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• Collaborated with polymer manufacturers and teammates to analyze Infrared and UV spectroscopy results

• 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.