point the design error of the project and propose improvements.
• Walk the production floor and talk to other employees to find points of improvement and come up with solutions that are feasible and affordable while improve the overall quality of the product.
• Prepare, supervise, and archive UL certification tests.Achievements:
• Designed, developed and prepared for production of the low cost alternative burner with controls and gas train; a simple and low-cost alternative to the currently offered standard burners that opens the market for.

• Daily activities:
• Manage projects for the mechanical engineering group as a team.
• Develop new designs and improve existing designs for all products.
• Maintain an active review of the procured products for improvements in costs, performance, and delivery
• Drive a next generation of production drawings using CAD models and field generated data to create a uniform product.
• Keep product application data sheets for internal reference up to date.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Plum Combustion, Atlanta, GA2013 – 2016: Combustion EngineerOriginally operating as a consulting business, Plum Combustion was founded in 2005 by five Georgia Tech professors to turn ideas into products. Plum.
• Design and draft new parts in SolidWorks based on earlier test.
• Test the product along a predetermined process to obtain maximum results in minimum amount of time.
• Support sales in questions or feasibilityAchievements:
• Participated in the development of a natural draft, ultra-low NOx burner using distributed fuel injection for which a patent was received. Patent Number US 9,038,576 B2
• Developed a low NOx burner with low pressure drop for which a patent was received. Patent Number US 9,388,983.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Aerospace Systems and Design Lab (ASDL) provides a comprehensive systems engineering and advanced design methods curriculum that enables its students to become the future leaders of the aerospace systems industry.
• Developed an up-to date acquisition and operations cost estimator for a 4-seater aircraft and regional airliner.
• Determined the costs for aircraft manufacturers and airlines of implementing new technologies on current aircraft.
• Developed an Excel based prioritization tool for the DLR to decide into which of the 50+ technologies should be invested in, based on costs, managerial input and technological impact.

Singapore

Literature study into how to model Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) using FEA like ANSYS. Furthermore I looked into the applicability of FGM's in UAV's

Delft Area, Netherlands

• Lambach Aircraft is an aeronautical society run by students and its main goal is to give students valuable engineering experience through different projects. The purpose of this organization is to ensure that the.
• Estimated the fatigue life of the pilot chair for the Lambach HL II aircraft.
• Redesigned the wind tunnel model of the Impuls aircraft for the SSVOBB "Lambach Aircraft" using SolidWorks.
• Built the prototype, performed the airworthiness tests and prepared the production of the ailerons for the Impuls aircraft.
• Author of the production manual for the ailerons of the Impuls Aircraft.

Master'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Activities and Societies: SSVOBB, VSV

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Activities and Societies: The Foundation for Student Aircraft Development, Manufacturing and Operation (SSVOBB) “Lambach Aircraft”