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Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Specializes in building pavement and dirt open wheel midget cars from the ground up. Engine fitment, motor mounts, motor plate fabrication, fuel system plumbing, electrical wiring. Weekly race prep/ maintenance, valve train, oil change, engine timing. Chassis alignment of beam axle front, z-link rear, caster, camber, toe, front and rear roll centers, scaling car, blocking car, bump steer. Racing data acquisition systems- Set-up, data capture, data analysis and performance adjustments as it relates to suspension, braking, vehicle cornering and engine performance.Successfully transitioned from Open Wheel to Late Models. Learned how to manipulate front IC to achieve desired handling effects, check and adjust bump steer. Learned tuning characteristics of 3-link rear suspension. Familiar with late model body hanging, front bumper reinforcement/ repair, rear clip replacement. Gas Charged Mono-tube shock re-valving, including piston head replacement.Fabrication Workshop: 2 Day hands-on workshop at Tinmans Garage Inc. Learned, shape and form theory, reading radius, Buck building layout, pattern making, flanged edges, used both the plenishing air hammer and pull-max to produce ¾ scale Hot Rod panels and Fenders.Seminars/ Courses:2 Day Advanced Racing Suspension, ARS Shock/Set-Up Seminar2 Day ICP Competition Seminar, by Steve Lantrop desiger of Citation Open Wheel Cars2 Day Door Slammers Drag Racing Seminar, by Dave Morgans ½ Day Bilstein Shock Rebuilding 2 Day Threaded Fastener and the Bolted Joint, SAE International 1 Semester – Welding - Theory based with hands on Brazing, ARC, MIG and TIG and project.

Woodridge, Illinois

Project Engineer, Military, Fire and Rescue Business Unit• Lead project engineer on ROADMAAX heavy-duty rear air suspension for fire and rescue applications. Project shifted $1.5M of market share from our competitors. • Managed six different OE fire rescue truck applications. Created CAD layouts, mechanical drawings, travel studies, brake packaging, BOM releases, test reports and change notifications.• Project lead on long travel trailing arm suspension (LTTA) for family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV) military and aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) trucks. • Created a 3-axis test rig for CNH CT-56 Patriot crop sprayer, +800lb single axle in-wheel suspension. Test rig utilized MTS hydraulic actuators, industrial I-beams, large heavy duty weldments to allow performance and validation testing of CT-56 verse incumbent suspension. • Direct support engineer for team responsible for the development and validation of the high-performance air system (HPAS). • Set up several pneumatic test set-ups for the 3:1 and 5:1 air amplifiers along with creating automated accelerated environmental HALT and HASS tests using PLC Programing, solenoid beings, digital pressure and temperature sensors. • Drafted all test reports documenting air amplifier test setup, procedures and results. • Wrote air amplifier specification document used for the development and sourcing of the 5:1 HPAS amplifier. • Retrofitted FIREMAAX kits with updated shocks package to eliminate field failures. • Active participant of the Hendrickson wellness team and CPR certified. • Specialized/recent technical skills gained: Siemens NX and Team Center, QAD, 8D Quality Report, PLC stamp programing. AMA Essentials of Project Management for the Non-Project Manager, Foundry 101 Training at Waupaca

Lake Zurich, Il

Senior Mechanical Engineer, R&D DepartmentCo-managed engineering / fabrication staff of three to design and launch new suspension products. • Lead project engineer with key role launching 15 new bolt-on products including IFS and IRS for 3rd Gen Camaro featured at SEMA 2015. • Created written installation instructions for bolt for IFS and IRS. Also redesigned `64.5-70 Mustang, Mustang II, and PRO-G IFS for fitment larger engines including Ford Coyote and TKO TK600 transmissions. New IFS designs allowed for 4 additional motor fitments without need to modify OEM floor tunnel, which allows for shorter installation times. • Designed front drive accessory kit, aftermarket headers, which bolt on to 5.0L Ford Coyote motor. • Created new applications for IRS for 1st Gen Nova, and corrected pinion angle issues with existing 1st Gen Mustang IRS. • Designed new coil-over shock parts, and ballizing fixture to improve surface finish. Created BOM for single and double adjust twin tube shocks. • Specialized/recent technical skills gained: 3D scanning with Faro Edge used Geo-Magic Design-X Reverse engineering software, Syspro 6.0 BOM builds, Sigmanest DXF plasma files, Syspro BOM’s. Further advanced skills in Solidworks 2016, FEA, Autodesk AutoCad, Bendtech 7.0, and Sigmanest 10.1

