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-Designed, developed, and tested commercial fitness equipment under company brands StairMaster, StarTrac, Nautilus, and Schwinn.-As a lead engineer, managed small teams from concept to completion, ensuring design requirements were met and timelines achieved for multiple new product development projects.-Create mathematical model for erg rower and create logic structure and equations to produce outputs such as row rate, speed and power from fan speed input.-Fabricate prototypes of new products using machine shop (turning, drilling, cutting and welding)-Test products by using combination of pneumatic and hydraulic cylinder, control boxes, load cells and other sensors/switches-Write test reports for ASTM and ISO standard testing of equipment-Assist with product sourcing such as sensors and motors, and assist with technical requirements for SRS and FMEA documentation-Use Solidworks Simulation to perform FEA on complex parts and assemblies-Use GD&T to design parts and assemblies that meet quality standards and ease of manufacturability-Work in sustaining current products by developing improvements-Finding solutions to quality issues by looking into data and determining root cause of issue, then implementing solutions for both the field and factory-Reduced issued rate to less than 1% on two separate high profile Sustaining Engineering projects with poor quality histories-Extensive use of SolidWorks PDM to manage and track part & assembly changes between team members-Hand build quality solutions in house for validation

- Design of audio-visual mounts, displays and other OEM equipment for the audio-visual industry.- Create designs in SolidWorks using ANSI Y14.5, geometric dimensioning and tolerances, fits, weldments and sheet metal features.- Perform lean manufacturing and cost analysis on new hardware and parts.- Perform stress and fatigue analysis on designs to ensure finished product will not fail while in operation.- Write installation manuals and quality assurance reports for all designed products- Interface with sales and production teams to solve problems as they arise during the production process.

Santa Ana

- Designed components for soil mixing and cutting machinery in SolidWorks- Performed stress and fatigue analysis on supporting structures and framework- Researched control systems and sensors based on application specifications- Created engineer drawings of custom steel structures using ANSI Y14.5- Designed piping system and selected pumps based on head loss and fluid flow analysis- Wrote and managed RFPs, RFQs and purchase orders

- Tutored college level students in Mathematics, Physics and Engineering courses- Math courses included Pre-Calculus, Geometry, Calculus, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra- Majority of students showed vast improvement in skills and learned new techniques for courses

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, 3.66

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Society Pi Tau Sigma - National Mechanical Engineering Honor.

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