Experience

Dedicated Computing

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior R&D Engineer

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Sr. Hardware Engineer - Connected Products

  • May 2022 - Nov 2022

  I am responsible for leading hardware development for new IoT hardware products and design concepts. I own the product development activities for these products including requirements gathering and definition, embedded hardware design, product test plan creation, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing introduction. I am responsible for leading hardware development for new IoT hardware products and design concepts. I own the product development activities for these products including requirements gathering and definition, embedded hardware design, product test plan creation, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing introduction.



Dedicated Computing

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior R&D Engineer

  • Aug 2014 - May 2022

  • System architecture - compute architecture design & component selection to meet produce & customer requirements• Concept modeling - produce 3D renderings of product concepts for marketing & customers• Mechanical design - create 3D models & drawings of compute enclosure including sheet metal, machined & plastic parts• Mechanical analysis - perform thermal simulation on computer enclosure & electronics• Electrical design - schematic capture & layout for single board computers & PCIe cards• Firmware development - 8-bit AVR & 32-bit SAM microcontroller C/C++ firmware• Application development - Web UI, REST API, MongoDB, video capture & image analysis, data anomaly detection• DC MakerSpace - Select, purchase, & maintain tools; create & teach classes for employees to increase their making skills;partner with area universities in STEM education & outreach Show less

• Senior Design Engineer

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

• Design Engineer II - Mechanical

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2013



Tinker Dynamics

• Hartland, Wisconsin

• Educator & Business Owner

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2020

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Zatetic Consulting, LLC

• Hartland, WI

• Owner

  • May 2011 - Jan 2016

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Astronautics Corporation of America

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2010

  • Electronics packaging of avionics LCD display including thermal and FEA analysis • Optical testing leading to 50% reduction in display depth • International travel to meet with customers for product development and requirements reviews • Mechanical design of thermal and vibration test fixtures • Update and progress mechanical design flow and processes • Electronics packaging of avionics LCD display including thermal and FEA analysis • Optical testing leading to 50% reduction in display depth • International travel to meet with customers for product development and requirements reviews • Mechanical design of thermal and vibration test fixtures • Update and progress mechanical design flow and processes



MIT Gas Turbine Lab

• Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2005 - Jun 2007

  · Created thermodynamic engine model and led Pratt and Whitney industry comparison in association with a dozen team members at Georgia Institute of Technology · Constructed and managed computer cluster consisting of 23 computation nodes. Developed cluster management software to increase usability by reducing user input 50 times · Created thermodynamic engine model and led Pratt and Whitney industry comparison in association with a dozen team members at Georgia Institute of Technology · Constructed and managed computer cluster consisting of 23 computation nodes. Developed cluster management software to increase usability by reducing user input 50 times



Ball Aerospace & Technologies

• Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Co Op

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  MECHANICAL ENGINEERING · Developed multi-use flight optic mount for laser communications system to be used in high vibration environment with large thermal gradients · Created tooling to transport hazardous chemicals and followed through on part production PRODUCTION ENGINEERING : · Orchestrated part manufacturing and assembly for on-time part delivery · Created build documents and acquired parts/material for manufacturing SIMULATION & MODELING: · Increased productivity by programming graphical interface to optical system simulation · Modeled incoming solar angles on spacecraft telescope to aiding in baffle design TEST AND ANALYSIS: · Evaluated five new cleanroom product types by analytical chemistry tests · Invented new testing methods for cleanroom products which increase test productivity two fold Show less