• Building relationships, identifying opportunities & offering value through technical solutions.

• Business consulting, process optimization, software integration & skills training.

• Creating digital solutions by gathering requirements & coordinating with software developers.• Streamlining operations through data digitization and insightful analytics.

• Represented the organization, built relationships & navigated technical information.• Worked closely with customers to define requirements & brainstorm solutions.• Used SolidWorks to design & refine prototypes until they can be productionized.• Created costing tools using Excel to generate accurate & consistent component pricing.• Tracked quotes, parts, prices & more in Excel and automated reporting.• Documented and catered sales process to meet ISO 9001:2015 certification.• Exhibited at trade shows and visited manufacturing plants to build relationships.

• Used SolidWorks to design hydraulic cylinders, block manifolds, rotary joints & electrical slip rings.• Created technical drawings for component parts, assemblies, weldments and processes.• Worked on electrical slip ring testing & design improvements.

• Worked on technical publications for operating, troubleshooting & upgrading military vehicles.• Interpreted & authored instructions for mechanical, pneumatic, electrical & hydraulic systems.• Retrofitted sub-systems & documented instructions for upgrading vehicles.• Used engineering documents & other sources to ensure technical information is correct.• Directed illustrators to generate graphics that add context to technical literature.• Adhered to different publication styles & structures for multiple vehicle fleets.• Followed contract parameters & provided detailed estimates for new work requests.

• Responsible for design engineering of hull structures for 6-wheeled Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs).• Developed designs & technical data packages for hull plates, weldments & structures.• Worked with sub-system design teams to integrate their components into vehicle hulls.• Determined schedule & funding for hull related FEA & drafting work.• Directed mechanical designers & approved their technical drawings.• Presented design reviews internally & for the Canadian department of defense.• Trained in six sigma failure mode analysis to resolve vehicle hatch installation issues & other production challenges.

• Managed tooling orders & maintained vendor relationships.• Organized tool crib & set up an inventory tracking system using Excel.• Tracked tooling performance of design & spec changes to reduce cost & increase output.• Arranged die lube degradation testing & a replacement schedule to maximize tool life.• Served as backup for the toolroom supervisor.• Trained & supported new CAD coordinator for the plant.• Reviewed & approved technical drawings for new designs & updates.

• Designed tool & die solutions using AutoCAD & Autodesk Inventor.• Operated Simufact simulation software to troubleshoot processes & design prototype tooling.• Integrated Autodesk Inventor company-wide, including templates, standards, styles library & Autodesk Vault.• Created digital means of performing plant operations that were previously done manually.• Developed a network of Excel logs to track downtime & gather production info.• Used Excel to automate monthly reports for production, toolroom & maintenance departments.• Implemented new tool & die production lines and created specs & requirement documents.• Procured project components and coordinated work orders within the plant.

• Worked on mechanical design of open-channel UV water treatment systems for municipal installations.• Validated configured projects, identified requirements and designed solutions using AutoCAD & SolidWorks.• Assisted prototype team by designing, constructing and testing parts & fixtures.• Developed an adjustable lifting sling that balances all UV lamp frame configurations with different centers of gravity.

• Responsible for diamond coating of various sizes & types of tungsten carbide drill bits.• Inspected, measured, sand blasted, coated, polished & packaged drill bits.• Trained technicians, oversaw diamond coating lab operations & operated reaction chambers.• Created the instruction manual for plant procedures, machine operations and product treatment. Now used by new hires for training and experienced technicians for referencing.