Tyler Johnson Email & Phone Number

Newberg, Or, Us

Newberg, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, United States

I develop provisioning software solutions for NISC members.

Tualatin, Oregon, United States

As a mechanical designer, my role was designing custom industrial air-handling units (AHUs) to manage air quality and temperature in many applications, including hospitals, schools, oil fields, server rooms, and clean rooms. Each unit could have thousands of unique parts, some manufactured and others purchased. My design work involved 3D modeling each part in CAD considering structural stability, seismic standards (determined by OSHPD), manufacturability, and cost. I also produced detailed drawings for manufacturing and assembly. The custom design of each AHU introduced new challenges which I addressed with the help of evolving design standards, input from veterans, and regular communication with other departments.I also served as a primary design checker and served on the design standards team. As a checker, I reviewed the work of others and provided feedback on design decisions and standards compliance. On the standards team, I helped make decisions about how to standardize and document new practices and built/maintained CAD models to help my department speed up the design process.As a side project, I also developed an add-in for our design software using Visual Basic to allow designers to bypass many of the repetitive, tedious parts of the design process. This add-in reduced my own design time by 30%.

Longview, Texas Area

As a graduate student researcher, I worked with my adviser to launch a research lab with the goal of researching the utility of creativity in problem-solving. We obtained a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2015, which allowed us to expand the lab and take on more graduate students. My specific area of research was the development of psychometric test methods to measure creativity and problem-solving performance of individuals. Using this methodology, I also investigated the relationship between spontaneous flexibility (a component of creativity) and problem-solving potential. I performed statistical analysis (ANOVA, correlations, Chi^2, etc.) on textual ideation concept structures for hypothesis testing in Matlab, SPSS, Minitab, and Excel. My research findings suggested that spontaneously flexible students were able to generate a larger quantity of ideas, a wider variety of ideas, and more unusual ideas when problem-solving. I presented and published my findings through ASME conferences in two papers (IDETC2015-47725, IDETC2016-60319) and spoke at a poster session at a regional Psi Chi psychology conference in 2015.

Longview, Texas Area

As a research technician, I worked with my adviser to investigate rough-terrain wheelchair failure in impoverished and underdeveloped societies. My responsibilities included the design of data-collection modules, the development and training of data gathering procedures, modification of wheelchairs to afford instrumentation mounting, development of data-processing scripts (Matlab, LabVIEW, Excel), and analysis of high-volume data sets. Data-collection modules were used to measure triaxial impact acceleration during normal wheelchair use, rolling resistance in wheelchair travel on various surfaces, and physical exertion inefficiency between popular wheelchair models. Findings suggested that increasing the requirements for wheelchair manufacturing standards could increase the life cycle of wheelchairs in low-income settings. I participated in presenting the findings of our research at RESNA conferences and to wheelchair-related ISO committees.

Kilgore, Tx

Project 1: I redesigned a plastic bag handle punch assembly to prevent it from warping. My redesign increased the life cycle of the punch assembly by approximately 25%.Project 2: I redesigned a plastic sheet packing clamp assembly that was causing wrist pain in the packing employees. My redesign included a powerful electrical closing system that removed the need for employees to squeeze the assembly, increasing their comfort and efficiency.

2100 S Mobberly Ave. Longview, Tx 75602

I led a team of seven seniors in designing the next generation of wheelchairs for children in low-income and developing nations. We worked with Hope Haven International, who manufactures/refurbishes, raises funds for, and distributes an average of 4000 wheelchairs per year to disabled children in low-income countries.

Wilsonville, Or

Project 1: I spent time working in several product lines assembling and wiring switchgear and breaker units to familiarize myself with the assembly processes. I also interviewed the most experienced assemblers to understand the best practices they used to increase the reliability and efficiency of assembly. I compiled the assembly processes and best-practices into multimedia training programs for new employees. These training programs saved time, as experienced workers no longer had to train new hires themselves. Additionally, assembly errors and work quality variance were reduced.Project 2: I designed and manufactured gauges to simplify bus clearance checking. Previously, employees used tape measures--which required two hands--to check that bus bars had sufficient clearance between them. This check was often performed near the end of the assembly process, and many other components had been installed inside the unit, making precise measurement awkward and time-consuming. My solution was precisely-measured go/no-go gauges that could be slid between the bus bars with one hand. If the gauges could pass freely between the bus bars, then the clearance was sufficient. This project was highlighted in a facility-wide kaizen event in which it was estimated to reduce annual costs by over $17,000.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

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

Education record

Activities and Societies: Concert choir, drama