• Manage financial performance of NGI (Next Generation Interceptor) value stream and ensure program stays both on budget and on schedule.• Lead a team of 15 engineers to design and manufacture a defect free, highest value product.• Work with Program Office, Engineering Teams, and Operations Teams to communicate schedule, track budget, and provide timely escalations.

Energetics Process Engineer• Reduced GEM 63/63XL Solid Rocket Motor processing costs by $1.1 mil annually (saved 320 hours / 24% processing time) by implementing dual processing.• Obtained capital funding for and successfully completed Type 1 (impacts End Item) tool testing to meet production requirements; returned $50K (42%) of approved spending. • Determined and qualified a replacement production material then implemented across all NGC Utah plants.• Author, revise, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and PFMEA’s through ePIC/ESI.• Provide 24/7 on-call support in Solid Rocket Motor propellant casting facilities by solving complex engineering problems across Factory Value Streams.• Understand design intent, failure modes, requirements, and specifications of product, manufacturing processes, process controls, and quality inspections.• Lead bi-weekly Process Owner Reviews to determine manufacturing readiness across Factory Value Streams.• Develop and incorporate process improvements by obtaining capital or program funding, working with Design/Facilities/Operations, and leading implementation efforts.• Support design, qualification, and implementation of new or modified tooling.• Work with customer to provide process requirements and standards to support launch data and provide expertise in interpreting government and internal regulations to ensure compliance.• Utilize computer-aided design for drafting and modeling.Amazon Kuiper• Determine facility and production needs to support increased production rate.• Work with other disciplines to design two new propellant processing facilities to support a 315% production increase in GEM 63XL rocket motors.• Provide cost projections for facilities, tools, materials, and labor hours to VSET and Program.Bacchus PMA Chair• Communicate with all programs at the Bacchus location to schedule and complete Preliminary Manufacturing Assessments for new or modified Rocket Motor processes.

• Reduced maintenance spare parts inventory carrying costs by 12% at Walt Disney World Central Shops. (Analyzed 32 maintenance overhaul programs, 12000 inventory SKU’s, and 4500 bins to identify where used, last issue date, and parts classification.)• Expedited major overhaul project on Epcot Land Boats; determined status and provided client timelines to move project from six months behind schedule to two weeks. (Researched 100 engineering drawings to clearly identify all required items and quantities; Utilized maintenance management programs to determine realistic sub-component ship dates; Led members of the Planning and Scheduling team to confirm completion dates; Presented findings in client focused project updates.)• Developed Excel Macros and GUI workbook to pull and analyze all attraction maintenance data to determine status and actions taken.• Conducted Quality audits of attractions during maintenance utilizing SmartSolve.• Tracked open MRB’s and provided engineering support to close them out.• Tracked attractions maintenance costs by Fiscal year, theme park, and area, then project costs for following years.• Assisted in preparation for and design of new Parts and Attractions Manufacturing location.

-Conducted research on two self-powered electromechanical health devices in the Integrated Self-Powered Sensing Lab-Performed statistical analysis using MATALB and Excel to predict power output for two energy harvester devices-Worked with graduate research students to write and implement code that could be modified to alter predicted power output using 11 different inputs, such as user information and device parameters

• Decreased production line downtime by 2 hours through analyzing process flow inefficiencies in mechanical, material, and organizational processes; designed and implemented productivity and process improvements.• Wrote and implemented 30 Standard Operating Procedures and One-Point Lessons for new production lines.• Developed and implemented safety standards for 10 production lines by conducting field studies to determine safety risks in equipment and floor layouts.• Standardized a new product line by reducing variability mechanically and electrically, as well as increasing consistency.

• Represented the University of Utah’s engineering department and promoted STEM career paths.• Developed, coordinated, and instructed engineering projects (such as programming robots) both individually and with a team to K-12 students.• Lead on-campus tours for school groups and prospective students, and provided demonstrations about engineering for tours and career fairs.

• Prepared and led engineering projects as part of a team to K-12 students at various schools• Coordinated projects and school locations with managers, coworkers, and schools• Planned and oversaw competitions