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Fort Worth, Texas, US

Fort Worth, TX, US

• Currently leading a team of 14 mechanical engineers through new product design and development of three shelter variants to replace the US Army Command Post System. Led the efforts of compiling over 2500 mechanical.
• Display of strong interpersonal and communicative skills through coordination with cross functional teams to manage schedule, SOW documents, and drawing change proposals for technical data package upgrades. Weekly.
• Lead reviewer for engineering change order approvals for design and material documentation through company vendors.

Fort Worth, TX, US

• Lead mechanical designer for M1087 shelter variant. Created detail and assembly designs for vehicle shock mounted systems, electronics units, and air ducting systems in adherence to MIL-STD-810. Provided FEA results.
• Cross functionally worked with various engineering disciplines, external manufacturing, and program management to deliver 8 M1087 command post systems on time and ensure deliverable matched system architecture design.
• Complete TDP involved over 600 drawing submittals involving various sheet metal and welded assemblies. Completed the TDP delivery as the only vehicle lead to do so on time for program delivery with the largest number.
• Utilized Bernoulli’s equation to help determine the proper flow rate within the system to allow for proper thermal cooling for a 50 watt powered system.
• Utilized Ansys Icepak and Discovery Aim for analysis and proof of concept for the heat sink and air ducting design to match prototype test results while improving product quality. Prototype involved 3D printed material.

Arlington, VA, US

• Lead mechanical engineer over a team of seven responsible for coordinating mechanical production troubleshooting efforts, CN project tracker lists, and daily team production goals for entire MTS product line. Liaison.
• Provided support for all mechanical failures within electro-optical turret systems. Analyzed mechanical hardware failure modes including gear mechanism failures, gimbal movement failures, and imaging alignment.
• Tasked with re-designing EO switcher mechanism to increase repeatability within imaging system. Project included Creo CAD modeling and tolerance analysis presentations to a group of five program engineers and prototype.
• Developed Root Cause Correction Action projects involving repeatability and laser failure modes. Project involved tracking product yield through excel, failure modes breakdown implementing a fishbone diagram analysis.
• Re-designed slide ramp for optical stop mechanism and generated tolerance analysis to allow for added material while successfully decreasing the number of manufacturing steps and cost.

Abilene, TX, US

• Successfully designed and fabricated safety guard for belt sander using sheet metal and expanded metal. Demonstrated advanced skills in operating MIG welding machine, plasma arc cutting, and CNC machines.
• Developed a mobile stand using AutoCAD Inventor to hold a whiteboard out of standard steel with a counterweight to keep uniform balance. Supported design team by using finite element analysis through Inventor. Verified.
• Manufactured mobile table cart unit by using Plasma Arc cutting and MIG Welding machines. Utilized Autodesk Inventor's Finite Element Analysis program to analyze ability of design to support expected load and.

Master'S Degree, Masters Of Science In Engineering Technology Management

Education record

Bachelor'S Of Science In Engineering, Engineering