I am a creative and action-oriented research engineer striving to design and construct industry changing mechanical and electro-mechanical hardware. I have over seven years of experience in FEA simulations and structural testing, five years of experience in product development, and ten years of experience in prototype machining/fabrication. My skill set allows me to have a holistic understanding and approach to transforming ideas into a tangible product. Through a streamlined process, I can take an idea and manufacture it into a final product by numerically evaluating, fabricating, and validating the product in testing.Software proficiencies:• LS-DYNA • LS-PrePost • Altair HyperWorks • Oasys PRIMER • CATIA V5 • SolidWorks • VIC 3D (digital image correlation software)• MATLAB• ANSYS CFX• AutoCAD• C++• Python• Microsoft OfficeEquipment proficiencies:• Crash sled testing• High tonnage automated hydraulic forming presses• MTS, Instron, and Zwick tensile machines• Digital image correlation, strain gauge, and extensometer test measurement systems• Environmental, salt spray, and stroke chambers• Vertical mills• Metal lathes• Machining best practices• Power and hand tools