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Denver, Colorado, United States

Building foundational processes and process controls to enable fast and efficient scaling of autonomous vehicle assembly/engineering operations.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Development and implementation of a scalable, robust, and sustainable maintenance and reliability program. A program centered around a continuous improvement mentality that is applied towards standard work, systematic root cause analyses, and industry-leading technology.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Regional Industry 4.0 project manager, working with multiple business units and divisions to identify opportunities, deploy solutions, and support change management.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

Design and Integration of automation, robotic, and vision systems for 15 manufacturinglocations. Responsibilities includes identifying opportunities, formal costjustification, design, fabrication, risk assessments, documentation,implementation, training, and continued support.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Member of the Engineering Leadership Development Program FY18, a12-month cross-functional cross-group program which hones engineering,leadership, and team-building skills. The team focused on implementing IoT enabled robotics for manufacturing excellence and process monitoring. Gained experience with additive manufacturing and robotics while based outof Parker Hannifin’s Advanced Manufacturing Learning Development Center.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Supported the 320 acre Energy Farm in search of alternative energy resources, sustainable food production, and environmental stewardship.Graduate thesis work focused on improving harvesting machinery technologies for precision and sustainable sugarcane production. The project was divided into five objectives:1) Installation and application of a crop yield monitoring system2) Evaluation of the impact of four base cutter blade designs relative to quality of cut with the aim of reducing damage and increasing yield through improved regrowth3) Applying data analytics to track and document productivity using GPS data from the harvesting front4) Techno-economic analysis survey of the sugarcane harvester system5) Applying machine vision techniques to quantify the level of lodging.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Teaching Assistant for both Engineering Off-Road Vehicles (ABE 466) and Off-Road Machine Design (ABE 361). I ran the Engine Tear Down and Testing Laboratory, where I've gained experience with an engine dynamometer and engine overhauling practices.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Researched and developed a fuel composition and quality sensor for diesel engines to prevent dangerous emissions. Maintained Engine Testing and Tear Down Laboratory. Developed lecture and laboratory material for proposed bioenergy course.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Worked along side the Maintenance and Safety Engineer. I standardized a detailed lockout tagout protocol in accordance with Lean production principles. Gained familiarity with large scale manufacturing processes, including quality control. Strengthen skills with milling, welding, and plasma cutting operations.

Bataiva, Illinois

Worked in product design lab and gained experience with production. Technical documentation of prototype designs, including CAD drawings. Design and fabrication of new equipment used for prototyping. Maintenance and repair of plant machinery.

Master Of Science, Agricultural And Biological Engineering

• Design of IC Engines • Renewable Energy Systems • Data Analytics • Finite Element Analysis

Bachelor'S Of Science, Agricultural And Biological Engineering

Activities and Societies: The Kappa Sigma Fraternity• Machine Systems • Solid Mechanics • Manufacturing • Off-Road Equipment Engineering •.