Thomas W. Email & Phone Number

Tigard, Oregon, United States

My responsibilities as the CADD and Engineering instructor at Tigard High School include teaching students how to use Autodesk Fusion 360, SolidWorks and how to write Python code. I have developed custom lesson plans designed to foster critical thinking and build student confidence with the softwares. I also provide the opportunity for students to use the.

Tigard, Oregon, United States

Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States

At MSEI I was responsible for designing and building prototype equipment with the purpose of increasing product handling reliability. After testing, if the prototypes were successful, larger orders of the equipment would be placed and used on the production floor by the production team.

19150 SW 119th Ave, Tualatin, OR 97062

At Northwest Fourslide, I was responsible for creating tooling models for their CNC wire bender and fourslide machines using SolidWorks. The models would then be sent to CNC and wire EDM operators to be machined. I was also responsible for teaching SolidWorks to employees moving to design positions.When demand was high, I was given customer orders and.

Tualatin, Oregon, United States

At Ascentec Engineering I worked in a metrology lab and was responsible for assessing the quality of parts coming from the CNC machines. I used a wide variety of equipment such as optical comparators, Trimos height gauges, Starrett's automatic vision metrology system, multimeters and gauge blocks/pins/threads. I would identify any parts out of tolerance.

801 N 42nd St, Springfield, OR 97478

Responsible for cost reduction and maintaining equipment integrity projects.

801 N 42nd St, Springfield, OR 97478

• My roles and responsibilities as a tank and vessel reliability engineer include:
• Completing 6 Sigma white belt training.
• Maintaining accurate equipment data in the mill's tank and vessel database.
• Maintaining an accurate list of work orders in SAP.
• Using previous equipment inspection reports to determine any need for future inspections or repairs.
• Scheduling contractors for equipment inspections and repairs.

801 N 42nd St, Springfield, OR 97478

• Created a maintenance plan to locate and fix leaks in the factory’s compressed air systems
• Worked on determining the viability and cost savings associated with automating the shipping warehouse
• The combined benefits from my cost savings projects were estimated to save IP $900,000 per year

10725 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062

• Worked with WIC’s lead engineer, president and CEO to:
• Increased production speed, volume and worker safety
• Used 5S and 6 Sigma techniques to improve organization and inventory accuracy
• Updated production flow to be more time efficientWas responsible for designing nine projects including:
• A crane to move product faster, easier and safer
• A custom crane attachment to lift rolls of ceramic blanket

104 Kerr Admin Bldg # 1011, Corvallis, OR 97331

• Lead designer of robotic jumping spider leg
• Worked with graduate students on a casting manipulation robot
• Used SolidWorks to model parts for the robotic spider leg and the casting manipulation robot
• Applied physics, dynamics, math, some programing and machining while working on projects
• Assisted team members with multiple projects including repairing a mechanical logic gate
• Participated in weekly lab meetings and gave project updates

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Cumulative Gpa Of 3.26

Activities and Societies: Member of GFR (Global Formula Racing Team). Research Assistant in the Laboratory for Robotics and Applied.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Robotics - 4 yearsFIRST Robotics Sept. 2012 – June 2013 Build team captain, FRC team 3192 Managed the production.