Zachary Barnes Email & Phone Number

• Contributed to the code base of Branch’s proprietary software tools as well as commercialsoftware.
• Created and modified boundary conforming structured grids for use in Branch's Freeform printing process.
• Gave technical design assistance to in-house & external design teams.
• Developed custom, material-dependent, robot path-plan processes.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

• Wrote and Maintained Standard Operating Procedures manual for production operations.
• Tested and analyzed results of new building materials through Branch’s proprietary Freeform printing process.
• Developed PLC based tools to aid Product Development, Material Testing, and Inventory management
• Worked in cross-department research and testing, specifically in appropriate Design of Experiment (DOE), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and reporting/interpretation of results.
• Trained others in the use of Branch’s proprietary software, printing techniques, and other manufacturing processes.
• Used photogrammetry techniques and Lidar Scans to ensure product quality during production processes, as well as performed quality inspections of all parts prior to leaving the facility

• Applied boundary-conforming structured grids to unique geometries.
• Programmed path plans for robots to move from point-to-point in aforementioned grids.
• Aided in development of Robot path planning components
• Used photogrammetry techniques and Lidar Scans to ensure print accuracy and quality assurance
• Led testing of new polymers through Branch’s Freeform process
• Designed and programmed a load vs deflection apparatus for new material testing

• Operated and troubleshot issues with 6-axis robotic arms
• Wrote Standard Operating Procedures manual for production technicians
• Recorded and produced videos for marketing and acadmeic purposes
• Assisted in printing and construction of the world’s widest spanning 3D-printed structure
• Built multiple micro-controller based tools to aid Product Development

Dayton, Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tennessee

• Responsible for managing event staff, bartenders, and outside contractors.
• Assisted with acquiring new clients by giving tours of the facility.
• Served for private parties and staged the facility for special events.
• Acted as Point of contact for clients during events.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

• Served for private parties and staged the facility for special events.

• Graded physics labs (Calculus-based kinematics) and gave corrected feedback to students.