Mechanical Design Engineer

• May 2023 - Present

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

Worked within accomplished multi-disciplinary teams to architect and develop ambitious new industrial automation products surrounding new technologies. Transformed ambiguous customer requirements and predicted end-product usage into robust, flexible, and economical technical solutions on time and on budget. Delivered complete production-ready part drawings, system specifications and test validation criteria from POC to EV phases. • Largely influenced the architecture of an automated storage and retrieval system, reducing solution cost to 65%. Show less

Mechanical Engineer

• Apr 2020 - Feb 2022

Developed custom automated packaging machinery and supported it throughout the product lifecycle. Designed conveyor, product guide and film-feed components as part of electro-mechanical bagging & wrapping systems. Supported fabrication and assembly shops with practical understanding of sheet metal forming, laser-cutting, machining and MIG welding. • Initiated and led the Kaizen activity, reducing engineering overhead by 2%. • Developed an automated drawing release toolkit for SolidWorks with VBA, used by all engineers. Show less

Body Systems Design Engineer

• Aug 2016 - Apr 2020

Designed sheet metal body structures for the 2022 Frontier truck bed and tailgate using hand calculations and FEA test results. Managed supplier development of tailgate trim and closure parts, accounting for DFM and aggressive program budget and schedules. Performed all aspects of the product-development life cycle in a cross-functional environment and managed the design, release and cost of upper body systems, consisting of body-in-white, structural adhesive, fasteners, injection moldings, and closure parts. Provided overseas prototype build support in Japan.• Saved $250K/year in production costs through design changes.• Patents no. 10969079, 11465695 and 11413944 for the generation and development of innovative truck-bed structural, mechanical and trim design solutions. Show less

Quality Engineer

• Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

Assured quality of pre-production metal and trim vehicle parts with physical part inspection and consultation of GD&T and CMM/gauge inspection data. Speedily and accurately judged 10+ part shipments daily in a fast-paced environment. Collaborated with suppliers, production quality, and design teams to review and rectify part key feature inspection diagrams and reports to ensure complete and proper part quality checks. Worked with suppliers to obtain and answer 8D CM reports for part quality concerns.• Improved the effectiveness of the quality assurance group by developing and launching a knowledge retention database.• Assisted in training two junior engineers in the prototype quality assurance process. Show less

Mechanical Engineer Intern

• Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

Sized 20+ submersible pumps using rainfall data, station blueprints, and pump curves for a state-wide, storm-water pump replacement project. Reported pump system specifications and size calculation results in a spreadsheet for the engineering division’s usage. Sized 20+ submersible pumps using rainfall data, station blueprints, and pump curves for a state-wide, storm-water pump replacement project. Reported pump system specifications and size calculation results in a spreadsheet for the engineering division’s usage.

Information Technology Assistant

• Dec 2011 - Sep 2013

Readily provided professional and reliable desktop support to 100+ university staff. Accurately distributed, inventoried, and troubleshot electronic office technology (desktops, monitors, printers, scanners). Reliably updated 100+ classroom and temporary check-out computers with monthly software updates or system fixes. • Initiated and developed a database to track equipment inventory, network and user information. • Complimented for responsive, customer-oriented tech support during a training event where ~20 instructors needed prompt assistance with class-room technology. Show less