Creating, selling, and implementing material handling solutions for companies throughout the Carolinas.

Designs mechanical systems for the surfacing, grinder, and rail undercutter product lines. Provides technical mentorship and guidance to offshore engineers, new hires and designers to help assist them in designing maintenance of way vehicles. Reviews designs, and prints for final release. Leads systems level DFMEA and design reviews. Works with Product Managers to help get accurate costing for the design of new machinery. Served as the Purchasing, Sourcing, and Quality Liaison for the Mechanical Engineering Department to assist in solving issues created during design and manufacturing.

Worked in a team environment designing mechanical systems for the surfacing line of equipment including Tampers, and Track Stabilizers. Mentored and gave guidance to Mechanical Designers to help them complete mechanical designs for machinery. Checked and reviewed drawings for the production of heavy off highway machinery. Assisted the Manufacturing Department serving as the Engineering Department's Manufacturing Liaison. Designed a light and wire based measurement system for a new product line, TX-16 Tamper.

Used Solid Edge ST8 to reverse engineer workheads for the railroad maintenance industry to ISO, EN, and ANSI standards.

• Managed multi-national design projects to develop and produce hundreds of new consumer models each year; responsibilities included developing 30 different series reaching an international marketplace with over 400 individual products• Products designed included Abu Garcia, Berkeley, Allstar Rods, Fenwick, Mitchell, and Shakespeare fishing rods with a consumer reach of more than 10,000,000 individual households• Selected O.E.M. suppliers for new products based on quality standards required for consumer price-point• Designed, submitted, approved and managed capital tooling projects used for the production of consumer product components• Collaborated with brand managers to create new product concepts including cosmetic design, marketing strategies, and marketable product technologies• Trained business-to-retailer sales team on design specifics in order to increase market share across international big-box retailers• Served as Fenwick Brand Manager at international expos and trade shows

• Led quality control efforts for the production of electrical switchgear components, including the review of all internal electrical specifications to ensure product compatibility and eliminate electrical interference that would result in safety hazards • Served as project manager and design engineer to create a new electrical system for the Saudi Arabian EEIC Refinery project; created a new product line for PZ4 that included 40 different models designed to be a modular “plug-and-play” system, reducing the number of parts required and increasing the capability for customization across the Saudi Oil Refinery Network• Served as Engineering Consultant for the manufacturing division; responsibilities included monitoring production in real-time and addressing and correcting any production shortcomings as they arose

Worked on research and development for the Tarsands Idler Project, designed, manufactured, and maintained test equipment for the engineering lab, designed idlers for custom conveyor systems.

Reviewed and assembled new automation machines, restructured and organized the work shop, researched new designs for DARPA projects

Machined gas cylinders and other M240 parts using Fanuc controlled lathes and mills, assisted quality control department checking tolerances of the entire M240 line.

Worked as an apprentice on CNC machines for a high tolerance aerospace job shop