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Salt Lake City, UT, US

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Manages Continuous Improvement projects across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Safety, and Maintenance groups.
• Optimizes processes for increased productivity and maximum safety.
• Reduces production material scrap through Root Cause Corrective Action procedures.
• Reduces waste by eliminating single use materials and implementing reusable storage, packaging and shipping materials and processes.
• Achieved $2.1M in CI savings in Q1/Q2 of 2024.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Process Engineering support for carbon fiber manufacturing including development, implementation, and troubleshooting of process parameters and procedures.
• Compliance assurance with product specifications and quality management systems supporting customer quality control requirements.
• Process performance and optimization for cost and product quality using SPC techniques and KPI’s.
• New product development support and production ramp up.
• Production line support for technicians and manufacturing personal for process, equipment, and maintenance support.

Clearfield, Utah, United States

• Process Engineering support for aerospace heat treat and weld shop for various military aircraft components.
• Experience with Air Force depot maintenance environment (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul support) including OEM coordination for repair approval.
• In depth knowledge of various industry pyrometry and heat treat specifications including AMS2750, AMS2759, AMS2770, AMS2774, and AMS2769.
• Developed and maintained process work instructions for successful component processing.
• Implemented metric based Industrial Process Control and Continuous Process Improvement measures to maintain shop efficiency.
• Successfully managed projects for new equipment acquisitions, including capex justification and vendor management.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Conducted research and development on organic viologen electrochromic devices on flexible substrates.
• Lab tasks included creating viologen gel compositions, electrolyte gel compositions, hot pressing of electrochromic cells, circuit building, and Arduino coding.
• Analysis of materials included optical microscopy and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Synthesized and tested hydrogel compounds on various substrates for antifog coatings in ski goggles.
• Lab tasks included functionalization of substrate surfaces, synthesis and application of hydrogel layer, and testing adhesion of hydrogel to substrate
• Analyzed antifog performance using ASTM procedure.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Conducted research and development on tungsten oxide electrochromic devices on flexible substrates using electrochemical deposition.
• Lab tasks included operation of electrochemical deposition equipment, creating electrolyte gel compositions, and electrochromic cell construction.
• Analysis of materials included optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Fabricated composite parts for aerospace and petroleum applications in a rapid-paced and highly variable setting.
• Manufacturing techniques and skills include operation of computer-controlled composite winding machines, operation of industrial ovens, manual wet layup of composites, and vacuum bagging.

Camp Pendleton Mainside, California, United States

• Performed advanced troubleshooting and maintenance on electronics to the discrete component level.
• Work tasks included surface mount component replacement, through-hole component replacement, circuit board conductor and laminate repair, wire and cable repair, and automated test equipment usage.

Camp Pendleton Mainside, California, United States

• Performed advanced troubleshooting and maintenance on digital wideband communications terminals and ancillary equipment, including satellite and terrestrial systems and their antennas.
• Utilized electronics test equipment such as signal generators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power meters.
• Supervised a team of Marines in day-to-day maintenance activities. Instructed Marines in electronics maintenance and military skills.