Elk Grove Village, Il

Senior Project Engineer, Automated Door Closers • Lead Project Engineer on gearmotor projects totaling $7 M dollars for Allegion (formerly known as Ingersoll Rand, LCN). • Managed seven different gearboxes products ranging from pellet stove to slide and swing doors. • Retrofitted, designed and procured test stands. Designed many different types of gear sets: spur, helical, cross-helical worm, enveloping worm, spiral bevel. • Responsible for designing, approving and testing plastic molded, over-molded and powder metal gears. • Experience in designing plastic parts, zinc and aluminum die-cast parts. • Analyzed customer-field returns and excel in failure investigation. • Created customer deviations and administered engineering change orders ECO’s. • Worked directly with gear molders, quoting and establishing new tooling. • Directed the work of drafting, designers and lab technicians. • Effectively worked with all company disciplines: Customer service, Quality, Manufacturing and Production.• Effective proficiency gained with KissSoft gear design software, plastic injection and zinc die-cast molding experience.Please visit: https://www.nidec.com/en/

La Grange, Illinois, United States

Project Engineer, Operator Interface Division• Directly involved with OI group specializing in the design, development and production of human interface controls of automotive, medical and military grade push button and qwerty style keypads. • Responsible for complete mechanical layout design of plastic, magnesium, aluminum housings, with silicone and nitrile keypads. • Used light pipes, PC boards, dome retaining sheets, metal dome in creating tactile touch keypads. • Responsible for 2D and 3D drawings, releasing parts into production and quality functions such as part inspection, PPAP review and warrant sign off.

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• Project Lead on $72M program for Telephonics Azimuth Antenna Servo (Navy LAMPS Program). Daily progress reports and meetings with the customer. Performed inspections and customer witnessed testing. Made design improvements to complete Qualification testing. Composed failure analysis reports on returned actuators.• Orbital Science Corporation OBV Thrust Vector Control Actuators: Performed complete mechanical stress analysis, gear strength and life, stiffness requirements, and detailed tolerance stack-up analysis. Checked and released all drawings and mechanical stress reports. • Raytheon Joint Land Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (Brake Position Sending Unit): Designed Anti-backlash gearing, performed stress and backlash analysis, selected cams switches, and sized output spline and electric brake for required loads. • KAMAN Aerospace K-Max flight control actuator for Unmanned Helicopter: Designed gear train, sized motor and clutch, performed complete stress analysis on actuator, evaluated gear life and bearing loads, and selected all connectors. • L3 Communications Roll Axis Drive: Designed radar actuator for land surveying, including detailed design layout work, stress analyses, and designed gearing and non-back drive worm gear set.• DSO National Laboratories Single Axis Maritime Patrol Radar: Designed gear train, housing, spline, and custom nut. Performed Stress analysis on actuator, gear life analysis, and sized bearings • Northrop Grumman JSF Canopy Actuator: Performed complete redesigned of cam mechanism • Miltec Missile Program: Calculated bearing loads and performed stress analysis on actuator housing. Performed complete actuator error stack up including gearing, resolver, and electronics error. • Sikorsky Blackhawk Program: Designed gearing and performed complete stress analysis on actuator.• Prepared and presented technical presentations including preliminary and critical design reviews (PDR/CDR) for customers on all jobs.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechincial Engineering

Activities and Societies: SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), Theta XiStudied Mechanical Engineering

Associate'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 4.6 - 5.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Raced Midget Cars and played on JJC's club soccer teamObtained Associates in Science and Technology