6 years of manufacturing and assembly experience, including:
Composites
Machining
Automated bonding w. cobots
Automated Riveting w. cobots
3D printing
Injection molding w. robots
Manual assembly and bonding
Experience with Engineering Analysis:
Statistics:
Process control
Multivariable regression
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Optimization
Design of experiments
Vibrations analysis
Elementary control systems design
Electromagnetic Simulation
Multiphysics Analysis
EV Motor Design
Experience manufacturing in a regulated environment:
ANSI9100
ANSI/RIA 15.06
Boeing specifications
ISO 9000
ISO/TS 15066
Experience with MATLAB, R, and Python programming.
Proficient in designing, assembling, and debugging tools and fixtures.
Proficient with ANSYS Simulation Software: Structural, Modal, Maxwell, RMxprt, and Thermal Analysis.
Proficient with CAD software – CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS, AutoDesk Inventor.
Leadership experience demonstrated through volunteer work.
Work Experience
Manufacturing Engineer
Jan 2017 – Present
Tool Gauge (TG)
Tacoma, WA
Established a reputation for high-quality work delivered ahead of schedule.
Ensured manufacturing compliance to Boeing specifications, AS9100 requirements, and OSHA robotic safety requirements (ANSI/RIA 15.06).
Utilized 3D (FDM) printers to produce on-demand fixtures, test processes, and reduce the cost of existing fixtures by over 50%.
Designed cobotic cell supporting six part configurations saving an estimated $200,000 per year, featured on the Universal Robots website.
Developed software tool for tracking changes in customer purchase requests, saving hours of work every month for project managers and executives.
Led sprue picker (robotics) implementation of TG’s next-generation presses.
Designed quick-change system for sprue picker end of arm tools.
Programmed complicated picking operations for tools with intricate cavities.
Challenged the status-quo where appropriate:
Associate Civil Engineer
Jun 2016 – Aug 2016
City of Seattle | Seattle, WA
Facilitated project coordination and inter-department communication.
Developed procedures detecting conflicting projects in critical locations.
Managed and assisted communications between public and private industry stakeholders throughout the City of Seattle.
Teaching Assistant: Computer Assisted Machining and Computer Assisted Design
Apr 2015 – Jun 2016
Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA
Walked students through problem-solving methods when programming in G-Code, using CAD (CATIA V5), and CAM (CATIA V5 and Vericut).
Demonstrated troubleshooting abilities when evaluating and correcting G-Code and CAD models submitted by students.
Student Tutor: Physics, Chemistry, Math, and Statistics
Sept 2013 – June 2016
Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA
Educated students in technical subjects, primarily through problem-solving, intensive tutoring was possible when time allowed.
Collaborated with both supervising instructors and a team of my peers.
Volunteer Experience
Chair, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Seattle Chapter 39, Jan 2021 – Present
Coordinated and directed monthly chapter meetings.
Managed chapter recovery during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Networked with local industry partners and organizations to arrange tours, contacts, and speaking events.
Supervised outreach events to student and national chapters.
Led chapter executive infrastructure improvements.
Chair-Elect, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Seattle Chapter 39, Oct 2019 – Jan 2021
President, Society of Manufacturing Engineers: WWU Chapter
Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Organized community events, groups for multiple competition entries, inter-club co-operation.
Facilitated the development of 3D printing maker space for the university engineering department.
Education
Saint Martin’s University (SMU), GPA 4.0 Grad: 8.2022, Anticipated
Lacey, WA
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Thesis:
Methods for Improving the High-Speed Performance of an IPMSM for EV Applications
Electromechanical Machines
Control Systems Design
Optimization with MATLAB
Vibrations
Photovoltaics
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Robotics
Western Washington University (WWU) GPA 3.25 Grad: 6.2016
Bellingham, WA
B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, ABET Accredited Mathematics Minor
Advanced CAD
Advanced CAM
Automation and Control
Composites Design and Manufacturing
Design for Manufacturing
Design of Tooling
Industrial Robotics
Plastics Design and Manufacturing
Statistics with Calculus
Some examples of my course work, mid-masters:
On electric aerospace and superconducting motors:
Simulating a Piezoelectric-Haptic MEMS Actuator in Low-Frequency Vibration
Deployment of a Jupyterhub Server
Optimization of a Flying Wing’s Geometry
Analysis of a 10 Bar Truss Using a Stiffness Matrix
This needs a little more introduction. The analysis used below resembles an FEA analysis, however it was computed by hand. The problem had a mesh provided, eliminating the most mathematically interesting part of an FEA process.
Beamed Power
A review of a semi-neglected technology that may rise to prominence in our era of cheap photovoltaics and private space ventures.