Preston Reed Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

•Serves as lead project engineer in multiple multi-million dollar research and development projects, applying advanced mechanical engineering concepts and principles to design, manufacture, and test of technically challenging novel defense concepts for the U.S. Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies and contractors.•Through extensive team collaboration to ensure schedule needs were met, successfully designed and manufactured test hardware; specified test arena and data collection structures; selected instrumentation and high-speed imagery criteria; reviewed test facility construction; and performed data reduction all within a six-month window while serving as test engineer.•Established additive manufacturing lab by selecting equipment, installing equipment, and building processes and procedures that allowed for the rapid development of a multitude of design prototypes for the use by internal engineering teams, which dramatically reduced prototyping lifecycle. •Investigates mechanical hardware designs with calculations, supported by use of Finite Element Analysis tools Nastran and Solidworks Simulation Pro, studying the robustness of designs against mechanical forces, hydraulic forces, and thermal response. Conducts fluid mechanics studies using OpenFOAM.•Established a rapid prototyping facility internal to Integrated Solutions for Systems, collaborating with a small multi-disciplined development team that has demonstrated success in reducing prototype lead times from months down to weeks, using CNC machines, welding equipment, and a composite material lab, all while maintaining a high quality product and a safe working environment.

Panama City, Florida Area

•Conducted research, development, test, and evaluation for blast, ballistic and forced entry threat mitigation against engineered structures as part of a multi-disciplined engineering team with a proven track record in structural, mechanical, and fluid designs by utilizing skills in 3D modeling and engineering analysis software such as Solidworks and ANSYS structural and explicit dynamics, with a heavy focus on custom-built test equipment.•Designed, procured, and managed installation of a three-story lifting frame which proved capable of lifting an over 15 ton structure into place using only hydraulic winches for expedient construction of protective shelters.•Develops test plans, test reports, and engineering analysis reports to aid the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in their selection and implementation of appropriate protective designs based upon the conducted research.•Selected instrumentation and high-speed imagery specifications based upon test requirements, available data acquisition systems and imagery equipment•Developed custom-built electro-mechanical high-pressure test equipment that allowed for the remote simultaneous pressurization of up to four test vessels to 10,000psi that was used as test support equipment to reproduce the ideal test specifications provided by the customer.•Routinely made field investigations of construction sites and structures to assess integrity, conduct failure analysis, and record as-built measurements for design reports and drawing revisions. •Applied knowledge of traditional manufacturing and rapid prototype manufacturing, using a wide array of tools, from CNC waterjet cutting, plasma cutting, and additive manufacturing, which facilitated the study of full-scale and reduced-scale ballistic and explosive blast mitigation modeling and testing.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Created and developed instrument, using microcontrollers and sensors, that counts steel plates for manufacturing process; took place of individually counting thin steel plates and tested to a 70-90% reduction in man hours.• Created company database import tool allowing thousands of data points to be imported in minutes, saving countless hours of manual data entry.• Imported 5000+ contacts plus relevant information.• Located high value construction projects, read specifications and plans to determine if company had product that would work, then turned that over to sales team.• Collaborated with customers in selection of proper heat exchanger to optimize required heat transfer.• Worked with customers analyzing construction plans to recommend appropriate heat exchanger.

International

• Section Leader, created operational procedures to optimize work flow, organized and prioritized tasks for staff.• Documented events taking place, whether training, or deployments.• Generated 5000+ images utilized for intelligence gathering and/or news outlets.• Covered all Marine Corps aircraft and land vehicles in their operation.• Supervised "Tactical Imagery Production System" or TIPS, which cost $4+ million, responsible for weekly maintenance on massive generator to prevent decay.• Organized and managed 5-member team that effectively met production and administration demands.• Quickly learned new technologies and procedures to stay up to date with current standards.• Managed inventory valued at $1+ million dollars.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Phi Theta Kappa, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Engineers Without Borders, Tulsa.

Mechanical Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa