I'm part of a cross functional team of the smartest and funniest people I've ever worked with. We have the ability to turn great ideas into great products in a fraction of the time of typical product development, and somehow we find a way to have a good time doing it. At Synapse, we protect the secrecy of our clients, so we can't talk about what we've created, but the products have been innovative electromechanical devices that typically have incredibly difficult use cases and tight ID constraints. That's our specialty, and we look forward to these challenges to make the next big thing.

As a co-founder of Gimme Charge, I had the challenge of inventing, patenting, prototyping, manufacturing, assembling, testing, mass producing, and marketing a consumer electronic device as part of a two man team. The project was incredibly educational, and taught me the ins and outs of engineering and business. It's amazing what you can learn when you're part of the decision making process from infancy to mass production.Gimme Charge lets you charge your phone, GPS device, tablet computer, speakers, or anything else that plugs into a USB port, right from your golf car! Simply plug in the Gimme Charge, then use your existing USB charging cable to plug in your device. See the video at www.GimmeCharge.com for a demonstration.Patents and patents pendingUS20130234646A1US20150048782A1US20150175006A1

Was the lead engineer in designing a mechanical lift system for the MLRS vehicle, including design and project management of the hydraulic pump and cylinders, hinges, weight and force calculations, vehicle ballistics, stop sensors, electrical routings, and safety mechanisms.Worked on fast paced MRAP Plus program, successfully releasing multiple installations using the company's structure based design format

Part of a new product development team that designed a robust mortise lock using Pro/E and other design tools, according to a 6**process yielding an annual revenue of $60 millionLead a design team to create an innovative electromechanical safe lock using risk management scorecards and project timelines, according to an NPD process with technical and process reviewsEstablished a Six Sigma Scorecard system to increase efficiency and reaction time to future problemsTaught GD&T and statistical stack analysis according to a 6* method to incoming engineersManaged multiple simultaneous projects from initiating design to product launch, generating annual revenue of $1 million Worked with suppliers of die-castings, stampings, injection moldings, forgings, powdered metal, screw machining, and other manufacturing processes to design, and reduce cost and defects in security devicesConducted FEA analysis, tolerance stacks, dynamic analysis, DFMEAs, DOEs, and other design related procedures on all critical functions of multiple projects Engineering internships

Evaluated project's financial cost/benefit ratio according to a capitol value processApplied tachometer to a turbine with a local indicator and an electrical connection to a database readout

Completed 10 month project on hybrid machining from initial research to improvement implementation and new data findings of 15% increase in surface roughness with newly designed cutting toolQuality Engineeer-A.M. General, Mishawaka, IN Summer 2000Identified and solved manufacturing defects on Automobiles on entire assembly floor

Completed 10 month project on hybrid machining from initial research to improvement implementation and new data findings of 15% increase in surface roughness with newly designed cutting tool

Quality Engineer