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Greater Salt Lake City Area

Utilized specialized statistical methods to support the development, production launch, and continuous improvement of automated machinery, including Process Capability (Cpk, Ppk), Design of Experiments (DoE), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and Linearity & Bias studies.Led focused, cross-functional team to identify, describe, and eliminate complex failure mode to reduce scrap by 154,000 parts/year and reduce non-conformance report parts by 737,000 parts/year.Wrote standard operating procedures, factory and site acceptance testing, machine installation/operation/performance qualifications, non-conformance reports, machine validations, change orders, and manufacturing response plans.Designed, modeled, and released engineering assembly for the observation of critical part dimensions.Supported critical process development, factory acceptance testing, and failure modes and effects analysis trips to machine manufacturer abroad.Created and implemented new-hire training program and provided training/mentoring to more than 20 coworkers and cross functional employees including engineers, operators, technicians, quality personnel, and suppliers.Developed group documentation and review system for manufacturing line support issues, including leading weekly meetings.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Taught five periods of sixth grade mathematics to 143 students. Digitally managed grades, individualized learning plans, attendance, incidents, etc. (Canvas). Collaborated with mathematics content partner to implement new curriculum. Coordinated with grade level team to incorporate standard practices and individualized learning plans for students. Modeled new curriculum implementation for various teachers and faculty. Rated as “Highly Effective” from formal evaluation tool, including administrative observations. Coached after school FIRST robotics team.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Designed, coordinated, constructed and implemented a mass production system for camper trailers including floor plan, process flow, assembly cell layout, and quality management. Developed and fabricated twenty-four purpose built fixtures and jigs for use in manufacturing. Managed a team of engineers to design and fabricate nine purpose built assembly carts and fixtures.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Greater Seattle Area

Consulted with design & stress engineers to provide materials & process selection guidance for complex actuation systems.Reviewed Boeing & supplier detail & assembly drawings & bills of material to ensure conformance to company & programrequirements & appropriate materials & processes selection.Performed on site process qualifications to ensure sufficient supplier manufacturing controls for quality fabrication.Coordinated interdepartmental team of process experts for large scale supplier specification reviews & modifications.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed Systems and methods of cavitation peening a workpiece (US Patent 9200341).Managed multiple interdepartmental teams of engineers and international research partners to develop state of the art metallic surface enhancement technologies.Awarded as a Boeing Inventor for designing and developing new residual stress measurement techniques and process monitoring methods.Served as the Boeing expert for the development of a proprietary metallic surface enhancement technology.Designed and conducted test plans to investigate and quantify complex physical phenomena used for part production.Analyzed test data to aid in the development of part production processes.

Portland, Oregon Area

Collaborated with numerical controlled programming, engineering (tooling, industrial, liaison, manufacturing, quality, design, stress, materials and processes, etc.), tooling fabrication, shop personnel, supply chain analysts, quality assurance, material review boards, management, etc. to support production activities.Developed and maintained manufacturing plans for aircraft parts utilizing Boeing specifications and documentation.Coordinated with shop personnel, design engineers, and stress engineers to develop manufacturable production parts and implement part production improvements.Employed Six Sigma tools to increase quality of metallic aircraft assembly.

Collaborated with industrial personnel to design unique and efficient manufacturing processes.Experience with industrial scale equipment, including fans, pumps, compressors, actuators, etc.Setup and installed monitoring instruments on complex industrial machinery.Designed and investigated energy efficiency measures for industrial customers.

Collaborated with industrial personnel to design unique and efficient manufacturing processes.Experience with industrial scale equipment, including fans, pumps, compressors, actuators, etc.Setup and installed monitoring instruments on complex industrial machinery.Designed and investigated energy efficiency measures for industrial customers.

Cooperated with a technical team to design and assemble an electric vehicle. Designed and analyzed various shell concepts using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Created and executed convergence study for mesh size of Computational Fluid Dynamics. Conducted wind tunnel testing on rapid prototype models to optimize vehicle shell design. Provided organizational support for team assignments and projects. Assisted with the creation and editing of technical documents and presentations. Designed and fabricated critical control mechanisms.

Participated in documentation and execution of aircraft actuator qualification. Participated in qualification of materials and processes. Reviewed and approved changes to and creation of engineering drawings. Performed various tests for engineering analysis. Created material database for use in computational engineering tools.

Utilized Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence and Particle Image Velocimetry to characterize turbulent mixing of a passive scalar in large Reynolds number pipe flow. Spearheaded repeatability study of spacial calibration techniques. Demonstrated advanced problem solving skills to overcome numerous experimental obstacles. Integrated machine shop skills to construct various experimental apparatus. Co-authored Reynolds Number Effects on Near-Source Turbulent Mixing in Pipe Flow. Provided assistance with various fluid dynamics research related tasks.

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: University of Utah, College of Engineering Dean's List Tau Beta Pi: Engineering Honor Society Pi Tau Sigma.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering